There are President Biden polls almost everyday….
The approval numbers run in the low 40%’s expect for an occasional high 30% one…
The new NBC poll is no different…
But it DOES point to Joe Biden’s problem…
His DISAPPROVAL numbers are loacked in th low 50% range….
Why?
American concerns about the ECONOMY
And?
Biden’s handling of the Ukraine is good….
But he looks weak as usual in projecting Presidental power….
Between the post pandemic efforts by businesses to regain profits with higher prices and the collateral damage from Biden’s sanctions against Russia ?
Americans are paying more for just about everything…
Oh, and the Fed is raising interest rates higher which will also increase prices for big ticket items…
Biden and Democrats could be deep in shit for November….
Asked which one issue should be Biden’s top priority — reducing inflation and improving the economy or working to end the war in Ukraine — 68 percent picked inflation/economy, compared to 29 percent who picked the war in Ukraine.
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Approval of Biden’s handling of the economy is declining as the cost of living has jumped to become Americans’ most important issue in the poll, displacing jobs and the economy, voting rights/election integrity and the coronavirus, which all topped January’s survey.
Sixty-two percent of respondents said their family incomes are falling behind the cost of living, 31 percent said they’re staying even, and 6 percent said their incomes are going up faster than the cost of living….
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The erosion in Biden’s approval rating has been across the board among key demographic groups, including Black respondents (from 64 percent approve in January to 62 percent now), women (from 51 percent approve to 44 percent), Latinos (from 48 percent to 39 percent) and independents (36 percent to 32 percent).
“You cannot get down to the low 40s in presidential approval unless you have strained your own base,” said McInturff, the GOP pollster….
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Finally, when it comes to November’s midterm elections, the NBC News poll found 46 percent of registered voters preferring a Republican-controlled Congress, compared to 44 percent who said they want Democrats in charge.
Seventy-one percent of Americans said they believe the nation is headed on the wrong track, compared to 22 percent who said they believe it’s headed in the right direction, which is unchanged from January’s poll.
And on the issues, 51 percent of adults said they approve of Biden’s handling of the coronavirus (up by 7 points from January) and 42 percent approved of his handling of foreign policy (up by 5 points), but only a third — 33 percent — approved of his handling of the economy (down by 5 points)….
Note….
On CNN this morning DemocraticNorth Dakota ex-Senator Heidi Heitkamp STRONGLY suggested that Biden turn things around by asking what would the Republicans do to deal with the situation?..