BIDEN’S APPROVAL RATINGS PLUMMET PRIOR TO STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS: POLLS

Tue 07 February 2023:

Two years into his term as president, a majority of Americans believe that incumbent US President Joe Biden has not accomplished much since assuming office, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll.

Based on the survey, 62% of Americans believe the US president has accomplished “not very much” or “little or nothing” during his time in office, while 36% say he has accomplished “a great deal” or “a good amount.” The survey was conducted just days before the US president is scheduled to deliver the State of the Union address on Tuesday, February 7.

The Post-ABC News poll, which interviewed 1,003 US adults between January 27 and February 1, also demonstrates how neither Democrats nor Republicans are doing well in the country, with the majority of respondents favoring Biden’s position on the debt ceiling more than that of the GOP.

Meanwhile, there is also very little confidence in either Biden or House Speaker Kevin McCarthy as just under two in 10 Americans have “a great deal” or “a good amount” of confidence in the speaker to make the right decision for the country’s future. While at least 71 per cent have “just some” or no confidence at all and 68 per cent say they lack confidence in Biden, as per the poll.

Similarly, 72 per cent of the respondents noted that they are not confident about congressional Republicans making the right decisions, while 70 per cent believe so for congressional Democrats. During his State of the Union speech, Biden is set to tout economic progress following the COVID-19 recession and draw sharp contrasts between his GOP opponents, as per media reports.

However, the Post-ABC poll shows that 77 per cent of Democrats say Biden has accomplished at least a good amount, this number drops to 32 per cent in the case of Independents, and only seven per cent of Republicans who took the survey agree with the statement. The report also shows how Biden’s potential reelection bid could also be affected by these doubts about his achievements which are higher than former president Barack Obama in 2010 and 2012. In fact, it noted that the incumbent president’s negative ratings are roughly on par with his predecessor, former president Donald Trump who lost his reelection bid in 2020.

According to the AP-NORC poll, overall 39 per cent disapprove of Biden’s handling of the situation since the classified documents were found while only 23 per cent of the 1,068 American adults questioned said they approve of the current president’s actions. Meanwhile, 36 per cent of people had no opinion on the subject and Democrats are more likely to approve while most Republicans disapprove of Biden’s actions in the classified documents row, the report noted.

The poll, which was conducted between January 26 and 30, also demonstrates that opinions of the president’s job performance are “strongly partisan,” as only 12% fewer individuals now think that Vice President Biden is doing a good job handling the presidency than in December of the previous year. Furthermore, the approval ratings of Biden’s administration are at least 77% among Democrats and 91% among Republicans, both of which have not altered since the last poll.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

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