According to Gallup, President Biden's approval rating is the second lowest among presidents since the 1950s.
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41% approve and 56% disapprove. I don't expect republican and conservative adults to approve of the job performance of a president who is a member of the Democratic Party. They were never going to give Joe Biden a fair shake. However, I do expect those who lean to the left and those who are true independents to do so. Is inflation high? Yes. Is it because of Joe Biden? No. Inflation is high because of pandemic. President Biden's job creation numbers are the stuff of legend. The last three presidents to reduce the deficit were all members of the Democratic Party. The last three presidents who were members of the Republican Party all led the nation into recessions.
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We know this because it is not just limited to the United States.
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It is expected to be a relatively short blip.
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This information isn't difficult to find. I have been reminded from others here of a George Carlin joke: think of how stupid the average American is and then realize that half of the population is even dumber than that. Republicans are opposed to learning any information contrary to their political beliefs. This may allow McCarthy to skate free despite a blatant lie. (It does confirm that most elected Republicans know when they are saying something false or doing something wrong.)
I understand that voters who are members of the Democratic Party are upset that inflation is high and that voting rights legislation didn't pass nor did the Build Back Better agenda. However, it is wrong and makes me livid when people who are supposed to be on our side of the aisle blame President Biden and the entire Democratic Party for something he did not cause (inflation) or the actions of others who have agency (voting rights legislation and the Build Back Better agenda did not pass because of Senators Manchin and Sinema).
Undoubtedly, the mainstream media has played a role in this. In general, I find it impossible to believe that most journalists don't know how dangerous it is if the Republican Party and Donald Trump are put back in power. How often must we witness these selfish **** hold on to damaging stories, stories that would damage the brand of Donald Trump or the Republican Party, until they release a new book? They have to know that we are likely to lose our fucking democracy if they are put back in power. They have witnessed the replacement of republicans who would not cave and would not allow a coup in positions overseeing the administration of elections with Trumpers who will do whatever it takes, right or wrong , moral or immoral, ethical or unethical, to put Trump or the Republican Party in power. They are aware of the Eastman scheme. They are aware of the intent behind inciting the insurrection. They are aware of the unprecedented number of House Republicans and Republicans in Congress in general who voted for a written objection to the counting of state certified electoral college votes despite the utter lack of justification for such votes. I suspect that the vast majority of said House Republicans knew that the election was free and fair and that Joe Biden won. Moreover, it's not like there is a shortage of potential stories that they could report out on the insurrection, the last attempted coup, and the coup to come. Are they unaware that they will lose the freedom of the press when we lose our democracy?
For that matter, all of this information is easily found by anybody who wants to know truth. Again, do they not understand our system of government? Do they not understand the most famous and basic rule of the modern Senate, the filibuster? Do they believe that being president is equivalent to being dictator? Do they think Joe Manchin doesn't have agency?
I hate to do this, but it seems absolutely necessary. Joe Manchin has won six statewide elections in a row in West Virginia. Joe Biden did not even crack 30 % in West Virginia. Donald Trump won nearly 70% of the vote in West Virginia. Donald Trump won West Virginia by nearly forty fucking points. No other democrat else can win a statewide election in West Virginia. Any consequence threatened against Manchin would come too late, after the legislation failed. Moreover, since it would be even more likely to hurt us than hurt him, threats from us are not effective. That doesn't mean I don't support shaming Manchin because I absolutely do. A good part of why President Biden has such terrible job approval numbers is because Manchin doomed both voting rights legislation and the Build Back Better agenda. Manchin absolutely should be shamed. However, I harbor no illusions that it would make Manchin vote and act better.
The reason why President Biden's job approval numbers matter is because they are likely to strongly correlate to our party's performance in the November elections. Throwing President Biden under the bus is only going to make it less likely that our agenda will become law.
Saturday, Apr 23, 2022 · 8:56:15 PM +00:00 · Dem
This isn't the circus. This is real life. Voters or potential voters have agency. They are responsible for their choices. If they choose to be ignorant, then they made that choice and it was wrong. To be eligible to vote, you must be at least 18 years of age. These aren't children. I understand when children want to be entertained and or inspired. Real life doesn't work like that. You are responsible for your choices. You. For the very most part, potential voters who are registered to vote can either choose to vote for the candidate who is a member of the Democratic Party or not do so. There is no try. For the very most part, democrats in Congress and President Biden are trying to do what they think is best and if you think that 100% of left leaning people agree with you, you are mistaken. So, other people who lean left would have different preferences and different views. Why you would believe your view is superior to all other democrats is unclear at best to me. So if Democrats in Congress and President Biden don't do what you think, then he and the party as a whole deserve poor ratings? Really? The Democratic Party is very diverse and there is no way to perfectly please all of them. If he and the party met your requirements, there are undoubtedly many other left leaning people who would be disappointed. So, that can't be the basis for giving an elected official a negative job approval rating. Otherwise, it's impossible to be above water. Voters / potential voters are adults and facts are not hidden ; they are responsible for their choices. The vast majority of Democrats in Congress and President Biden are trying their best. That can't be said about potential voters who are ignorant and choosing to not support the Democratic Party, especially at this particular time.