Joe Biden’s presidency appears to be unravelling at remarkable speed. Back in January, in the days after his inauguration, Biden enjoyed considerable public support. His job-approval score was 58 per cent, with only 35 per cent disapproving.
That could be put down to a widespread sense of relief that the sturm and drang of the Trump years were finally over, especially in the aftermath of the January 6 riot on Capitol Hill. Biden benefitted too from being widely regarded as a decent man. And it didn’t hurt that large parts of the news media spent all day every day praising him as a marvellous antidote to his frightful predecessor.
Yet the evidence is now clear: the more Biden does the job of president, the less Americans approve. The RCP poll average now has him at 46 approval; 51 disapproval.
Americans are increasingly unhappy with their Commander-in-Chief
That’s quite a drop. He is not quite as unpopular as Trump at the same stage in his presidency.
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