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An ABC poll released on December 12 revealed that a majority of Americans disapprove of Joe Biden’s way of governing, especially in economic matters as 69% disapprove of how the Democratic administration is handling inflation. The majority of both Republicans (94%) and Democrats (54%) disapprove of Biden’s management. Similarly, 71% of independent voters also disapprove of him according to the poll.
The survey reveals that concerns about inflation have eclipsed concerns about the coronavirus pandemic; and regarding the economic recovery, 57% said they disapprove of Biden’s performance so far.
Regarding the handling of COVID-19, a slim majority (51%) of Americans favor Biden on the mandatory vaccine mandate; while 51% disapprove of the handling of climate change and another 55% disapprove of the way the president is handling relations with Russia.
The ABC News-Ipsos poll was conducted Dec. 10-11 with a random sample of 524 adults. The poll results have a margin of error of 5 percentage points.
The low ratings have led to a new low in Biden’s overall approval rating, which according to FiveThirtyEight stands at 43%.
Historic inflation under the Biden administration
Inflation over the past 12 months was at a 39-year-high. Prices increased 6.8% last November compared to the same month in 2020, according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) released Friday by the Labor Department.
This is the highest level of inflation since 1982, driven mainly by energy prices.
Sabrina Martín Rondon is a Venezuelan journalist. Her source is politics and economics. She is a specialist in corporate communications and is committed to the task of dismantling the supposed benefits of socialism // Sabrina Martín Rondon es periodista venezolana. Su fuente es la política y economía. Es especialista en comunicaciones corporativas y se ha comprometido con la tarea de desmontar las supuestas bondades del socialismo