President Joe Biden’s job approval rating for the 13th quarter of his presidency is the lowest of his term and is the worst among all presidents in modern history, according to a recent Gallup poll.
At the same point in the presidency, former President Donald Trump had an approval rating of 46.8 percent, which was higher than the 45.9 percent rating of his predecessor, President Barack Obama.
President Biden averaged higher than 50 percent in his first two quarters, with subsequent ratings remaining around 40 percent.
Before President Biden, the previous lowest rating was registered by President George H.W. Bush, at 41.8 percent. President Eisenhower continues to rank at the top, with an approval rating of 73.2 percent. None of the presidents since then have even been able to cross the 60 percent approval level for the 13th quarter.
“Three of the four prior presidents who had 13th-quarter approval averages below 50 percent lost their reelection bids, with Obama the exception,” Gallup stated.
“Biden’s most recent quarterly average ranks 277th out of 314 presidential quarters in Gallup records dating to 1945. That puts it in the bottom 12 percent of all presidential quarters.”
Gallup noted that President Biden’s 13th quarter was filled with several key issues affecting the United States, including elevated levels of illegal crossings at the U.S. southern border and the war between Israel and Hamas.
“While macroeconomic indicators, particularly job growth, remain positive, there have been signs that inflation may be increasing again,“ it stated. ”The stock market, which hit record highs during the quarter, has faltered in recent weeks.”
With 83 percent, President Biden continues to have a high approval rating among Democrats. However, he had a rating of only 2 percent from Republicans. His rating from independents was also weak, at 33 percent.
“In this election year, when Biden is hoping U.S. voters reward him with a second term, he is needing some positive momentum to put him in a stronger position to be reelected,” Gallup stated.
“However, that didn’t occur during the past three months, with Americans no more positive about how Biden is doing his job than they were in his prior quarter, or for most of the past three years.”
Trump Leading Biden
President Biden’s low approval rating comes as he lags behind President Trump in the 2024 race based on numbers from multiple polls.“Voters who think the cost of living is rising support Trump over Biden, 56 percent to 32 percent,” Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling, said.
In an interview with The Epoch Times, Robert Cahaly, Trafalgar Group’s head pollster, said that President Trump’s “hidden voters” are becoming more vocal in the polls.
“The hidden Trump vote has always been there, and there’s a certain segment of Trump people who just won’t say they’re for Trump,” he said.
Though the share of such pro-Trump hidden voters varies by state, he said there are probably “three to five percent of Trump people kind of under the radar,” he said.
“We have to debate because our country is going in the wrong direction so badly,“ he said. ”While it is a little bit typical early, we have to debate, we have to explain to the American people what the hell is going on.”
President Biden recently responded that he will debate President Trump but did not give a date. His confirmation came after the White House refused to give a clear answer on the issue several times.
Multiple media outlets have requested that the two candidates engage in a debate.
“If there’s one thing Americans can agree on during this polarized time, it is that the stakes of this election are exceptionally high,“ several mainstream media outlets, including CNN, Fox, PBS, and The Associated Press, said in a joint statement. ”Amidst that backdrop, there is simply no substitute for the candidates debating with each other, and before the American people, their visions for the future of our nation.”
