Joe Biden continues to make history, as Americans’ confidence in the economy is at the lowest point ever recorded.
The latest Grinnell College National Poll finds only 27 percent of Americans believe the economy will be better in 12 months.
That’s 20 percentage points lower than it was one year ago, just weeks after Biden took office.
But it gets worse from there, with 58 percent of respondents saying they believe the economy will get worse in the coming year.
Grinnell College notes it’s the highest number ever recorded in the poll’s history.
And it appears they blame Biden, with a crushing 57 percent saying they disapprove of Biden’s handling of the economy.
“The collapse in economic confidence means that President Biden and congressional Democrats are facing strong headwinds as they head into the November elections,” said Peter Hanson, Grinnell College National Poll director. “Midterm elections are frequently a referendum on the performance of the administration, and these numbers are a sign that the judgment from voters is likely to be harsh. Absent a major change, Republicans are well-positioned to take control of Congress.”
It’s not just the economy. With voters split over Biden’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian-Ukraine war, Americans are unsure he is up to the job of president.
“The poll finds more Americans disapprove than approve of Biden’s performance as president (52% disapprove, 34% approve), with 14% saying they are not sure. While Biden wins solid approval among Democrats (70%), Republicans overwhelmingly disapprove (89%),” Grinnell College reports.
“It’s interesting to me that the ‘not sure’ factor is as high as it is,” said pollster J. Ann Selzer of Selzer & Company. “It seems unlikely that Joe Biden isn’t well known enough to make a judgment. I believe this is a reflection of the high level of uncertainty everywhere – the war in Ukraine, inflation, COVID-19 and more.”
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Michael Brigham
Michael Brigham has written for American Action News since the summer of 2019. His areas of expertise include foreign affairs, government, and politics, but regardless of the subject matter, he has a nose and an insatiable appetite for news. In his free time, he enjoys reading nonfiction, watching a mix of comedies and true crime documentaries, and spending time away from the swamp hiking in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.
Get rid of this idiot, we had no problems under Trump, now everything is screwed up, he doesn’t know what he is doing
I seriously doubt Trump would have mandated Covid vaccinations and masking, so we would still be many months away from reaching the pandemic recovery stage we are at now. That means that our supply side and inflation rate would have been much worse than we are seeing under Biden.
No, please let him drudge out his term. Just look at what we will get if he goes. Let’s take both houses and thereby stymie the clowns foolish actions until we can get rid of him in 2024. Right now the dems with their insane policies are the best asset republicans have.
Sometimes stolen elections can turn out badly. They should have at least gotten someone smarter than retard joe My comments doesn’t get printed anymore
All this stuff does nothing but prove that this ignorant lunatic idiot doesn’t know his ass from a hole in the ground and should have never been able to get into politics in the first place!!!!