US President Joe Biden's popularity in the United States has further decreased, according to the results of a joint opinion poll published on Sunday by The Washington Post and ABC News.
53 percent of those surveyed disapprove of Biden's activities and only 41 percent support them. That 12 percentage point margin is nearly identical to the margin by which Republicans would outperform Democrats if the midterm congressional elections were held now. According to the poll data, 51 percent of registered voters would vote for the Republican candidate, and 41 percent would vote for the Democratic candidate.
44 percent of the adult population strongly rejects Biden's work so far, 80 percent among Republican voters, and 45 percent among independents.
Biden's approval rating has steadily declined in recent months. While in June, 50 percent of those polled rated the president's work positively, in September, as a result of the tragic withdrawal from Afghanistan, their percentage dropped to only 44 percent. In June, only 3 percent of Democratic party voters rejected the American president, now this number has increased to more than five times, to 16 percent. Currently, 4 out of 10 Democratic voters strongly support Biden, while 7 out of 10 said so in June.
According to a poll of 1,001 American adults conducted between November 7 and 10, Americans view the economic situation pessimistically, mostly due to rising prices. 70 percent of them evaluate the economy negatively, 38 percent of them said that it is in a particularly "bad" state. About half of Americans blame Biden for rapidly rising inflation, and more than 6 in 10 respondents say the president hasn't gotten much done in his 10 months in office.
According to an article by The Washington Post, White House officials said: they see the challenges facing Biden and the Democrats, but at the same time, they believe that conditions will gradually improve next year in terms of the economy and the epidemic, and as "general frustration eases", so will the president's support. will rise. Democrats have acknowledged that they are at significant risk of losing their slim majorities in the House and Senate in next November's midterm elections, and that "under current circumstances, the losses could be significant."
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