by Sharelle Burt
December 20, 2023
Vice President Harris is thrashing out Outdated Joe within the polls when it comes to approval.
A brand new ballot proves People are feeling Vice President Kamala Harris over President Joe Biden – however not by a lot.
Launched on Dec. 18, the survey, carried out by Monmouth College, exhibits Biden trailing at a brand new approval low of 34% whereas Harris is main the way in which at 35%. For unbiased voters, his approval score sits at solely 24% – down shut to fifteen factors since July 2023. The 2 predominant subjects which are sinking Biden’s voter approval are immigration and inflation. Following that was Biden’s marketing campaign guarantees of a “higher life” along with his “Bidenonmics” technique. Sixty-nine p.c of voters really feel life is backtracking, whereas simply 20% consider issues are trending in the appropriate route.
Patrick Murray of the Monmouth College Polling Institute says a lot of the information comes from People nonetheless residing within the excessive costs confronted post-COVID days, however there’s some fact to it. “The Biden administration retains touting their infrastructure investments and a number of constructive financial indicators,” Murray stated.
“These knowledge factors could also be factual, however most People are nonetheless smarting from larger costs attributable to post-pandemic inflation. This appears to be what’s driving public opinion. There may be political hazard in pushing a message that principally tells folks their tackle their very own scenario is incorrect.”
Publicly, Harris and Biden don’t appear too fearful in regards to the low approval numbers as their eyes are nonetheless on staying within the Oval Workplace. The nation’s first feminine VP has continuously defended her boss, most not too long ago towards former Home Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who attacked Biden’s negotiating abilities at a convention.
“With all due respect, when anybody who has had the expertise McCarthy simply had, I don’t assume he’s a decide of negotiations,” Harris stated.
Biden claims he doesn’t pay a lot consideration to the polls, both.
On Nov. 9, Biden instructed reporters they had been studying the polls, displaying he was trolling behind Trump incorrect. “I’ll offer you 10 polls, eight of them I’m beating him Trump in these states, he stated. “Eight of them. You guys solely do two.”
However behind closed doorways, a unique narrative is being painted. Earlier than the Thanksgiving vacation, Biden held a gathering with high aides to inquire what they had been going to do in regards to the numbers. In keeping with Each day Mail, each Biden and First Girl Jill have been involved for months, however because the numbers haven’t budged in weeks, issues have gotten tense.
