A recent poll indicated that Americans are not moved by President Joe Biden’s promises and arguments made during Thursday’s State of the Union address. The results also come amid a spate of polls showing Biden losing ground to former President Donald Trump both in voting intention and on a number of key issues.
The most recent ABC News/Ipsos poll found Biden struggling on key issues important to Americans. Regarding the economy, only 36% approve of Biden’s approach. Biden also has a 35% approval rating regarding the state of crime in the country. Only 30% approve of his approach to the war between Israel and Hamas. On the topic of Ukraine, 41% approve.
Regarding the State of the Union itself, only 36% of independents said that Biden performed worse than expected or about as expected. Among this group, only 25% said that his address was better than expected.
Furthermore, Biden suffers from an enthusiasm gap compared to Trump. Among Republicans, Trump received approvals on certain policies between about 75% and 90%. For Biden, approvals ranged from a low of 59% to about 75%.
More Americans also said that they trusted Trump to run the country over Biden by a 36%-33% margin.
The poll also comes as a recent Fox News survey found that Americans believe that the Biden administration has failed on a number of key topics.
When asked whether or not Biden “mostly succeeded” or “mostly failed,” just 38% of respondents said that the president succeeded in helping the working class. Another 58% disagreed.
FOX NEWS POLL:
— 71% of Americans say Biden has "mostly FAILED" to improve border security.
— 69% say Biden has "mostly FAILED" to unify the country.
— 63% say Biden has "mostly FAILED" to make the U.S. safer. pic.twitter.com/5oZTOyKNbP
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) March 11, 2024
On the topic of improving the United States’ image on the world stage, just 36% agreed with Biden’s approach, while 61% disapproved.
On the economy, 36% say that the Biden administration has mostly succeeded, while 61% said that it’s mostly failed.
Regarding the safety of the country, 32% agree with Biden’s policies, while 63% disagree. As for the topic of unifying the country, only 26% of Americans believe that Biden has mostly succeeded, while 69% disagree.
On border security, just 24% believe that Biden has improved the situation, while 71% say that he has mostly failed.
