Yimean: joe byten's approval rating is lower than donald trumps ever was during his tenure. Yimean: Even through both impeachments, even through the charlottesville controversy, he was never at a point, approval rating wise, as low as joe byden is right now. Nay, before the break, you said that democrats aren't in as bad a position as we once thought,. but that president byten isn't really keeping pace with the perception of the rest of his party. Can you explain that? yimean: The pull numbers were not good for joe by ten, and there's no other way to put his approval
For months, leaders of the Democratic Party and President Biden have been bracing for huge losses in the upcoming midterm elections. Today, “The Daily” explores a new New York Times poll that complicates that thinking — and could set the stage for a very different showdown in November.
Guest: Nate Cohn, a domestic correspondent for The Upshot at The New York Times.
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Background reading:
- Here’s what a new Times poll shows about divisions and dissatisfaction in the United States.
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