Each time I go back to Joe Biden’s poll, I am left wondering if there is a bottom. Biden convinces me every single time that there are still ways to get lower.
However, I must say that the Quinnipiac poll clearly shows Biden going down and being circling the drain. I don’t know how much lower he can go and still not have to resign in utter disgrace. He’s in a death spiral across all categories and all groups.
Biden’s approval rating has cratered to 33 percent, with 53 percent disapproving. In November, it was 36 percent approval, so it’s still continuing to go down. It’s worse among independents at 24 percent and among Hispanics, it’s only 28 percent. These are the two figures Biden must cringe when he sees them. Democrats would be lost without them. Biden has fallen with Democrats too. He’s dropped 12 approval points with Democrats since November, from 87 to 75. I’m inclined to think that’s progressive flight since he hasn’t been able to deliver on the free stuff that they want including the Build Back Better bill.
Biden used to have bad economic numbers, but his COVID numbers saved him a bit. That’s long since gone now too, the COVID numbers are just as bad as all the other numbers.
Biden is in for a double-whammy. His handling of …
– the economy: 34% approve, while 57% disapprove;
– foreign policy: 35% approve, while 54% disapprove;
– the response to the coronavirus: 39% approve, while 55% disapprove.— Joey Garrison (@joeygarrison) January 12, 2022
That’s reflective of his promise to stop the pandemic but then his failure to do so, saying there is no “federal solution,” the virus surging again, and restrictions coming back.
While Biden ran as a “unifier,” that’s not going over well. They are not surprised to see the divisive speech he made attacking Republicans. “A plurality, 49 percent, say Biden is doing more to divide the country while 42 percent say he’s doing more to unite the country,” the poll notes.
What was fascinating is that despite the effort by Democrats to demonize Republicans as “attacking democracy” and other nonsensical claims, Americans view Democrats as being less committed to the Constitution than Republicans vs. commitment to individual politicians.
More Americans believe the GOP is more committed to principles of the Constitution over individual politicians (36/56) than believe this about the Democratic Party (30/62) — so the exact opposite of the primary media narrative about the GOP waging war on the Constitution. pic.twitter.com/R3fworhHQx
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) January 12, 2022
An interesting fact? Interesting fact: President Donald Trump came in higher than his predecessor at the same moment, despite having virtually every media outlet against him. He was also constantly being beaten up.
In the same poll during the same time in his presidency (Quinnipiac, 1/2018), Trump’s approval rating was at 38/57 — 5 points higher than Biden.
48% approved of Trump’s handling of the economy after his first year versus 34% for Biden: a 14-point gap.https://t.co/4seWQ4c8SX
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) January 12, 2022
Quinnipiac conducted the poll between Jan. 7 and Jan. 10.
Others believe that it could be an exaggerated poll. Predictor poll is a better term, since we can see their trends over time.
The President Biden’s approval ratings in seven Quinnipiac polls were 49% (46%), 42% (38%, 32%, 38%), 37%, 36% (and 33% respectively)
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) January 12, 2022
What about a 20-year old who wants to be a general approver? We may soon find out.
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