Posted on Aug 25, 2022
Biden approval rating hits highest point since June in new poll
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These approval ratings are better than they had been and the same as Trump's in the mid terms but I don't recall Trump doing well in the mid terms sooooo... we'll see.
Biden approval rating hits highest point since June in new poll
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In these days of hyperpartisanship, I think the peak for anyone is probably just over 50%, regardless of who is President. It may temporarily go above that (military conflict, natural disaster, etc.), but in the longer term, it will revert back.
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SPC Kevin Ford
That's a great point. I had just looked this up and it looks like the last POTUS to have what I'd call good midterm approval numbers was GWB in 2002 (shortly after 9/11), so 20 years ago.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/923792/job-approval-ratings-us-presidents-midterm-elections/
To be honest, now that Biden has some legislative wins and with gas prices coming down I think we are left with the normal midterm slump for the party of the president vs the fallout of the overturning of Roe v Wade. The overturning of RvW is going to be hard to anticipate because it deals with potential new voters and voter enthusiasm.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/923792/job-approval-ratings-us-presidents-midterm-elections/
To be honest, now that Biden has some legislative wins and with gas prices coming down I think we are left with the normal midterm slump for the party of the president vs the fallout of the overturning of Roe v Wade. The overturning of RvW is going to be hard to anticipate because it deals with potential new voters and voter enthusiasm.
Job approval ratings of U.S. presidents at midterm elections 1946-2018 | Statista
This statistic shows the job approval ratings of United States presidents at the midterm elections from 1946 to 2018.
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LTC Kevin B.
SPC Kevin Ford - I think the RvW decision is a net loss for conservatives, but not by very much. And, they can overcome it if they can motivate their base and suppress opposition voting. We'll see how it plays out.
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While his numbers are up 75% percent of Americans feel that the US is headed in the wrong direction and I feel that is the real metric that will matter.
Obama's August 2010 pre-midterm rating matches Biden's current 44%. The 2010 midterms resulted in 63 seats getting flipped.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11132663/Nearly-3-4-Americans-think-headed-WRONG-direction-Biden.html
https://news.gallup.com/poll/398117/biden-job-rating-rises-highest-year.aspx
Obama's August 2010 pre-midterm rating matches Biden's current 44%. The 2010 midterms resulted in 63 seats getting flipped.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11132663/Nearly-3-4-Americans-think-headed-WRONG-direction-Biden.html
https://news.gallup.com/poll/398117/biden-job-rating-rises-highest-year.aspx
Nearly 3/4 of Americans think the US is headed in the WRONG direction
A whopping 74% of Americans say the United States is on the wrong track in a new NBC News poll conducted earlier this month, which found that more than half disapprove of the president's job
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SPC Kevin Ford
They felt that before Biden was POTUS too. Even more importantly is why do some think it is going in the wrong direction? We will get different answers on that. For example, people who think the country is going in the wrong direction because RvW was overturned are not going to be voting Republican.
My current prediction, chances are D’s hold the Senate and Rs take the House.
My current prediction, chances are D’s hold the Senate and Rs take the House.
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SPC David S.
SPC Kevin Ford - If you look at the chart "President Joe Biden's Job Approval Ratings, Among U.S. Adults and Partisans" in the link attached; while it breaks down the approval by area it fails to provide the weighted value of each area. I'm not so sure how many people still strongly care about COVID when it comes to voting. I see other areas like the economy having significant weight when it comes to voting. As well there are way more independent voters than either party so the percentages need to viewed in term of votes. 50% of 10 is not the same as 50% of 130 million.
https://news.gallup.com/poll/398117/biden-job-rating-rises-highest-year.aspx
https://news.gallup.com/poll/398117/biden-job-rating-rises-highest-year.aspx
Biden's Job Rating Rises to 44%, Highest in a Year
After hitting a new low in July, President Joe Biden's job approval rating is up six points to 44%, mostly because of independents' higher approval.
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SPC Kevin Ford
SPC David S. - I'm thinking most people are over COVID. Roe V Wade, that is going to be an issue for a while now. The economy, always an issue. The democrats are looking better than they were several months ago but they've got a hole to dig out of and midterms are usually not good for the party of the president.
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