Biden approval ratings thread, 1.0

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Pew: Trump's approval is now at 29%, and only 60% among Republicans. Easily the worst of his presidency.

https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2021/01/15/biden-begins-presidency-with-positive-ratings-trump-departs-with-lowest-ever-job-mark/?utm_content=bufferf73c7&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

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Rebound among RMG Research

Sept 10-11 (changes from Sept 2-5)
47% approve (+5)
48% disapprove (-4)

https://scottrasmussen.com/biden-job-approval-rebounds-following-speech-47-approve-48-disapprove/

Seems like the Afghanistan news cycle is largely over, so not surprised.

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If he can't deliver on the PRO Act or with infrastructure, his approval will sink among Blue Collar voters. And if he doesn't deliver on HR1 or John Lewis, then his approval will sink among urban Progressives. The Afghan pull out cost him a lot of the "never Trump" suburban republican support, and his implementation of a vaccine mandate cut into his already very low approval rating among Republican Trump supporters.

In other words, his 2024 prospects aren't looking good. The only thing that could help him rebound is if Trump ran in 2024, as Trump's 2016 run did give Obama a boost in his approval, but even then I don't think that would necessarily translate into a win :/

Nice to see Americans rally behind President Biden’s War on the Unvaccinateds.

I think this might be a but crazy, but I think it might be a better strategy if the government payed people to take the vaccine, or some other monetary incentive? I don't know if this has been tried statewide yet.

Those kinds of incentives have been tried at the state level. At some point, carrots can only do so much and you need to use a stick.

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Biden underwater by 6 points (43 disapprove, 49 approve)... in NEW JERSEY!

https://newjerseyglobe.com/polling/biden-approval-underwater-in-new-jersey-43-49/

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https://twitter.com/RobertCahaly/status/1466091783843196933?t=Rm16GLno7AZSTLYSD4...

Trashlolger at it again… also 65% approval with Dems???

A non negligible amount of Biden disapproval is coming from the left.

Yea but 35% of Dems? When other polls have Biden over 90% approval with Dems. Trashgarbagelolger

After what happened in New Jersey and Virginia, I don't think it's wise to dismiss Trafalgar.

Eh, their VA poll also had Biden with like a 40/58 approval in VA and exit polls pegged it at like 46/53.

Eh, they were the only polling firm to get anything close to the actual result in NJ.

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You know, I really wonder how Biden's approval would change if he acted like Polis.

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What was the change from Zogby's last poll?

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I do wonder how Biden would be holding up if he was 10 to 15 years younger. Honestly, his age is clearly showing and it contributes to the perception of him not being a strong leader.

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Emerson (Feb 19-20):
42% approve (+1 since November)
50% disapprove (unchanged)

https://emersonpolling.reportablenews.com/pr/february-2022-national-poll-inflation-tops-nation-s-concerns-perception-of-covid-s-public-health-threat-drops

Strangely, he's doing worse with Hispanics (underwater by 21) than with whites (underwater by 9).

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Politico and Morning Consult (registered voters, taken Feb 19-21):
45% approve
53% disapprove

https://www.politico.com/f/?id=0000017f-24e7-dd75-a1ff-adf7c9990000&nname=playbook&nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&nrid=4b15ce02-2ad1-48df-8d4e-a6241dcb247e&nlid=630318

Not sure how much of a change this is from the previous one.

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Initial reaction to SOTU:
https://twitter.com/ArgoJournal/status/1498879500213526530

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Even though Biden is close to even approval nationwide, Monmouth says he is actually underwater by 2 points in blue New Jersey because independents disapprove of him by 25: https://newjerseyglobe.com/polling/new-jersey-still-mixed-on-biden-monmouth-poll-shows/

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Monmouth: 41% approve and 52% disapprove in... New Jersey.

https://www.monmouth.edu/polling-institute/reports/MonmouthPoll_NJ_081723/

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Are people underrating foreign affairs as a big reason for Biden's low approval ratings?

Since he took office: the Taliban took over Afghanistan (which is when his approval ratings really tanked), Putin invaded Ukraine, Hamas attacked Israel, Venezuela's invasion of Guyana looks imminent and China has been threatening Taiwan. Frankly, the world has felt like a less stable place than it did during Trump's presidency and a lot of people probably feel uneasy because of that.