Biden frustration peaks as job rating hits all-time low

Biden frustration peaks as job rating hits all-time low

December 18, 2023 02:18 PM

President Joe Biden‘s approval rating sunk to a record low as voters are increasingly concerned about inflation and immigration.

After months of surveys showing former President Donald Trump slightly leading Biden in key swing states, the Democratic president is reportedly growing restless over his poor ratings, asking his closest advisers why voters are rejecting “Bidenomics” despite recent strong job reports.

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The 2024 election is less than a year away, yet 61% of voters disapprove of Biden’s job performance, according to a Monmouth University poll released on Monday.

Biden gathered his closest advisers for a meeting in the White House residence before the staff left for the Thanksgiving holiday, pressing his campaign for answers as to why the numbers were so low and how the team planned to swing the favor back to the president, according to a Washington Post report on Monday. First lady Jill Biden has also expressed frustration over her husband’s thin margin in the polls.

“We do not discuss the President’s private conversations one way or the other,” White House spokesman Andrew Bates said. “The President and first lady meet regularly with their senior team for updates and to review plans.”

Biden has been losing support for months from key voting groups that helped deliver him to the White House in 2020 and will be crucial to staying on the path for reelection in 2024, including young people and people of color.

A survey from GenForward released last week reported that 63% of black voters would support Biden while 17% would support Trump if the presidential election were held now. In 2020, 92% of black voters cast their ballot for Biden, and he will need a similar margin to stay in the White House next year.

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Biden’s age and inflation remain vulnerable points for voters of his party and heavily contribute to his low approval rating. Among registered voters, 73% said Biden, 81, is too old to seek a second term, while 47% said the same for Trump, 77, despite the two being a few years apart, according to a Wall Street Journal poll released in September.

Other concerns include immigration and inflation, as the president has a 69% and 68% disapproval rating on the two pressing matters, per the Monmouth University survey.

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