President Joe Biden likes to cite American resilience in his stump speeches, but disappointments regarding key campaign pledges may test voter patience in next year’s midterm elections.

Negotiations over Biden’s signature infrastructure, social welfare, and climate spending packages have ramped up before surface transportation funding expires and the president travels to Scotland for a United Nations environment summit next month. But if talks collapse like they did a couple of weeks ago, Biden’s poll numbers may not recover as he grapples with other priorities, such as voting rights, before the 2022 cycle.

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