Americans’ approval of President Joe Biden “remains low,” according to a recent national poll.
The January edition of the Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll found that only 42% of Americans currently approve of the president and his administration. Biden’s approval rating has been fluctuating between 38% and 45% over the past two years. Respondents cited the economy, inflation, and immigration as key points of concern with the president.
Only 40% approve of Biden’s management of the economy, while an even lower 36% approve of his handling of inflation, and 35% support his handling of immigration.
As covered by The Dallas Express, the State of Texas and the Biden administration are currently embroiled in a standoff in Eagle Pass over the southern border, with Texas claiming it has the right to defend its part of the border against the record-high levels of unlawful migration occurring.
Furthermore, more than three in five voters “say they have doubts about Biden’s mental fitness.” Some 63% of respondents said they doubt Biden’s mental ability to serve as the president of the United States, and 69% said they believe Biden is “showing he is too old to be President.” Per the poll, over half of American voters think Biden is actually getting worse.
Additionally, the poll indicates that the majority of Americans would rather not have to choose between Biden and former President Donald Trump this election cycle.
Some 64% of voters said they believe Americans need “another choice” in the 2024 presidential election, while 36% said Biden and Trump “are good enough choices.”
Over half of voters said that in the event of a rematch between Biden and Trump, they would consider voting for an “independent moderate candidate.”
Meanwhile, feedback from Republican primary voters indicates Trump will again be the party’s nominee for president, as covered by DX. The former president scored back-to-back victories in the first two contests of the Republican primary, trouncing his opponents by wide margins in the Iowa Caucus and securing New Hampshire’s delegates in a heads-up match with former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley.
As previously reported by DX, Haley has vowed to continue her campaign despite the long-shot odds and a gathering of support behind the former president.
