Biden's low poll numbers highlight the ignorance of the American voters.

[panader0]

The main driver of the low polling is inflation, according to all of the pundits and poll takers.
Biden is NOT responsible for gas prices. Crude oil and gas are sold on the world market over which
no POTUS has control, unless the people decide to nationalize the oil industry, which definitely
would not happen. Salvador Allende tried that if I remember correctly and he was killed in a CIA
led coup d'etat and the people got the dictator Pinochet for 27 years.
Bare greed by huge corporations are a big driver of higher prices as well. All of those corporations
are making record profits with no regard to the sufferings of the US people. Our own Mansion and
Cinema are double-handedly throwing huge roadblocks up to halt progress on many issues very
important to our economy.
In general and in the whole, none of the main problems with our economy has jackshit to do
with President Biden. But the average American can't see past the tip of his or her nose and
in their self-centered ignorance blame Joe.
Joe didn't manufacture the Covid-19 crisis.
Joe didn't plot the overthrow of the nation.
Joe voted for the ban on assault rifles that Bush II let expire.
Joe doesn't hang out with mobsters or hookers or pedophiles like Epstein.
Instead, Joe has had a long list of positive achievements that seem to be overlooked during the
descent of his dumb American poll numbers.
Alas and sigh....

[gab13by13]

1. or rigged polls.

[panader0]

5. And the media, that for some reason had more "fun" when tfg was in office and seem to miss him.

[inthewind21]

15. And the

gullible American public for always finding something else to blame.

[Novara]

2. His low poll numbers reflect media's coverage of him

The media keeps harping on negativity, and they spend way more time on criticism than his positive accomplishments.

What does anybody expect?

[GoCubsGo]

6. Yes, their negativity is incessant.

It's not just the right-wing media, either. ABC/NBC/CBS/PBS are equally bad. It's sickening. I've been turning them off as soon as that shit starts.

[BlueIdaho]

28. My thoughts exactly...

Now that gas prices are dropping daily have we heard anything about it from the press? Hell no. When the next inflation report comes out and it shows a downward trend will they give the President any credit for tha? Don’t hold your breath!

[onecaliberal]

4. The media hammers this bullshit on the daily without talking about corporate record profits.

That’s not inflation it’s greed and worse it’s corporate America hoping to tank an American presidency to steal democracy.

[robodruid1]

7. Just vote

Help your neighbor vote.

[BlueIdaho]

29. Is that still legal in America?

Sorry, just being snarky…

[Treefrog]

9. Did you think the same when tfg's polls were low?

I remember people celebrating those low poll numbers.

We ignore this at our own risk.

[panader0]

10. Apples and oranges. Two very different men.

tfg's election also highlights the ignorance of the voters. (with Russian help).

[inthewind21]

16. OH

So it's all the fault of rigged polls, the media and the Russians. What excuse is next? Everyone is being held at gun point ? Maybe the entire adult population is mentally ill. That's always a good go to excuse.

[panader0]

18. When Adlai Stevenson was running for POTUS a friend told him

"Don't worry, all of the smart people will vote for you." He relied, "That's not enough,
I need a majority."

[BlackSkimmer]

24. But his poll numbers were low too.

I don't see how you can have this both ways.

[Act_of_Reparation]

11. Here we go again

The public is dumb. The media is negative. The polls are rigged.

By now, these should be given. We can't change people's essential nature, or control the practices of the media. Our strategists should have long ago worked out some way of dealing with these issues. Tossing our hands up, complaining about the unfairness of it all doesn't accomplish anything.

[panader0]

12. What actions do you suggest?

[Act_of_Reparation]

19. That's not my job.

We pay good money to employ strategists to come up with solutions to these problems so we don't have to.

[FBaggins]

13. Calling people ignorant is sometimes telling them the truth

But it's a lousy way to convince them to vote for you.

[inthewind21]

17. Molly coddling is better

It's worked well so far. wait...

[speak easy]

14. It's not inflation.

Biden's approval was at 40.8% in late February. Today it's 2% lower.

[MichMan]

25. Inflation numbers have been rising for a year.

It didn't just occur in the last few months. 40% approval numbers are nothing to brag about either

[Midnight Writer]

20. Wonder how many "low information voters" think Biden killed abortion rights?

Something Republicans have exploited in the past is planting bombs for the incoming Democrats so that when feces hit the fan, the Democrat is left holding the bag.

They rack up deficits, then blame Democrats for "out of control" spending. They piss off our international allies, then blame Democrats for our loss of international stature. They fight against gun control, then blame Democrats for the escalations in violent crime. They fight against every mitigation in the Covid crisis, then blame Democrats for not eradicating the disease.

[andym]

21. Inflation destroyed Carter's and Reagan's ratings-- it's how it works

In early 1983 Reagan was at 35%-- so it's just the way public perception works. The good news is that improvement will get help his ratings a lot , especially if Joe takes credit by touting an economic miracle.

[panader0]

22. "just the way public perception works." Yep. My point is that kind of

perception is based on ignorance. Place blame where it is due, and visa versa.

[andym]

23. No question-- for example Reagan's "economic miracle" had little to do with Ronnie

It was due to aggressive Fed action by Paul Volcker, who tightened the money supply and raised the prime rate to unheard of levels. Volcker was appointed by Carter in 1979, with Carter full well knowing that Volcker's hawkish policy would hurt his reelection chances. It took 4 years for Volcker's tactics to work and though stagflation was ended, it required a recession to get there.

So the public was ignorant then and is ignorant now of how the economy works-- makes it difficult for politicians to be elected on the basis of competence.

[LiberalFighter]

26. The dumbing down of Facebook and Twitter users

[questionseverything]

27. So does the president control the cia or does the cia control the president?

[mcar]

30. Perhaps not so much ignorance as what they are being fed

non-stop by the MSM, including MSNBC, CNN, NYT, WaPo. A constant cacophany of Biden stinks.

[NewsCenter28]

31. The MIC has NOT forgiven the President

for taking away their sacred cow in Afghanistan. Pres. Biden ending their precious war is what this is REALLY about. I swear to god.

[mcar]

32. Media paid no attention to Afghanistan but went ballistic

when Biden ended the war. Did it get messy? Of course. But they acted like their sacred cow was being taken away and they paid no attention to it.

You may be on to something.

[pstokely]

33. maybe tRump changed expectations

nt

[jcmaine72]

34. A winning message if ever there was one.

"You're all dumb ignoramuses! Now keep your pie holes shut and go and vote for us."

Someone should have thought of this strategy before. It's certainly more time-efficient than actually educating people about your policies and defending them through vigorous debate, no matter what obstacles the media and your political opposition throw in front of you.

[panader0]

35. I'm not a politician, nor running for any office.

But I am dumbstruck that a man, Biden, who won over 50% of the popular vote in 2020, has lost
so many of those voters approval over issues that he has no control over. Those people I consider
ignorant. Can they be educated? Perhaps.

[MichMan]

36. A number of those voters weren't voting for Biden, they were voting against Trump