Even worse for the president’s party, they offer little reason to believe that things will improve for Democrats before the November midterm elections.
The president’s job approval stands at a weak 42 percent among registered voters in the , while 54 percent disapprove. Among registered voters who feel “strongly” about Biden’s performance, only 16 percent approve, while 42 percent disapprove.
Biden’s performance ratings on key aspects of his presidency are equally bad — or worse. A clear majority of respondents disapprove of his performance on foreign policy (42 percent approve/51 percent disapprove), the war in Ukraine (41 percent approve/52 percent disapprove), and the economy (33 percent approve/63 percent disapprove).
When NBC News asked respondents how much confidence they have in Biden’s “ability to respond to the war between Russia and Ukraine and manage this crisis,” only 28 percent said “a great deal” or “quite a bit of confidence,” while 44 percent said “very little confidence.”
Obviously, these are worrisome numbers not only for the White House but also for the Democratic campaign committees focused on 2022.
Biden’s personal image isn’t any better than his job performance numbers in the most recent NBC News poll. His image ratings of just 37 percent positive/46 percent negative are not dramatically different from former President Donald Trump’s current image (36 percent positive/50 perfect negative), according to the NBC poll.
As the Pew Research Center noted in its March 24 report, Biden is now “much more of a motivating factor for Republican than Democratic voters: 71% of Republican and Republican-leaning voters say they think of their vote as being ‘against’ Biden; far fewer Democrats and Democratic-leaning voters (46%) view their vote as a vote ‘for’ the president.”
When the Pew Research Center asked registered voters which issues were “very important” to them in casting their midterm vote, the top answer by far was the economy. It was followed by a basket of issues — from voting policies to health care, education, energy, gun policy and Supreme Court appointments.
At the bottom of the list of 15 issues were three issues that Democrats think are important and like to talk about but which Republicans regard as much less important — climate change, issues around race and ethnicity, and the coronavirus pandemic.
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