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Latest Poll Numbers Spell Doom for Democrats — and Bust Some Narratives Along the Way – Opinion

The Wall Street Journal released their first election poll this cycle. The survey is much more thorough than other surveys of this year and has some fascinating results. One of the questions measured Americans’ opinions on which issue should be the president’s top priority. We’ll get to that in a moment — because it shows how screwed Democrats are.

But first, let’s get to the topline numbers. These numbers were as bad for Obama’s presidency as you would expect. In all of his glory Joe Biden clocked in with a mere 41 percent approval rating. Worse, Joe Biden’s disapproval rating was a staggering 57 percent.

But it gets worse. You can see that Biden has 36 points of unaffiliated voters. This is a staggering number considering the media’s obsession with him as a unique uniting figure 10 months ago. The rate and depth of the president’s collapse in public approval is truly something to behold.

The Republicans are the ones who lead the news on issues, as we’ve already mentioned. Obviously, that’s the economy as a whole, but the inflation crisis is also a big subset of that, with middle-class families feeling the pinch. And while I don’t have the numbers yet, rumor has it that Friday’s inflation report is going to be the worst yet, likely only exacerbating Biden’s decline, so stay tuned.

Meanwhile, Republicans have a slight advantage on the generic ballot for 2022. They received 44% versus 41 percent from Democrats. That’s a number that points to a large red wave as the GOP has often lagged on the generic ballot compared to the actual results (mainly because Congress is not elected based on a national popular vote). The right track/wrong track numbers didn’t provide hope for Democrats either, with 63 percent saying the country is headed in the wrong direction. The party that is in power usually pays the price for such an awful showing, as it should.

There was also the matter of what topics are important to most people. Again, things that are typically seen as “right-leaning” issues top the list, with immigration taking first place, followed by the economy in general and inflation. These are the problems Americans trust Republicans to solve more than Democrats.

Surprisingly, the situation in Afghanistan comes in at a whopping 0 percent, so while that travesty may have been a big reason for Biden’s initial collapse some months ago, it appears that other issues are now at the forefront of most people’s minds. That China doesn’t register is a bit disconcerting, but given this is only a ranking of top issues, Americans very well could still have a decent understanding of the threat posed.

A further punch to Democrats comes from abortion, which is just 1%. Many left-leaning people hoped that Roe v. Wade’s reversal by the Supreme Court would be a turning point for their 2022 prospects. That doesn’t appear to be the case, a reality I discussed some days ago.

In the end, there’s just nothing really positive for Joe Biden and his party in this poll. Yes, there’s one result that purports to show that passing the “Build Back Better” bill would help the president with undecideds, but that’s a small contingent of those surveyed. The same thing was said about the bipartisan legislation on infrastructure. How’d that work out? People don’t care about Biden’s broader “agenda” if inflation is eating away at their wallets.

Is the red wave on its way? These results are still representative so the answer to that question is yes. While there are always risks, these results could be changed, however, it is unlikely that Democrats will make a significant comeback. You’d do better dropping it on a random number at the roulette table.

This post was last modified on December 7, 2021 6:17 pm

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