As his agenda flounders on Capitol Hill, President Joe Biden’s popularity among everyday Americans is taking a beating, USA Today reports.
Biden’s approval rating has dropped to 38%, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released on Wednesday.
While Biden maintains wild popularity among Democrats – about 80% approve of the job he is doing – his approval rating among Republicans and independents, who make up the largest portion of the sample, has cratered, according to Quinnipiac.
About 32% of independents approve of Biden’s job as president. His approval rating among Republicans is only 4%.
Respondents panned his handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal, with only 28% saying the withdrawal was the right move. He had negative approval for his handling of the military, taxes, foreign policy, immigration and the Mexican border, according to the poll.
Biden also hit low points in the latest poll on two key questions: his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and the economy. About half of those polled said they disapprove of the way he has handled the coronavirus, and 55% disapprove of his handling of the economy.
