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One Week After Media Gushes Over His Rising Poll Approval Ratings, Biden is Back to Among His Lowest in SAME Poll
Townhall ^ | 08/31/2022 | Rebecca Downs

Posted on 08/31/2022 10:23:56 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

Last week, we highlighted how the media just absolutely gushed over what was President Joe Biden's highest poll ratings in almost three months, still at a not great 41 percent. Well, it turns out a week makes a lot of difference, as that same poll from Reuters/Ipsos now has Biden at close to the lowest of his presidency, with a 38 percent approval rating, while 58 percent disapprove. 

Biden approval falls, holding near low end of his presidency, Reuters/Ipsos

Joe Biden (Aug 23-24):
Approve 41%
Disapprove 54%

Joe Biden (Aug 29-30):
Approve 38%
Disapprove 58%

Net Change: -7% in just one week

Sample: D45/R36/I19 (D+9)https://t.co/T9z28PpkOV pic.twitter.com/rW3LJsnWau— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) August 30, 2022

Such low approval ratings come after Biden announced a decision of executive overreach to "cancel" student loan debt, as well as after he made remarks at a DNC fundraiser disparaging Republicans and their philosophy as "semi-fascism." The White House and DNC have only continued to double down on that decisive and inflammatory rhetoric. 

Reuters, to its credit, published another piece by Jason Lange, highlighting how the poll reflects Biden's approval rating is now "holding near low end of his presidency."

Lange wasn't too kind in his write-up, either, as he wrote that the poll is "a poor sign for his Democratic Party's hopes in the Nov. 8 midterm elections." He also went on to acknowledge that "Democrats are expected to lose control of the U.S. House of Representatives in November and possibly the Senate as well," which is a refreshing acknowledgment considering Democrats and their allies in the mainstream media are trying to claim it's Democrats who have the upper hand not just in the Senate, but potentially the House as well, now. 

Another sobering point is brought up, reminding us that even with Biden's "high" of 41 percent from last week, he's been polling poorly for some time now:

Biden's overall approval rating has been below 50% for over a year as Americans have grappled with high rates of inflation and an economy scarred by the COVID-19 health crisis. Biden's lowest ratings of 36% - in four weekly polls in May, June and July - rivaled the lows of his predecessor, Donald Trump, whose popularity bottomed out at 33% in December 2017.

Another habit of the mainstream media has been to overemphasize the abortion issue on a national scale, though in this poll particularly, it's not even a top issue for Democrats. As Lange lays out, with added emphasis:

For Republicans, the next most pressing problems were immigration and crime, each of which topped concerns for about one in 10 Republicans.

Among Democrats, about one in eight saw the environment as the top issue, and about one in 10 pointed to the end of national abortion rights. Reuters/Ipsos this week added abortion rights to a list of concerns for Americans to rank, a list that also includes immigration and healthcare, as the issue has attracted more attention since a June U.S. Supreme Court decision ending the nationwide constitutional right to abortion.

The poll was conducted online and completed on Tuesday, with 1,005 adults. Even more telling is how there were more Democrats, 449 of them, to the 357 Republicans.

While Lange did a follow-up piece on Biden's sinking approval numbers, it does not yet appear that the same can be said for the mainstream media outlets that lauded last week's numbers. 



TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: andagain; approval; biden; bidenpoll; bidenvoters; bloggers; media; poll; searchandfind

1 posted on 08/31/2022 10:23:56 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Why would someone with a brain believe INGSOC media’s narrative to begin with?


2 posted on 08/31/2022 10:26:25 AM PDT by OttawaFreeper ("The Gardens was founded by men-sportsmen-who fought for their country" Conn Smythe, 1966 )
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To: SeekAndFind

41% is really 32%
38% is really 29%

But remember, he’s a true humanitarian!


3 posted on 08/31/2022 10:27:53 AM PDT by mikelets456
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To: SeekAndFind

He’ll need an F 15 to fight those numbers


4 posted on 08/31/2022 10:29:29 AM PDT by mylife (And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you meddling kids...)
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To: SeekAndFind

He came out of the basement.


5 posted on 08/31/2022 10:30:55 AM PDT by Bratch
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To: SeekAndFind

Are people really this fickle? It makes me wonder how accurate this poll is.


6 posted on 08/31/2022 10:32:40 AM PDT by ConservativeInPA ( Scratch a leftist and you'll find a fascist )
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To: SeekAndFind

Bawhaha! The comeback kid my @$$!!


7 posted on 08/31/2022 10:39:35 AM PDT by RoseofTexas
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To: SeekAndFind

I’m glad we had this manufactured scare over the last couple weeks. It’ll shake out complacency and energize our voters. As to the media whores who manufactured it I’d say “Fortune strums a mournful tune for those whose campaigns peak too soon” - Bored of the Rings, 1969.


8 posted on 08/31/2022 10:40:20 AM PDT by j.havenfarm (21 years on Free Republic, 12/10/21! More than 5000 replies and still not shutting up!)
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To: ConservativeInPA

I just posted but then saw yours and I have to comment: I’ve thought exactly the same thing over the years. Of course the sample set is different in each poll, but big swings, per the theory of statistics, would indicate that there actually are a huge group of people who indeed are just that fickle. It’s amazing


9 posted on 08/31/2022 10:43:30 AM PDT by j.havenfarm (21 years on Free Republic, 12/10/21! More than 5000 replies and still not shutting up!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Limbo Joe How Low Can You Go...


10 posted on 08/31/2022 10:49:11 AM PDT by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERBODY'S BUSINESS-REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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To: SeekAndFind

Bring back the ‘Corn Pop’ stories, Joe.


11 posted on 08/31/2022 10:52:51 AM PDT by Huskrrrr (Alinsky, you magnificent Bastard, I read your book!)
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To: SeekAndFind

And you won’t hear a peep about it from the MSM....


12 posted on 08/31/2022 11:11:06 AM PDT by apillar
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To: SeekAndFind

Calling half of the populace fascists will do that.


13 posted on 08/31/2022 11:20:22 AM PDT by cld51860 (We’re doomed.)
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To: SeekAndFind

The polls right now are nothing but push polls from the communist controlled media.


14 posted on 08/31/2022 11:31:35 AM PDT by WMarshal (Neocons and leftards are the same species of vicious rat.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Kind of misleading. His approval dropped 3%, while the net between approval and disapproval dropped 7% according to this poll. Another observation, the size of the democratic sample seems large.


15 posted on 08/31/2022 11:32:57 AM PDT by Swirl
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To: SeekAndFind

With him out giving speeches it only will get worse for the buffoon
The GOP should pay the travel expenses for his campaign stops


16 posted on 08/31/2022 12:05:22 PM PDT by italianquaker
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To: mylife

“He’ll need an F15 to fight those numbers”

You win!


17 posted on 08/31/2022 1:49:55 PM PDT by DAC21 (Ness)
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To: SeekAndFind

Let’s go Brandon.


18 posted on 08/31/2022 3:29:27 PM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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