Joe Biden Approval Rating Plummets in Major Concern for Re-Election Bid

Joe Biden has recently been struggling in the polls as he has gotten a dismal approval rating as he seeks reelection in 2024.

A new Reuters/Ipsos poll showed that only 39% of respondents approve of Biden's performance as president, his lowest approval rating since April. His approval rating has been slowly going down gradually for months with 42% in September and 40% in October.

Part of the reasons for the low Joe Biden approval rating is "war and foreign conflicts" as many respondents stated it is the No. 1 problem the current administration is facing.

Around 8% of respondents chose this in November, a sharp rise from just 4% in October. This comes as the Israel-Hamas War intensifies over in the Middle East. This was the same concern last April 2022 as many cited the Russia-Ukraine War as their No. 1 concern.

The biggest concern by many is the economy, with 20% saying it is their No. 1 concern. Crime took 9%, while 7% said the environment is their top concern. This is despite the economy already stabilizing and inflation going down.

Biden's lowest approval rating was 36% in mid-2022. He has been below 50% since August 2021 despite notable achievements, such as the Infrastructure Bill and the lowering of inflation.

Joe Biden's Age Remains a Concern For His 2024 Re-Election, Overshadowing His Achievements

The age issue has hounded Biden since he ran against Donald Trump in 2020 and has been hounding him ever since. This is despite him being only three years older than Trump with his probable 2024 opponent showing more gaffes than him.

The faculty of Yale University took a look at this "cynical" media coverage over his age and found that this concern may be unwarranted as it overshadowed the achievements he made during his first term.

Jeffrey A. Sonnenfeld, Senior Associate Dean for Leadership Studies & Lester Crown Professor in the Practice of Management at Yale University, stated that despite the cynicism brought about by Biden's age and the concerns about the economy, many Americans get the subject wrong as his $50 billion CHIPS Act re-shores critical supply chain and chip vulnerabilities, as well as the revitalizing of the US infrastructure with the Infrastructure Bill.

In terms of jobs, unemployment is down with Biden and it currently sits at a 54-year low, including record lows for Black and Hispanic workers.

New Poll Shows Americans Have Misconceptions About Joe Biden's Economy Heading Into 2024

This is supported by a new Yahoo! Finance/IPSOS poll that showed Americans are getting things wrong about how the economy is actually doing.

In that poll, it pointed out that the unemployment rate when Biden took office was at 6.3%. It is now 3.7% and well below the average for the last 75 years, which is at 5.7%. However, respondents do not see it that way as 24% said it was unusually high.

Inflation is now back to normal rates but Americans are still gloomy regarding it. Yahoo! Finance pointed out that this may be because majority of Americans do not know basic facts regarding the economy.

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Written by: Rick Martin

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