Politics


Biden’s Dismal Failures Will Make Him a One-Term President


A huge electoral backlash is looming, say Democrat pollsters Douglas Schoen and Carly Cooperman.


T 55% DISAPPROVE BY DOUGLAS E. SCHOEN AND CARLY COOPERMAN


he recent decline in sup- port for President Joe Biden and his administration likely means that the Democratic


Party will lose control of the House and potentially the Senate in 2022. It makes it increasingly likely that


Biden will be a one-term president. In the wake of the Afghanistan with-


drawal, just 41 percent of registered voters approve of Biden, while 55 per- cent disapprove, according to a USA


Biden Underwater


DOWNWARD SPIRAL The president’s favorability has nosedived over his handling of Afghanistan, the economy, and the COVID pandemic.


Is the U.S. on the right or wrong track?


41% APPROVE


Joe Biden’s job as president


55% DISAPPROVE 40 NEWSMAX | OCTOBER 2021


41% APPROVE


Biden’s handling of COVID-19


50% APPROVE


45% DISAPPROVE


Biden’s handling of economy


53% DISAPPROVE


39% APPROVE


Biden’s handling of immigration


62% DISAPPROVE


25% APPROVE


Today-Suff olk University survey. Biden’s approval rating has dropped


16 points since spring. In early May, it stood at 57 percent,


with 38 percent disapproving, accord- ing to a Politico poll among registered voters. To note, other public polls around this time generally showed the president’s approval in the mid-50s. What explains Biden’s precipitous


decline? On the key issues facing the country


— the economy, immigration, the pan- demic, and Afghanistan — Biden and Democrats receive negative ratings. And speaking as professional poll-


sters, when an incumbent party trails so signifi cantly on the key challenges facing the country close to one year before an election, it is a potential har- binger of ill for that party. With regard to the economy, just 39


percent of registered voters approve of Biden’s handling of the economy, while 53 percent disapprove, according to the USA Today-Suff olk University survey.


Likely 2022 voters also trust Repub-


licans over Democrats by 12 points in terms of which party is best able to


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