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LetMyPeopleVote

(143,998 posts)
Mon Jul 26, 2021, 12:56 AM Jul 2021

Joe Biden's approval rating simply hasn't moved in six months

TFG would kill for these polling numbers




President Joe Biden's presidency is now six months old. You'd be forgiven if you didn't realize how long Biden has been in office because Biden doesn't generate anywhere near the same news interest (see Google searches) as his predecessor, former President Donald Trump, did.

The lack of a topsy turvy first few months has translated to Biden's approval rating. It's been the most stable for any president since the end of World War II.

This, indeed, has been the story of the Biden presidency from a popularity standpoint. At every point at which I've checked in to see how Biden is doing from a historical perspective, nothing seems to shake his approval ratings.

Right now, Biden's average approval rating rests at around 53%, no matter how you calculate said average. Over the course of Biden's first six months in office, his approval rating has never risen above 55% or fallen below 51% in an average of polls. It was 53% in April and 54% in May
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Joe Biden's approval rating simply hasn't moved in six months (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2021 OP
Is there any poling on poling? SleeplessinSoCal Jul 2021 #1
+1, in a of two 2020 post mortem studies dems say polling was CLEAERLY off and some of the worst uponit7771 Jul 2021 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity Jul 2021 #3
pic to show this is the case (the article uses 538's overall multi-poll average) Celerity Jul 2021 #4
I'm scandalized that it's only in the 50s Bucky Jul 2021 #5
Is it still possible to challenge the license of liar-outfits like Pox Noise? calimary Jul 2021 #6
Twitter replies: Rhiannon12866 Jul 2021 #7
Pearls before swine. betsuni Jul 2021 #8
Polling numbers could spike higher soon! BlueWavePsych Jul 2021 #9

SleeplessinSoCal

(8,992 posts)
1. Is there any poling on poling?
Mon Jul 26, 2021, 03:09 AM
Jul 2021

In the midst of our neo Civil War, there is very intentional misinformation being spread.

Poling has always been relatively reliable. No more.

uponit7771

(90,225 posts)
2. +1, in a of two 2020 post mortem studies dems say polling was CLEAERLY off and some of the worst
Mon Jul 26, 2021, 06:42 AM
Jul 2021

... they've seen and WSJ says 2020 polling was worse than 2016

https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-biden-was-worst-presidential-polling-miss-in-40-years-panel-says-11620909178

I'm thinking the polling firms don't correctly weigh voter suppression efforts.

Like TX AG said if they didn't take away access to voting Trump would've lost Texas

https://www.newsweek.com/texas-ag-says-trump-wouldve-lost-state-if-it-hadnt-blocked-mail-ballots-applications-being-1597909

Response to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Bucky

(53,795 posts)
5. I'm scandalized that it's only in the 50s
Mon Jul 26, 2021, 12:56 PM
Jul 2021

He ain't perfect, of course, but personally I'd rate him upper 70s.

It's still scary that so many millions of Americans are still deeply committed to counterfactuality. To disapprove of Joe Biden's overall performance almost entirely requires not knowing anything about what's going on.

We got rid of Trump, kinda, but we still live in Rupert Murdoch's America

calimary

(80,693 posts)
6. Is it still possible to challenge the license of liar-outfits like Pox Noise?
Mon Jul 26, 2021, 08:30 PM
Jul 2021

I’d love to see that. Or better yet, not just the challenge to the license but the CANCELLATION of said license.

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