Biden Year One Approval Ratings Subpar, Extremely Polarized
Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup
During his first year in office, an average of 48.9% of Americans approved of the job President Joe Biden was doing. Biden's job approval ratings started relatively strong at 57%, but by September had plunged to 43%. A new Gallup poll finds 40% of U.S. adults approving of the job he is doing, his lowest to date. Among post-World War II presidents elected to their first term, only Donald Trump had a lower first-year average rating, at 38.4%.
Majorities Support Voting Rights Legislation and Filibuster Reform
Navigator Research
Half of Americans have heard about the Freedom to Vote Act, and nearly two in three support it being passed. Protecting the right to vote from the whims of either political party and state politicians is the most convincing reason to pass federal voting rights reforms. A growing share say they understand the filibuster and support eliminating it by a double-digit margin.
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