Except for Donald Trump, which Biden overperform’s against and BEAT…
And Democrats hope will be the Republican 2024 Presidential nominee….
One would assume….
But FIRST… If not for Donald Trump and his multiple indictments, President Joe Biden’s political standing right now might be the biggest 2024 story one year before the general election officially begins.
A new Pew Research Center poll finds his approval rating at 35% approve, 62% disapprove — with 67% of whites, 60% of Latinos and 51% of Asian respondents all disapproving (compared with 57% of Black respondents and 65% of Democrats who approve).
A Quinnipiac University poll from a week earlier shows Biden’s approval rating among registered voters at 42% approve, 53% disapprove — with 58% of independents disapproving.
And CNN’s poll even had Biden’s fav/unfav rating at 32% favorable, 56% unfavorable.
This approval territory for Biden (high 30s, low 40s) is similar to where Donald Trump was at this same point in his presidency, and that standing contributed to Trump being a one-term president.
Then again, the “if not for Donald Trump” has been Biden’s calling card.
Trump’s overall unpopularity (see: Charlottesville) was the reason why Biden ran for the presidency in 2019, and it helped him defeat Trump in 2020.
It’s one of the main reasons why Democrats were able to hold the Senate in the 2022 midterms — by defeating Trump-endorsed candidates in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and Pennsylvania.
And it’s why national polls show Biden performing better against Trump than other GOP alternatives.
Judging Biden against the Almighty? He’s in a difficult place for a sitting president.
But against Trump? That’s a different story…..