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Biden's approval rating falls to lowest level in nearly two years-Reuters/Ipsos poll
Reuters ^ | MAY 22, 2024 | Jason Lange

Posted on 05/22/2024 9:48:15 AM PDT by lasereye

U.S. President Joe Biden's public approval rating this month fell to its lowest level in almost two years, tying the lowest reading of his presidency in a warning sign for his reelection effort, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed.

The four-day poll, which closed on Monday, showed just 36% of Americans approve of Biden's job performance as president, down from 38% in April. It was a return to the lowest approval rating of his presidency, last seen in July 2022. While this month's drop was within the poll's 3 percentage point margin of error, it could bode poorly for Biden as he faces off with Republican Donald Trump in the Nov. 5 presidential election.

Biden, a Democrat, has been largely tied with Trump in national polls asking voters how they will vote. But Trump has had slight leads over Biden in many polls in the states seen as most likely to determine the winner in the U.S. Electoral College.

The poll laid out Biden's weaknesses as well as a few strengths. The state of the economy was seen as the top issue, picked by 23% of respondents as the most important problem facing the country. Some 21% saw political extremism as the top issue and 13% picked immigration.

Some 40% of respondents in the poll said Trump, who was president from 2017 to 2021, had better policies for the U.S. economy, compared to 30% who picked Biden, while the rest said they didn't know or didn't answer the question. Trump had a significant edge on immigration, with 42% of respondents preferring his approach to the issue, while 25% picked Biden.

Biden had a modest advantage on the issue of political extremism, with 34% of respondents picking the president's approach and 30% saying Trump was better on the issue.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


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Biden had a modest advantage on the issue of political extremism

The fact that they asked that question is because they want to change the subject from Lieden's and Trump's actual policies and they hoped Lieden would have an advantage on that. Given how the media hammers that theme it's a surprisingly small advantage.

The article has even more blatant bias toward the end:

Trump falsely claims his 2020 election defeat resulted from fraud. He included the claim in a fiery speech shortly before hundreds of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Five people died.

That has no logical connection to Lieden's approval ratings - what the article is allegedly about. Trying to change the subject.

Aside from the fact that they repeat the usual unprovable claim that Trump's belief that the election was stolen is false, who are the five people who died? The linked article says four people died that day. I think they were all Trump supporters, although I only knew about two. The linked article doesn't explain anything about who those people were.

The fifth is the Capitol officer who died of natural causes the next day. The linked article conveys the impression, without explicitly saying it, that the officer who died of natural causes was killed by Trump's supporters. It also links the later suicides of four officers to Trump supporters. Appalling stuff.

1 posted on 05/22/2024 9:48:15 AM PDT by lasereye
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To: lasereye

81,000,000...............................................


2 posted on 05/22/2024 9:49:09 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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The poll laid out Biden's weaknesses as well as a few strengths.

Well, it IS Reuters (Canadian) BTW.

3 posted on 05/22/2024 9:50:18 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: lasereye

Does this mean he is going to send shoot to kill orders to everyone who disapproves of him just asking so I know when to buy my bulletproof vest


4 posted on 05/22/2024 9:58:06 AM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Red Badger

He’ll still win in November, only with eleventy-billion “votes” this time!


5 posted on 05/22/2024 10:00:46 AM PDT by SkiKnee
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To: lasereye
One does not know, however highly suspects a "bait and switch" plan in place, in which the Dems will fake something and nudge Joe to greener pastures and install the candidate of their choosing without all of that bothersome primary election democracy interfering.

The alternative candidate(s) would be attractive, well-spoken, and well-rehearsed to claim surprise and although reluctant to serve, will do so to preserve our "democracy". Triangulation might be likely (meaning that the candidates could say that "Joe went too far" in places.)

Am I certain of this? Of course not, it's merely a guess. That said, we should prepare for the contingency by making strong, popular policy platforms now, and expecting to run against a pretend middle ground, and not just JB.

6 posted on 05/22/2024 10:02:34 AM PDT by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never...in nothing, great or small...Winston ChurchIill)
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To: lasereye

36 percent of Americans are morons.


7 posted on 05/22/2024 10:06:07 AM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING AMERICA, AND HE WILL HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE HIM!)
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To: lasereye

Years ago I was a democrat precinct worker - I think there was lots of fraud going on... Want to know where it happens? In swing states... in precincts that hand in their ballot boxes 3 or 4 hours later than the rest of the state.


8 posted on 05/22/2024 10:07:03 AM PDT by GOPJ (Watching Judge Merchan in action is like watching a corrupt bought umpire throw a game...)
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To: cowboyusa

Remember many who disapprove of Joe think he’s not far enough to the Left for them.


9 posted on 05/22/2024 10:07:20 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Seaplaner

People say that, but I do t see Kamala going quietly, or remaining second banana quietly


10 posted on 05/22/2024 10:11:41 AM PDT by j.havenfarm (23 years on Free Republic, 12/10/23! More than 8,000 replies and still not shutting up!)
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To: lasereye

His retard rating is off the scale and he least be can brag about that


11 posted on 05/22/2024 10:19:14 AM PDT by NWFree (Sigma male 🤪)
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That is good for us. They may not vote at all OR the will vote for RFKJr.

Same thing that happened to Bush Sr when Clinton won a three way race.


12 posted on 05/22/2024 10:26:14 AM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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To: lasereye

1) I remember Joe being very unpopular two years ago ( and one year ago, and three years ago, and four years ago ...)

2) I don’t remember the media admitting that Joe was unpopular two years ago.


13 posted on 05/22/2024 10:29:09 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (It's not "Quiet Quitting" -- it's "Going Galt".)
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To: lasereye

His real approval rating is around 10% and I’d bet on it.


14 posted on 05/22/2024 10:33:19 AM PDT by laplata (They want each crisis to take the greatest toll possible.)
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“Biden, a Democrat, has been largely tied with Trump in national polls”

Really?


15 posted on 05/22/2024 10:37:10 AM PDT by Ge0ffrey
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To: lasereye

Let’s hope all of the marxist dims fall below the margin of cheat.


16 posted on 05/22/2024 10:38:31 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page. More photos added.)
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To: Ge0ffrey

Well, it’s Rooters…😜


17 posted on 05/22/2024 10:39:26 AM PDT by Allegra (Toss a zeeper in the Dnieper)
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“The state of the economy was seen as the top issue, picked by 23% of respondents as the most important problem facing the country. Some 21% saw political extremism as the top issue and 13% picked immigration.”

Political extremism as the 2nd top issue almost double over the issue of immigration? What alternate universe does Reuters live in? Sounds like they have been running their polls in the upper Manhattan West side and calling them “national” polls


18 posted on 05/22/2024 10:44:23 AM PDT by chuckee
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To: Ge0ffrey; All
"Biden, a Democrat, has been largely tied with Trump in national polls"

🐂💨💩

19 posted on 05/22/2024 10:44:29 AM PDT by Pajamajan (Pray for our nation. Never be a slave in a new Socialist America.)
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To: SkiKnee

‘He’ll still win in November, only with eleventy-billion “votes” this time!’

I’m afraid that you’re right. They’ll “find” just enough votes in just enough swing states to “win.” And the next moring around here there will be great gnashing of teeth and choruses of “we wuz robbed” and the media will declare Trump and his supporter to be sore losers and their claims of fraud to be meritless. And that will be that.


20 posted on 05/22/2024 10:50:23 AM PDT by irishjuggler
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