Opinion Today
December 22, 2023
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Biden Ends 2023 With 39% Job Approval: Biden’s Current Rating Worse Than Other Modern Presidents at Same Point Megan Brenan, Gallup President Joe Biden’s job approval rating is 39%, marking a slight improvement from the 37% low points in October and November but the fifth time his rating is below 40% in 2023. Looking at the approval ratings of the past seven presidents at the same point in their first term in office, Biden’s current 39% is the lowest.
Biden threatened by generation gap on Israel among Democrats; antisemitism seen as a growing problem Andrew Romano, Yahoo News A widening divide between older and younger Democrats on the war in Gaza poses a political risk to President Biden as he heads into the 2024 election year, according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll.
Holiday spending to be up big even as approval of Biden hits new low, CNBC economic survey shows Steve Liesman, CNBC It looks like it’s going to be both a green and a blue Christmas. The CNBC All-America Economic Survey finds American views on the economy in a continued slump, echoed in increasingly negative views on President Joe Biden’s job approval, and yet holiday spending plans are buoyant.