Joe Biden’s approval rating has fallen to 37 percent in a new poll conducted by Insider Advantage for the Center for American Greatness. The national survey of 825 likely voters on July 5-6 showed that 58 percent of respondents disapproved of Biden’s job performance, and 5 percent had no opinion or were undecided.
The poll also showed that Democrats in troubled waters with voters, with only 42 percent of voters preferring that they control Congress. A full 50 percent of respondents said that if the election were held today, they would prefer that Republicans control Congress.
Asked what issue was most important to them ahead of the upcoming 2022 midterm elections for Congress, 45 percent of likely voters said economic issues—”inflation and gas prices” and “avoiding an economic recession”—were most important to them. Restoring abortion laws or following up on the findings of the partisan January 6 Select Committee were the most important issue for 13 percent of respondents, respectively. “Eliminating wokeness from federal government agencies” was the most important issue for 10 percent of likely voters.
What one issue is most important to you in the upcoming 2022 midterm elections for Congress?
a) Inflation and gas prices: 34%
b) Avoiding an economic recession: 11%
c) Gun control: 9%
d) restoring abortion laws back to the Roe v. Wade years: 13%
e) Making sure the new Supreme Court ruling on abortion remains the law: 4%
e) eliminating so-called wokeness from federal government agencies: 10%
f) Following up on the findings of the House Committee on the issues related to January 6th with criminal referrals being presented: 13%
g) Something else or I have no opinion: 6%
The vast majority of respondents—87 percent—said that “rising inflation in the cost of goods and services, including the price of gasoline,” is impacting them significantly.
How much is rising inflation in the cost of goods and services, including the price of gasoline, impacting you and your family?
Significantly 87
Insignificantly 10
No Opinion/Undecided 3
Joe Biden’s approval numbers are historically low compared to other presidents, including former President Donald Trump, according to FiveThirtyEight.
Biden’s term in office has been marked by a series of self-inflicted disasters and failures, including his botched withdrawal from Afghanistan, the ongoing COVID pandemic that he promised to end, out of control inflation, high gas prices, the border crisis, executive overreach, his increasingly authoritarian behavior, intentionally divisive policies, his declining mental state, and now the looming threat of a recession.