A new ABC News/Ipsos poll finds that President Joe Biden’s approval rating on a number of key issues—including economic recovery, inflation, and gas prices—remains underwater with the American public, as a majority disapprove of the job the president is doing. While Biden’s standing on these issues remains largely unchanged from the last time these questions were asked in April, this poll also illustrates that the economy is poised to be an extremely important factor in the midterm elections this November. Finally, in the wake of the recent mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Tulsa, Oklahoma, the poll finds that 70% of Americans feel that enacting laws to reduce gun violence is a higher priority than protecting the right to own a wide variety of guns. CONTINUED
Chris Jackson, Mallory Newall & Charlie Rollason, Ipsos
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