Biden approval ratings thread, 1.0

[Pres Mike]

I do think he'll rebound somewhat.

His approval is going to mimic covid-19.  It's what he was elected to fix, and if cases go down, his approval rating goes up.  It's why Republican governors are doing everything in their power to ensure more people get sick.

I agree that he'll rebound somewhat, especially if reconciliation passes.

But I disagree with the republican governors. I think a lot of people are sick of mandates and restrictions and they are tapping into that. No one wants the death toll to go up

And cases going up isn't what hurt Biden's approvals. Its a combination of shortages, long lines, inflation, Afghan withdrawal, return of masks, and lack of progress on Build Back Better

[Pres Mike]

Dems are NOT alarmed.

I am a Democratic and I am alarmed

Most people, even 2020 Biden voters, can not name anything he has done. And can not say life is better. If anything, things are worst with inflation

[Pres Mike]

Biden is now higher than Reagan was at this point in his presidency lol

[Pres Mike]

Obama "bottomed out" at the end of August 2011 during his first term. Let's see if history repeats.

The difference is that Biden's low approvals have been consistent. Biden has not had a positive average-approval since September 2021, nearly two years ago. Obama at least went back and forth

The other difference is that Obama, even when his job approval was low, still had very high favorables, indicating that most people still liked him. Biden's favorables, in contrast, are as low as his approvals

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/obama_favorableunfavorable-643.html

There's a lot of differences which I'm very well aware of having been politically active during the 2011-2012 campaign. But like I said, let's see.

I personally think Biden's numbers are bound to improve at some point. A gut feeling backed by life experience. Probably worth as much as some of these online polls getting released constantly.

I also think Biden's numbers will approve. I suspect his low approval ratings are because he is an old white guy. Once politics becomes "real" again to most Americans in 2024, they'll remember how cool and chill Biden compared to the Orange facist.