KOLB: Biden’s Disastrous Polling Numbers Can Be Explained By One Simple Fact

 

For roughly the first six months of his administration, President Joe Biden enjoyed favorable approval numbers well above 50%.

The slide began in July when COVID-19 infection rates, driven by the delta variant surge, started rising significantly nationwide. Then, in August, Biden’s disastrous handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal intensified his popularity plunge.

The White House seems to be oblivious to the problem – at least publicly – and points to the two infrastructure bills (the $1.2 trillion “hard” infrastructure bill that Biden signed into law on November 15, and the $1.75 trillion-plus bill currently pending before Congress) as the vehicles that, when passed, will reverse his poor polling.

This is wishful thinking because, since July, a clear pattern has now emerged, and this pattern explains why Biden’s overall approval rate today stands at just 43%.

The president and his administration keep saying things that Americans can see with their own eyes aren’t factually true...MORE