U.S. President Joe Biden is struggling with approval ratings ahead of his first anniversary on the 20th (local time).
In a poll conducted by CBS Broadcasting Corporation on the 12th to 14th of 2,094 American adults, 50% of the respondents said they felt ‘frustrated’ after Biden took office. Response rate ±2.5
‘Disappointment’ and ‘Anxiety’ accounted for 49% and 40%, respectively. ‘Stability’ and ‘satisfaction’ were only 25% each.
President Biden’s approval rating was 44%. It is the same as the lowest level in November last year. After peaking at 62% in March of the same year, it has steadily declined. On the other hand, the non-approval rate reached 56%.
In addition, when comparing the approval rating in the first year of the presidency since Ronald Reagan in 1982, it is the second lowest after former President Trump (37%).
In particular, a large number of respondents were found to be dissatisfied with the Biden administration’s economic policies, such as inflation (inflation) and supply chain problems.
70% of respondents were against President Biden’s inflation measures. 52% of respondents said that inflation has gotten worse.
In the case of the evaluation of measures to prevent the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), 64% were ‘negative’.
The biggest complaint about quarantine measures was information confusion (69%). It was followed by mandatory vaccination at 61% and insufficient compared to Omicron at 47%.
Meanwhile, as for President Biden’s personal preference, 55% liked it, about 10% more than the 45% disliked.
Biden also showed a higher preference for Biden in a bilateral confrontation with former President Trump.
45% said ‘President Biden is better’ and 39% said ‘ex-President Trump is better’. ‘No preference’ was 16%.
(Seoul = News 1)
