Biden faces broad negative ratings at start of campaign, Post-ABC poll finds

[sarcoux]

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Source: Washington Post

Biden’s overall job approval rating stands at 36 percent, down from 42 percent in February and about the same as the previous low of 37 percent in a Post-ABC poll conducted in early 2022. His disapproval stands at 56 percent, including 47 percent who disapprove “strongly.” Other recent polls have pegged Biden’s approval in the low 40s without a decline in recent months.

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Another warning sign for Biden and his team comes in hypothetical ballot tests. Throughout the 2020 campaign, Biden generally led Trump in head-to-head pre-election polls — and in November 2020, he won 51 percent of the popular vote to Trump’s 47 percent. Today, Biden is running behind the former president on the question of whom voters prefer for 2024.

When asked who they would support in 2024, 44 percent of voting-age adults say they would “definitely” or “probably” vote for Trump while 38 percent would definitely or probably vote for Biden. The remaining 18 percent are either undecided or gave another answer.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/07/president-biden-post-abc-poll/

[onecaliberal]

1. Vlad, is that you.

Who even buys this shit?

[elleng]

5. right

[onecaliberal]

6. It would be laughable, the sad thing is that too many can't see through propaganda.

[elleng]

24. Yes, MANY too many.

seems we are a nation/culture subject to b.s., that is, propaganda, and it's doing us great damage.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

2. Trumps insurrectionist baggage equal to Bidens baggage, love of democracy and rule of law...got it!??

The mass media forgetting one is a fascist awaiting criminal trial and civil rape verdict is as sad as it is transparent and pathetic.

Only two parties…that’s there secret excuse…one goes down, revenue plummets.

[RealityBasedNewYorkr]

3. Early polls are mostly meaningless but...

…if this country votes for Orange Mussolini again then the American experiment will have died from a self-inflicted wound.

[onecaliberal]

7. It might already be dead from the first time.

This is pure propaganda.

[elleng]

4. but it's a b.s. poll, i don't believe it for a minute.

I also think its foolish to pay attention to ANY polls @ this stage of the game.

[Fiendish Thingy]

8. Don't know how they calculated a 3.5% MOE from a sample size of just 1000

Usually, to get an MOE of 3.5% for a national poll, you have to get closer to 2000 responses.

[underpants]

10. Not to discount the whole thing but the MOE should be 3.0

or lower.

[ancianita]

9. Yo, WaPo?

The ABC poll uses an unreliable and invalid sampling.

7 million voters STILL say otherwise.

[sarcoux]

27. I think you're mistaking ABC/WAPo with Trafalgar

Am I right?

[ancianita]

29. Why would I? Do you see the OP title?

I used the article's link to the WaPo-ABC Poll itself. Only 1,000 surveyed. Seriously?
No poll this far out is anything but media hype.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/documents/f409a864-d58c-430a-8adc-ee6a8a344854.pdf?itid=lk_inline_manual_6


Why do you ask? What would the Trafalgar poll have to do with this article?

[LisaM]

11. Just a few days ago I heard his approval ratings were up.

Did I imagine that? Not high as in 75 percent, which is what he deserves, but in the mid to upper 40s. And this was quite recent.

[ancianita]

30. No polls are polling the 7 MILLION who voted for him. That's better info than

temperature taking polls of a thousand or two thousand here and there.

[ZonkerHarris]

12. Since Desantis crashed the media wants to reboot the horse race. Don't believe it and GOTV

[JohnSJ]

13. Are polls really LBN? How many people were sampled who don't answer calls from numbers they

don’t recognize

[sarcasmo]

21. Agreed. I'm confused, has LBN changed?

[LiberalLovinLug]

14. You guys are $%&ed

I realize that one should be careful of throwing the first stone, and we have our own "freedom convoy" and our "Texas", Alberta. but as a Canadian, I think I can speak for people in most countries, who wonder How can 44% of Americans STILL want Trump as their President?

It has to be the insidious rhizome of far right day time radio and now podcasts and new even more extreme right wing news networks. We have conservative talk radio, and we get a pro-corporate slant on our news, but nothing like the disinformation and conspiracy promotions you get down there. And whats worse, there are no counter balanced opinion shows in many regions. I'm worried how many otherwise level headed Americans, are being brainwashed.

Watching a Packman video interviewing the guy who won the Pillow guy's bet about his data being wrong. He voted for Trump.,....twice! and may again. Even though he seemed like a very smart logical person. And just proved that Pillow guy (and Trump) are wrong and lying. He "didn't trust" Hillary, and "liked" Trumps policies more.

And on the sensitive topic of Biden running, IMO he should have gracefully announced he would step down, and give a new generation...well a little younger at least...a shot this time. As far as I'm concerned he's already a hero for making sure that the biggest threat to the free world was prevented from an immediate second term. I sure hope that legacy won't be replaced by being the guy who through his own hubris and stubbornness, helped usher in a new American Fascist regime.

[Evolve Dammit]

20. Good observations. I do think Joe is the only one at this time, that will beat Orange Boy.

[Lovie777]

15. Wasn't the polls in 2022 said the Democrats were.........................

going to be wiped out.

[sarcoux]

25. Trafalgar did

The Washington Post poll didn't predict such thing.

[LudwigPastorius]

16. His toughest numbers are on inflation, immigration, and "direction of the country".

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/president-biden-job-approval-7320.html

[Chainfire]

18. All Republicans need to do to make this even worse is to continue breaking things.

[Evolve Dammit]

22. I predict they will allow default to occur and blame Biden. They will burn it down (to save it)...

They care nothing for this country, just authoritarian power. Happened pretty fast too with the right useful idiot, carnival barker, didn't it?

[Chainfire]

17. Good governance is not enough for people today.

The people want to be entertained by the President, they want a "star," an action/adventure hero and many are willing to accept even an evil action/adventure hero. They want a macho man who is not afraid to purge his enemies or start a nuclear war. (if necessary, of course...)

Regardless of the polls, I still find it difficult to believe that Biden voters from the last election would flip for Trump next time. I will say this, if we allow a person like Trump or DeSantis in the White House, with lost Democratic votes, we will get what we deserve...in spades. Dante could not have envisioned what the future of America would look like.

[Lettuce Be]

19. Literally the exact same headline every single time.

[sarcoux]

26. What would be a good headline for this poll?

If you were the headline-maker.

[nowforever]

23. What swamp did they poll in

Yeah, I'm going to vote for the rapist liar traitor who is an ignoramus over a competent and wise leader

[progree]

28. In case this sounds familiar, here's the one posted last night with 89 replies

(same poll)
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217890173

Celerity has some interesting possible 269-269 tie electoral maps (ties go to the Repukes because they have more congressional delegations)
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217890173#post31

[Omaha Steve]

31. After a review by forum hosts, locking........

Polls should be in General Discussion.