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Polybius

(21,791 posts)
Fri Dec 10, 2021, 02:46 PM Dec 2021

Public view on Biden's handling of Covid and the economy takes another hit, CNBC survey shows

Source: CNBC

Amid growing worries over Covid and the economy, President Joe Biden’s approval ratings in both areas took yet another hit while Americans’ preferences for congressional control swung sharply towards Republicans.

Results in the CNBC All-America Economic survey imply potentially large Democratic losses in the November election.

Biden’s overall approval rating stabilized at a low level of 41%, about the same level as former President Donald Trump’s, compared to 50% who disapprove.

His economic approval sank more deeply underwater, with 37% approving compared to 56% who disapprove, down from 40% approval to 54% in the second quarter survey.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/10/public-view-on-bidens-handling-of-covid-and-the-economy-takes-another-hit-cnbc-survey-shows.html

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Public view on Biden's handling of Covid and the economy takes another hit, CNBC survey shows (Original Post) Polybius Dec 2021 OP
Approval ratings this far out from an election are pretty much meaningless. totodeinhere Dec 2021 #1
Labor Day 2022 is very important too Polybius Dec 2021 #4
Agreed. n/t totodeinhere Dec 2021 #22
And also too the MAGA world wasn't even going to give him a chance. Initech Dec 2021 #46
this sucks but I think it will improve in the next year LymphocyteLover Dec 2021 #2
Americans would prefer Republican control of Congress?? Omnipresent Dec 2021 #3
This OneCrazyDiamond Dec 2021 #5
600.000 Americans bdamomma Dec 2021 #47
According to that CNBC poll Republicans are +10 on the generic Congressional ballot madville Dec 2021 #8
Sadly Americans don't spend much time thinking through the details jgmiller Dec 2021 #15
GOP tells voters government won't help them IronLionZion Dec 2021 #20
GQP: We're gonna make you hurt so bad you'll want to die. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Dec 2021 #36
This message was self-deleted by its author LastLiberal in PalmSprings Dec 2021 #39
Obviously, we live amongst some really stupid people SouthernDem4ever Dec 2021 #38
Media always wants 50-50 maximum polarization for maximum profit. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2021 #6
Yes - first they attribute everything negative to 'policies' ArizonaLib Dec 2021 #32
The number of samplings was 800,not a very accurate poll INdemo Dec 2021 #7
Just what the MSM want. They are largely responsible. NewHendoLib Dec 2021 #9
You get the Kewpie Doll! dchill Dec 2021 #10
Yay!!! NewHendoLib Dec 2021 #11
It may not be good for America but it's great for M$M. n/t MarcA Dec 2021 #12
I call BULLSHIT. What's next, my dog crapped in the house and it's Biden's fault?? NoMoreRepugs Dec 2021 #13
A lot of DUers called bullshit on Virginia polls, and thought NJ would be a blowout Polybius Dec 2021 #17
It would have been until Mcauliffe said something to the effect that parents should not over-rule JohnSJ Dec 2021 #24
Polls are now meaningless in Repuke states passing anti-voter legislation SouthernDem4ever Dec 2021 #37
If u believe this ,, i got a bridge to sell u Cryptoad Dec 2021 #14
How much is it? Polybius Dec 2021 #18
It kills me that the people who say republicans Ray Bruns Dec 2021 #16
Bullshit........ turbinetree Dec 2021 #19
If they put Trump and crew back in power orangecrush Dec 2021 #21
They will not put Trump & crew back in power. Stuart G Dec 2021 #28
Harsh truths lose to beautiful lies all the time AZLD4Candidate Dec 2021 #30
THE LIES WON'T STAND UP......BECAUSE OUR TRUTHS WILL BE OBVIOUS. and further Stuart G Dec 2021 #31
I wish I was as optimistic about that as you AZLD4Candidate Dec 2021 #34
An determined effort MFM008 Dec 2021 #23
The economic recovery though great for wall street and the well off it is leaving a large sector yaesu Dec 2021 #25
If we lose both Houses in the midterms, and the WH in 2024, the first thing I will do is JohnSJ Dec 2021 #26
They can't Rebl2 Dec 2021 #27
HL Mencken said it best AZLD4Candidate Dec 2021 #29
They're not living in my world. WTF? Joinfortmill Dec 2021 #33
Can anyone point me to the break down of this poll? Most polls post specific demographics, JohnSJ Dec 2021 #35
Not surprising: bad poll results are due to inflation and omicron Covid fatigue andym Dec 2021 #40
Guess why:-new-poll-confirms-the-media-are-burying 58Sunliner Dec 2021 #41
I'll say it again Katinfl Dec 2021 #42
If you follow American politics this really shouldn't come as a shock inwiththenew Dec 2021 #43
CNBC. nt hay rick Dec 2021 #44
trump is already getting set to steal the next elections. What are we doing to stop this? samsingh Dec 2021 #45

