Joel Benenson has a feeling of deja vu watching President Biden’s agenda grind into a long, drawn-out negotiation as middle-of-the-road voters recoil at the process taking place in Congress. “History doesn’t really often repeat itself, but it often rhymes,” said Benenson, who served as Barack Obama’s pollster in the 2008 […] Read more »
Why Biden is flailing
President Joe Biden’s popularity is at the lowest point of his administration. He’s averaging about a 43% approval rating, with recently released polls from Gallup (42%) and Grinnell College (37%) coming in even lower. While the causes of Biden’s decline are numerous (e.g. declining trust of his handling of the […] Read more »
The Pessimistic Electorate Behind Biden’s Approval Ratings
What’s dragging down President Biden’s approval rating? Everyone. And everything. Mr. Biden’s approval ratings have declined on nearly every issue and among nearly every demographic group in national surveys over the last two months, as the promise of a return to normalcy has given way to rising inflation, a simmering […] Read more »
Americans believe Biden should prioritize economy, COVID-19
Americans continue to be divided on what the most pressing issue facing the nation is. One in five say it is the economy and jobs (23%) and one in ten say public health and illness (13%), immigration (9%), or the healthcare system (9%). … Americans want President Biden to prioritize […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: High concern over what schools are teaching
Voters are worried about the classroom. The latest Fox News national survey finds 73 percent of registered voters are “extremely” or “very” concerned about what public schools are teaching children. The only issues more concerning to voters are inflation/higher prices (87 percent), political divisions within the country, and health care […] Read more »
Biden ignores voters’ No. 1 issue, just like Obama did
… One might think that as the White House sets its legislative and policy priorities, fixing the economy — what Americans care most about — would top the list. But with Democrats’ progressive wing dominating policy priorities, the economy has become a second-tier issue as progressives hold the bipartisan infrastructure […] Read more »