… Biden has hit choppy waters. Our polling puts him at the lowest point of his administration. Look at the data. Why? A little bit of this, a little bit of that. But mostly, COVID and Afghanistan. … Yes, the sudden collapse of the Afghan government is a disaster. But […] Read more »
Mostly Pre-Afghanistan Turmoil, Biden Job Approval 49%
Gallup’s latest job approval rating for President Joe Biden, conducted mostly before the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban earlier this week, is 49%. The current rating is one percentage point below the 50% registered in July and is the lowest of his term thus far. The Aug. 2-17 survey […] Read more »
Cruel Summer
President Biden is having a pretty miserable first summer in office, with challenges coming from all sides: the Delta variant, a record number of illegal crossings at the southern border, and now, of course, the disastrous pull-out from Afghanistan. House Democratic leaders, meanwhile, are struggling to keep their narrow majority […] Read more »
More Than Ever, We Should Be Grateful for Those Who Served in Afghanistan
If there was a time that the U.S. involvement in Afghanistan could have been declared a success, it would have been at least ten years, perhaps even 15 years, ago, when we had crippled the country’s ability to host and train terrorists. Since then, the mission was cloudy, and victory […] Read more »
Biden’s approval has dropped to 46%; only a quarter of Americans believe the country is heading in the right direction
Americans increasingly believe the country is off on the wrong track. Meanwhile, Biden’s approval has dropped to 46%. Only a quarter of Americans believe the country is heading in the right direction. More Republicans (83%) and independents (66%) believe that the country is off on the wrong track compared to […] Read more »
Most Americans say the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were not worth fighting
As U.S. forces are withdrawn from Afghanistan after nearly 20 years, most Americans – Republicans and Democrats – think the war in Afghanistan was “not worth fighting.” The AP-NORC survey was conducted August 12 through 16, as Taliban forces quickly swept through the countryside and cities of Afghanistan. The Afghan […] Read more »