totodeinhere

(13,688 posts)
1. Approval ratings this far out from an election are pretty much meaningless.
Fri Dec 10, 2021, 02:51 PM
Dec 2021

Lets see how Joe is doing after Labor Day 2024.

Initech

(108,466 posts)
46. And also too the MAGA world wasn't even going to give him a chance.
Sun Dec 12, 2021, 09:47 PM
Dec 2021

But they seem to be gaining numbers and that's scary.

LymphocyteLover

(9,715 posts)
2. this sucks but I think it will improve in the next year
Fri Dec 10, 2021, 02:51 PM
Dec 2021

Biden's approval is related to matters largely outside of his control...

Omnipresent

(7,404 posts)
3. Americans would prefer Republican control of Congress??
Fri Dec 10, 2021, 02:55 PM
Dec 2021

We all should know by now, A Republican Congress wouldn’t want to do jack shit to help anyone needing help in this country…except for the wealthy, who don’t need the comfort of another tax cut.

OneCrazyDiamond

(2,068 posts)
5. This
Fri Dec 10, 2021, 03:00 PM
Dec 2021

The President is doing a wonderful job, despite the headwinds the traitors throw in front of progress.

Americans clearly don't remember how many died last year under the orange shadow.

bdamomma

(69,495 posts)
47. 600.000 Americans
Sun Dec 12, 2021, 10:01 PM
Dec 2021

nt

and he did not do crap, drink bleach and he kept on saying it was going away, that was his sick thinking.

madville

(7,847 posts)
8. According to that CNBC poll Republicans are +10 on the generic Congressional ballot
Fri Dec 10, 2021, 03:06 PM
Dec 2021

41% to 31%. It's shaping up that independent voters are poised to punish the current party in charge in the midterms.

jgmiller

(683 posts)
15. Sadly Americans don't spend much time thinking through the details
Fri Dec 10, 2021, 03:28 PM
Dec 2021

They know that X is in charge and they somehow still have a mortgage to pay and gas prices are higher and so they say Y will fix it!

Then when Y is in charge and everything in their lives is still hard they vote for X.

IronLionZion

(51,105 posts)
20. GOP tells voters government won't help them
Fri Dec 10, 2021, 04:23 PM
Dec 2021

and every time they get elected they prove it.

36. GQP: We're gonna make you hurt so bad you'll want to die.
Fri Dec 10, 2021, 11:01 PM
Dec 2021

Since we're the pro-COVID party, you probably will die. But we'll make you believe you're patriotic Americans who are dying for their rights.

Oh, by the way, remember all those things you take for granted, like Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, VA benefits, clean air and water, public education? They'll be gone, guaranteed. So will an impartial judiciary, and free and fair elections. All gone. Your lives will get more and more miserable, and you will watch more of your family and friends die from COVID. You will give us all of your money, and you will work until you die.

The thing is, you are going to be the ones who choose this future for yourselves, your children and your grandchildren. You'll blame the Democrats for your misery, because we'll tell you so. You will beg for the relief that only one-party rule provides, and we -- led by the Greatest President in the history of the world, a man whose landslide victory was stolen from him -- will be happy to give it to you.

