More people “than ever before” disapprove of Joe Biden’s job as president, according to the latest edition of a survey that had been favorable to the White House up to now.
The latest Economist/YouGov survey said that since the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan orchestrated by the White House, Biden’s approval rating has tanked to just 39% while his disapproval has spiked to 49%.
That gap is almost as large as the one former President Donald Trump suffered, and the survey analysis noted that Biden’s underwater approval rating equals that of Trump’s at this stage of the presidency.
“President Joe Biden is confronting the worst public ratings of his eight-month-old presidency. His approval ratings in the latest Economist/YouGov Poll, overall and on his handling of major issues, have all fallen, dramatically in some cases. That includes the evaluation of his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, one area where public support had remained high,” said the analysis.
The survey found that Biden’s base recorded the biggest shift against him. “The drop in Biden’s approval rating is most severe among Democrats. Around nine in ten of them had approved of Biden’s performance for nearly all of his first year in office. This week, Biden’s approval rating among Democrats dropped nine points to 77% from 86% last week,” it said.
Democrats are also growing concerned about the economy and feel more and more that the country is on the “wrong track,” said the survey analysis with this headline: “More Americans than ever before disapprove of Joe Biden’s performance as president.”
The findings match a slew of other recent polls showing the public souring on Biden. Yesterday, Secrets reported that Biden’s troubles are hurting the election chances of Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe.
