Biden hits new approval low as report details frustration with poll numbers
Just as President Joe Biden made headlines for venting about his low poll numbers, he got another reason to worry Monday, weeks before the start of the 2024 election year in which he seeks a second term.
Monmouth University released the findings of its latest public opinion poll that showed Biden facing his worst job performance evaluation since taking office: 34% of respondents approve of his performance and 61% disapprove. It was also found in the national survey, which ran from November 30 to December 4, how Americans give Biden poor marks in several policy areas, particularly inflation (68% disapprove) and immigration (69% disapprove). .
NATIONAL SURVEY: @POTUS Biden’s job rating falls to all-time low since taking office.
34% approve
61% disapprovehttps://t.co/vx5I5jyeRR pic.twitter.com/eoOkvN4lfQ-MonmouthPoll (@MonmouthPoll) December 18, 2023
“The Biden administration continues to tout its infrastructure investments and a number of positive economic indicators. That data may be objective, but most Americans are still smarting from higher prices caused by post-pandemic inflation. This seems to be what drives public opinion,” said Patrick Murray, director of the nonpartisan Monmouth University Polling Institute. “There is a political danger in spreading a message that basically tells people that their opinion about their own situation is wrong.”
The grim findings were revealed hours later The Washington Post published a report citing inside sources who said Biden and first lady Jill Biden have complained to advisers and friends for months about the president’s “dismal” approval rating numbers and polls showing him trailing in a potential general election rematch. against former President Donald Trump. This reportedly included “stern words” after the National Thanksgiving Turkey Pardon in which Biden pressed his aides on what his team and campaign were doing regarding his poll numbers.
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“We do not discuss the president’s private conversations one way or another,” White House spokesman Andrew Bates said in a statement to the news outlet. “The president and first lady meet regularly with his senior team to receive updates and review plans.”
In addition to job performance, Biden faces concerns about his fitness to serve a second term. Biden, already the oldest person to be president at age 81, would be 86 at the end of a second term. His tendency to lose his train of thought while speaking, along with moments caught on camera in which he stumbled or fell, have raised concerns about Biden’s ability to lead effectively within his own party. .
Biden snapped at a reporter, saying, “That’s stupid,” when asked last month if he was too old to run again. The commander in chief also told donors that he “wasn’t sure” about running for re-election in 2024 if Trump wasn’t also running. Biden then suggested that “probably another 50” Democrats could defeat Trump instead. On Sunday, in response to a question about polls showing him trailing Trump, Biden said people are seeing “The wrong polls.”