So vote for us in 2022. Remember our slogan: "Vote Republican, Because Our Cruelty is Good for You"

You are such pathetic people. We love you.

Response to IronLionZion (Reply #20)

SouthernDem4ever

(6,619 posts)
38. Obviously, we live amongst some really stupid people
Fri Dec 10, 2021, 11:10 PM
Dec 2021

They would put people in power dead set on taking their rights away, as well as social programs like medicare, social security and the affordable care act.

ArizonaLib

(1,303 posts)
32. Yes - first they attribute everything negative to 'policies'
Fri Dec 10, 2021, 08:32 PM
Dec 2021

Then the polls that follow the public opinion created by the media coverage. Election rigging.

INdemo

(7,024 posts)
7. The number of samplings was 800,not a very accurate poll
Fri Dec 10, 2021, 03:04 PM
Dec 2021

I'd like to know the lnumber of Republicans surveyed. I just dont believe his poll numbers could be this low

Polybius

(21,791 posts)
17. A lot of DUers called bullshit on Virginia polls, and thought NJ would be a blowout
Fri Dec 10, 2021, 03:45 PM
Dec 2021

I think we do better when we believe the polls. I'm hoping this pushes everyone to get out and vote.

With that being said, you are right. Almost none of this is Biden's fault at all.

 

JohnSJ

(98,883 posts)
24. It would have been until Mcauliffe said something to the effect that parents should not over-rule
Fri Dec 10, 2021, 04:45 PM
Dec 2021

teachers.

Almost as good as Beto saying assault weapons are a problem in Texas

and you are right, most of it isn't because of Biden.

The previous administration's mis-handling of the pandemic along with his trade wars, setup the shortages and the inflation we are going through now, but the illustrious press doesn't want to talk about that

SouthernDem4ever

(6,619 posts)
37. Polls are now meaningless in Repuke states passing anti-voter legislation
Fri Dec 10, 2021, 11:08 PM
Dec 2021

they don't give a shit how you vote, they will fix it afterwards.

Cryptoad

(8,254 posts)
14. If u believe this ,, i got a bridge to sell u
Fri Dec 10, 2021, 03:26 PM
Dec 2021

Ohhhh Yeaaaaa.... everybody is longing for t hose good ole days MAGA-Trump Thuggery,,,, geeez

Ray Bruns

(6,227 posts)
16. It kills me that the people who say republicans
Fri Dec 10, 2021, 03:29 PM
Dec 2021

were better when they were in charge. They don' do S@#t and the public eats it up.

orangecrush

(29,896 posts)
21. If they put Trump and crew back in power
Fri Dec 10, 2021, 04:23 PM
Dec 2021

They will get exactly what they fucking deserve.

I'm out of patience with our "public".

Stuart G

(38,726 posts)
28. They will not put Trump & crew back in power.
Fri Dec 10, 2021, 06:15 PM
Dec 2021
..Donald Trump is a killer who kills people.

In the end, he will not get back in power...Further, Trump will have opposition from someone. The so called "Very Rich
Republicans
will NOT BACK TRUMP, simply because he will lose & Trump is a killer who kills Americans. And our
advertising will say just that. And Trump is a killer and long time Rich Republicans who support their party, will not
support him because he will lose.

Also, Trump is a totally mean person who lies all the time. Most people in the U.S.A. know that, and his failure
as President, and will NOT vote for him ever. Trump may think he can win, and some supporters think the same,
but professional politicians who know political history know the truth. Trump cannot win anything even dog catcher.

...Further, repeat, OUR ADVERTISING WILL SAY THAT TRUMP IS INCOMPETENT AND A KILLER.
..Why will the advertising work........................................................
...................................................................................................

SIMPLE: BECAUSE IT IS THE TOTAL TRUTH!!....!!

Yes 25 to 30% may support Donald Trump....but here is another truth..............................
...............................................................................................................................

.......YOU DON'T WIN ELECTIONS WITH 25 to 30% of the vote.....Do you?

