Biden's approval rating falls to lowest level in nearly two years-Reuters/Ipsos poll

Reuters ^ | MAY 22, 2024 | Jason Lange

[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.

[convoter2016]

Some posters keep saying that there is a secret plan to suddenly switch Joe Biden to someone else at the Democratic National Convention in August for the nomination. What happens to Kamala Harris? She is going to raise a stink about this. I say if there is a sudden switch, Kamala Harris will get the nomination.

[CFW]

BTW, as of today, Ohio is sticking to its guns on the ballot issue with Biden.

JUST IN: Joe Biden will NOT appear on the Ohio ballot in November as of right now, according to the Ohio Secretary of State

The Democratic Party has refused to follow state law requiring both parties to officially nominate their presidents 90 days before an election. Democrats aren’t doing that until 75 days prior.

And now, since the legislature has adjourned, the law cannot be changed, and Secretary of State Frank LaRose cannot make an exception.

This oughta be interesting!

[MIA_eccl1212]

supposedly mrs obama...

[lasereye]

Some posters keep saying that there is a secret plan to suddenly switch Joe Biden to someone else at the Democratic National Convention in August for the nomination. What happens to Kamala Harris? She is going to raise a stink about this. I say if there is a sudden switch, Kamala Harris will get the nomination.

You make a good point that there is no way that they could explain not selecting her if she insists on replacing him. But they don't want Harris. She would do worse than Biden. Which means that they are stuck with him.

Harris could solve their problem by agreeing to step aside and endorse Newsom - but it would still be hard to explain. One of the many Democrat billionaires might give her a nice incentive to do that. But outside of bribery I can't see her doing that.

[j.havenfarm]

Agreed. Among other things, that campaign that has raised all that money is hers, too. The party just can’t seize that money and give it to someone else

[HamiltonJay]

Reuters can’t even spin for the Potato any longer.

[Seaplaner]

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

One has no idea about that. Some possibilities are that either she gets a very attractive offer for something less demanding or they run her for POTUS with a glib, good looking, dynamic, personable (and obedient) VEEP who pretends to be somehow a 'centrist Dem' and the very reciprocal of Biden, policy-wise. Just more guesses, but possibilities about which we should be keenly aware.

[j.havenfarm]

Of course anything’s possible but she’s her no. 1 fan, and is thoroughly
Convinced of her own greatness,
So
I’m not sure what lesser gig she’d accept.plus the people don’t like her so I think an appeal VP would likely just be the proverbial lipstick on a pig

[clearcarbon]

"Some posters keep saying that there is a secret plan to suddenly switch Joe Biden to someone else at the Democratic National Convention in August for the nomination. What happens to Kamala Harris? She is going to raise a stink about this. I say if there is a sudden switch, Kamala Harris will get the nomination."

I think she'll do as she's told.