President Biden’s popularity at this point in his term is historically low. As he runs for reelection, Joe Biden is facing the worst job approval rating of nearly every president since Harry Truman. A FiveThirtyEight-dot-com comprehensive poll analysis shows Biden with a 40-percent approval. That is slightly lower than Donald Trump’s rating at the same […]
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FiveThirtyEight: Biden’s popularity at historically low level
President Biden’s popularity at this point in his term is historically low. As he runs for reelection, Joe Biden is facing the worst job approval rating of nearly every president since Harry Truman. A FiveThirtyEight-dot-com comprehensive poll analysis shows Biden with a 40-percent approval. That is slightly lower than Donald Trump’s rating at the same point during his administration, and sharply lower than both President Bushes. In fact, Biden trails every president –both Democratic and Republican– dating back to the 1940’s except for one — Jimmy Carter.