Biden sees support for independents decline

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The current standoff on Capitol Hill, coupled with the disorderly troop withdrawal from Afghanistan and its handling of the ongoing Mexican border crisis, has contributed to the delay in support from independent and more moderate voters.

Recent polls show Biden’s numbers dropping dramatically with the key demographic.

A Gallup poll last week found that Biden’s approval rating among independents fell to 37%, the lowest since Biden took office, and slipped 24 points below his approval rating of 61 % at the start of its administration.

An ABC / Ipsos poll this week showed independents were beating down on Biden’s handling of key issues, including the pandemic, infrastructure and the withdrawal from Afghanistan. The poll found that the president’s approval for his handling of the pandemic fell 7 percentage points from August to September among independents, and Biden saw a 9 point drop among independents on his infrastructure management.

And an Associated Press poll released on Friday found that Biden’s approval rating among independents had fallen from 62% in July to 38% in September. Friday’s poll has Biden’s overall approval rating of 50%, down from 54% in August.

Political analysts link the bad numbers to a tough few months for Biden and a lack of results with his legislative agenda, which is stuck in Congress.

“Independents are seeing, after arguably six months of success in his presidency, a significant lack of results and a lot of dismay on Capitol Hill,” said Democratic strategist Mike Morey, former aide to Senator Charles Schumer (DN.Y.) . “They just want things to go and be okay. I think if you look at the numbers around Afghanistan, they don’t see the pullback as sharp and they don’t see what is happening on Capitol Hill for clear.

Biden has seen two key pillars of his economic agenda stranded on Capitol Hill in recent weeks. A $ 1.1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill that passed the Senate in August has yet to pass the House after Progressive Democrats pledged to oppose it until that a larger reconciliation package is finalized, containing spending commitments for health, education and climate programs.

Polls show the infrastructure bill is popular with parties and independents, and its passage was seen as Biden’s best chance for a meaningful bipartisan victory given his support for the Senate Minority Leader. Mitch mcconnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellThe Hill’s Morning Report – Presented By Alibaba – Democrats Still Disagreeing On Biden House Agenda Sends Bill To Biden To Avoid Midnight Government Shutdown 5 Reasons Why This Political War week is different from all other PLUS (Ky.) And other Republicans.

The president also saw pledges to act against gun violence, voting rights and immigration hit a brick wall in the Senate, where a 50-50 split allowed Republicans to block major bills .

Privately, some Democrats have expressed concern about the recent poll numbers they are seeing for Biden. They wonder if the polls have lasting power, especially as critical gubernatorial races loom in the coming weeks and next year’s midterm elections approach.

Biden vowed to break the Washington fever after the Trump years, but has had limited success. Opposition to the infrastructure bill from progressives in his party could be particularly problematic in reaching independents who just want to get things done.

“I think there’s definitely some concern that Biden isn’t really doing the things he said he would, like getting things to work out again after four tumultuous years,” one said. Democratic strategist. “A lot of people feel like they haven’t seen much of this lately, especially if you don’t drink the Biden Kool Aid.”

Matt Bennett, co-founder and executive vice president of centrist think tank Third Way, threw cold water on the Gallup poll, calling it outlier.

“It’s very temporary,” Bennett said. “It’s a snapshot in time.”

He said Biden could revive his approvals if both bills can be passed in the coming days. The adoption of these measures “would put wind in the sails”, declared.

“This is what independents want the government to do,” he said of Congress passing the bill. “It will resonate with them.”

Biden’s fall among independents is part of a larger drop in his poll numbers that began in early August as coronavirus cases rose and the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan led to unrest. White House officials have largely ignored the latest polls, saying this can be attributed to concerns about the pandemic.

Biden, in fact, always has higher approval numbers when it comes to dealing with the pandemic. The ABC News / Ipsos poll, for example, shows Biden receives 57% on handling COVID-19. The investigation is helping alleviate some of the anxiety Democrats feel about Biden’s numbers on other issues.

“It’s all about COVID, at least right now,” a strategist said. “Some people won’t agree with me, but I think that’s all that really matters now. The closer he can get to bringing the country back from the brink, the better. ”

There is optimism that the country has passed the peak of the Delta Variant wave as cases and hospitalizations begin to drop across much of the country, further fueling Democrats’ conviction that if Biden can set up his economic program, this will benefit the president and party members at the bottom of the ballot.

“Democrats win when they unite behind popular policies that help people, instead of letting outliers set the agenda,” a coalition of progressive groups said in a statement after the vote was postponed on Thursday’s infrastructure. “Democrats’ best hope today is to unite behind what the people who voted for them want, not to respond to the unpopular views of outlier extremists whose priorities resemble those of corporate lobbyists.”