Stuart G

(38,726 posts)
31. THE LIES WON'T STAND UP......BECAUSE OUR TRUTHS WILL BE OBVIOUS. and further
Fri Dec 10, 2021, 06:41 PM
Dec 2021

Trump is indeed........................"A LIAR AND A KILLER." .....................................................................

OUR ADVERTISING, AND THOSE IN THE MEDIA, THAT TELL THE TRUTH, WILL OVERCOME DONALD TRUMP.!

....We will have plenty of money to combat Donald Trump. But I believe he will not get the Republican nomination..

because Donald Trump is a ........"LIAR AND A KILLER"................

AZLD4Candidate

(6,757 posts)
34. I wish I was as optimistic about that as you
Fri Dec 10, 2021, 09:29 PM
Dec 2021

But red state and most American voters tend to let me down at the ballot box.

As HL Mencken said: "No one in this world, so far as I know—and I have searched the records for years, and employed agents to help me—has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people. Nor has anyone ever lost public office thereby. The mistake that is made always runs the other way. Because the plain people are able to speak and understand, and even, in many cases, to read and write, it is assumed that they have ideas in their heads, and an appetite for more. This assumption is a folly."

MFM008

(20,042 posts)
23. An determined effort
Fri Dec 10, 2021, 04:38 PM
Dec 2021

By corporate media to depress democratic turnout in the next election and to legitimize the party of covid death, lies, and insanity.

yaesu

(9,215 posts)
25. The economic recovery though great for wall street and the well off it is leaving a large sector
Fri Dec 10, 2021, 04:51 PM
Dec 2021

in the dust, those on fixed income struggling with historic inflation. This will come back to bite us in '22.

 

JohnSJ

(98,883 posts)
26. If we lose both Houses in the midterms, and the WH in 2024, the first thing I will do is
Fri Dec 10, 2021, 04:56 PM
Dec 2021

no longer donate to charities located in the country.

If the populous in the country end up voting for republicans after what happened under trump, and January 6, I am through with donations



Rebl2

(17,630 posts)
27. They can't
Fri Dec 10, 2021, 05:48 PM
Dec 2021

pin Covid on him because he has tried to get people to get the vaccine and republicans and judges swat away any mandates in red states.

AZLD4Candidate

(6,757 posts)
29. HL Mencken said it best
Fri Dec 10, 2021, 06:27 PM
Dec 2021

In a democracy, the people always say they know what they wants and deserve to get it good and hard.

 

JohnSJ

(98,883 posts)
35. Can anyone point me to the break down of this poll? Most polls post specific demographics,
Fri Dec 10, 2021, 09:47 PM
Dec 2021

registered, independents, etc.

I see nothing about how the people in this survey identify themselves

If I missed it, can someone point out where it is?

Thanks




andym

(6,063 posts)
40. Not surprising: bad poll results are due to inflation and omicron Covid fatigue
Sat Dec 11, 2021, 01:46 AM
Dec 2021

If by next summer, Covid is receding (the new about to be approved drugs from Merck and Pfizer should help), and inflation due to supply chain problems and high oil prices is in the past, the polls should turn around in Biden's and the Democrats' favor.

Katinfl

(761 posts)
42. I'll say it again
Sat Dec 11, 2021, 11:57 AM
Dec 2021

By and large, Americans are stupid and uninformed. That’s hard to say, must less realize, that is the fact. We see it over and over again, the uninformed and uneducated make bad choices. Just what more do they want President Biden to do? Things are so much better now than they were but he does not get credit for anything. It is disheartening to see what is going on and people don’t even realize how things have improved. I am so worried about 2022.

inwiththenew

(997 posts)
43. If you follow American politics this really shouldn't come as a shock
Sat Dec 11, 2021, 12:47 PM
Dec 2021

The party in White House has been on the losing end of almost every midterm election for the last 40 years. I think 2002 is the one exception and that was because of Bush's high approval rating that he still had after 9/11 and before he destroyed it with the Iraq War in 2003.

samsingh

(18,396 posts)
45. trump is already getting set to steal the next elections. What are we doing to stop this?
Sun Dec 12, 2021, 09:47 AM
Dec 2021

after they steal power, it will be too late for our Democracy.

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