To clarify:
They were asked if the economy was in recovery and 33% said it was.
The question isnt about how Biden is handling it, or even how the economy is doing.
They just asked people if they thought it was recovering.
The thing is, telling the average American the economy is doing great doesn’t work. Because for the average American shit sucks. “The economy” is all about billionaires doubling their billions.
The majority of Americans have so little money and assets, were just not a significant portion of “the economy”.
And with a common criticism being neither candidate cares about average Americans, this just gives them evidence.
They both have been separated from regular people for so long, they legitimately don’t understand what it’s like for a random voter.
I agree with you, and I don’t usually pay any attention to individual poll results. But this sentiment writ large may have an impact on the general election since voters typically link the performance of the economy to the current president (fairly or unfairly).
Interesting graph on this article showing correlation between consumer confidence and positive approval in the president:
Think of those stupid “i did that” stickers, but in reverse.
Can we please stop with all the poll articles? Every fucking day with this shit. They are almost always clickbait garbage and mean nothing
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Joe Biden officially begins his general election campaign with a slight polling deficit against Donald Trump, and no indications that his forceful State of the Union address has provided much of a boost with voters, according to a public opinion survey released on Wednesday.
Biden and Trump on Tuesday clinched the final delegates they needed to win the Democratic and Republican nominations, respectively, with primary victories in Washington state, Mississippi and Georgia.
They will be officially named the nominees at their party’s conventions over the summer, but by all indications, Americans are not looking forward to the first rematch between presidential candidates in almost seven decades.
And while unfavorability ratings for both men are 55%, the poll finds Republicans are more fired up about a second Trump presidency than Democrats are for another four years of Biden.
Biden’s approval ratings have been underwater for more than two and a half years, and the dip roughly coincided with the intensification of inflation that accompanied the economy’s bounceback from the mass layoffs and business closures caused by Covid-19.
While the White House has tried to redirect voters’ attention to the strong labor market, ebbing rate of price growth and the potential offered by Biden’s legislative accomplishment, views of the economy specifically have remained negative.
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Oh gosh, it’s phrased as a slightly favorable to Biden headline and isn’t being downvoted into the ground. I thought the brigaders really hated polls?!
