Posted on 09/23/2021 9:56:08 AM PDT by 11th_VA
(CNN) It's been a very rough last two months for President Joe Biden, plagued by a disastrous end to the war in Afghanistan and the Delta variant of the coronavirus rampaging through the unvaccinated.
Those twin developments have badly eroded Americans' view of the President, according to new Gallup numbers released this week. Biden's job approval now sits at just 43% while a majority -- 53% -- disapprove of how he has handled his duties.
It's been a rapid descent for Biden. As late as June, 56% approved of how he was doing while only 40% disapproved. The decline began in July (50% approve/46% disapprove) and in August roughly the same number approved (49%) as disapproved (48%).
The decline in Biden's numbers is almost entirely attributable to independents souring on him. In June, 55% of those not affiliated with either party approved of how Biden was handling the presidency. Today that number sits at just 37%. As Gallup's Megan Brenen notes: "Two-thirds of Biden's slide among independents since he took office has occurred in the past three months."
(Partisans have been remarkably consistent; Roughly 9 in 10 Democrats approved of Biden's presidency while single-digit percentages of Republicans feel the same.)
Biden's struggles of late put him in company he would prefer not to keep: Only Donald Trump -- at 37% -- among recent presidents had a lower approval rating at this point of their presidency. Both Barack Obama (52%) and George W. Bush (51%) had the approval of a majority of the country in September of their first year in the White House...
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Sorry DNCNN the virus is going through the vaxed too.
Glad the FR purists allow this tripe on but won’t allow Conservative websites or posters to counter it. They must be so proud of CNN.
What’s a good time for job performance plummeting?
Forty-three percent, my Aunt Fannie...
If this was even remotely close to the truth, this country is done.
It’s the dementia, Jim. Sure the completely predictable policy disasters are there, and acknowledged by the author (!!!) but what about the way he presents in public? I can’t help but think that the doddering and confused affect, the creepy whispering, the yelling, the admitted fact that others are regulating his contact with the media, might be found to be unsettling to some people
There's a large number of parasites who will love him as long as the checks keep coming
Also Liberals lack morals, shame, logic and accountability so they will excuse any and all missteps and failures.
Incompetent and incontinent is no way to to go through a presidency.
If we had an honest press what would Biden’s number be and what would have Trump’s number been? Of course if we had an honest press, Trump would be in the White House, or at least a lot more fake ballots would have had to be printed.
biden doesnt care about his poll numbers..he just imported over 2 million illegals into this country, shipped them to swing states in the middle of the night and will give them all voting rights..and people actually care about poll numbers/sarc
NO, actually the variant is running rampant thru the vaccinated..
I know the truth isn’t what you like to spread CNN.
I very much doubt that Biden ever had an instant in time where he had some sort of positive approval by the population. The Pollsters are full of crap.
No mention of the epic fail at the border. Some first rate analysis here, let me tell you.
What is killing the Biden Democrats is none of what the Lying Media is screaming aobut. It is the out of ccontrol inlfation.
Americans have demonstrated repeatedly they are pretty oblivious to what is going on in DC, until it hits them in the pocket book
Inflation is out of control and the Biden Democrats are busy dumping trillions of new spending and easy money on to the inflation fire.
It going to get much much worse because the Biden Democrats and the lying media are trying to ignore their real problem
Joe is confident he can break the 30% barrier. He just needs another nap and vacation.
Joe is confident he can break the 30% barrier. He just needs another nap and vacation.
When the wrong time corresponds with total incompetence, when is the right time?
Are there any unbiased polls that reflect a reasonably accurate representation/sampling of voters? Who are these pollsters?
What a bad run of luck for Joe that his poll numbers seem to be plummeting for no apparent reason.
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