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Biden’s Job Rating Slumps as Public’s View of Economy Turns More Negative
Biden, Harris, Democratic congressional leaders receive less positive ratings among Democrats than negative ratings among Republicans
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- Biden’s Job Rating Slumps as Public’s View of Economy Turns More Negative
- More Republicans view Mitch McConnell unfavorably than favorably; mixed views of Kevin McCarthy in GOP
- Biden, Harris, Democratic congressional leaders receive less positive ratings among Democrats than negative ratings among Republicans
- Democrats less likely to say Biden has improved government – but more likely to say he sets high moral standards – when compared with how Republicans viewed Trump in 2018
- More credit Biden for transparency, setting high moral standards and not using his office to enrich himself than said this about Trump four years ago
- Majority of Americans now say Biden’s policies have made U.S. economic conditions worse
- Public confidence in Biden’s abilities in several areas has declined since his early months in office
- Majorities have little or no confidence in Biden on the economy, handling international crises, other issues
- Majorities across most demographic groups disapprove of Biden’s job performance
- Biden’s job ratings among Democrats, Democratic leaners have declined markedly over the past year
- GOP holds edge on economy, crime policy; Democrats have wide advantages on health care, race, abortion, climate change and policies affecting LGBT people
- Biden, Harris, Trump, Pence, Democratic and GOP congressional leaders all viewed more unfavorably than favorably
- Views of Republican, Democratic parties largely stable as public continues to rate both parties unfavorably
- Three-quarters of Americans are ‘very concerned’ about rising prices for food, gas and other goods
- Positive views of the economy decline among members of both parties
- Biden’s job rating at new low; majority of Americans say his policies have made the economy worse
- Public ratings of the U.S. economy decline
- Nearly half of Americans now say they expect national economic conditions to worsen over the next year
- Drop in personal financial ratings is more pronounced among Republicans
- Republicans have become more likely to say that their financial situation will be worse a year from now
- Most say they are ‘very concerned’ about rising prices for food and consumer goods, energy and gas
- Republicans are more concerned than Democrats over rising prices, employers being unable to find workers
- Many say that businesses using conditions to increase profits and COVID-19’s impact on manufacturing and shipping are drivers of inflation
- Republicans see COVID-19 stimulus as top driver of inflation; Democrats see supply chain issues, Russia-Ukraine war as bigger contributors
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