TOTAL INDIG-NATION
America getting fed up
Americans of all political persuasions are frustrated with the state of the nation, with 85% saying that the country is heading in the wrong direction — including nearly eight in 10 Democrats, according to a new poll.
The deep dissatisfaction is reflected in both parties, with 92% of Republicans saying the economy is performing poorly — and 78% of Democrats saying the same, an increase of 35 percentage points since March, according to an Associated Press/NORC survey released on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, as the nation prepares to vote in midterm elections that will determine which party controls Congress, President Biden’s job approval rating continues to tank.
Overall, 60% of Americans disapprove of the job Biden is doing in the White House, including 73% of independents.
More than a quarter of Democrats (27%) disapprove of Biden, while fewer than three-quarters (72%) approve of him.
Dorothy Vaudo, 66, of North Carolina said she voted for Biden in 2020 but plans to switch parties this year.
“I’m a Democrat, so I had to vote Democrat, but that’s going to change,” she told the Associated Press.
Skyrocketing food and gas prices, the highest rate of inflation in four decades and the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have taken a toll on Americans, and they are expressing their displeasure with the president.
While a majority in the APNORC poll credit Biden’s response to the pandemic — with 53% approving — Americans took the president to task for his handling of the economy.
More than two-thirds of Americans (69%) disapprove of the White House’s economic policy, including 93% of Republicans, 84% of independents and 43% of Democrats.
The president also gets failing marks on his approach to gun policy, with 62% of Americans disapproving, including 91% of Republicans, 71% of independents and more than a third of all Democrats (34%).
The poll surveyed 1,953 Americans between June 23 and 27.
It has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.
85% say country heading in wrong direction
60% disapprove of job Biden is doing
62% disapprove of Biden’s approach on gun policy