Why is Biden now less popular than Trump?

[Rightguide]

What answer, you fucked off from the thread....

You got an answer, post it here or shut up, and admit you made a mistake.

Fuck you, go and read it.

 

[pecksniff]

Canadians elect Nazis.

 

[ll74]

The vultures are wasting their powder on this issue, which is fine with me. We just need Biden for this one term. He's already president--and he's doing as a good a job as folks will let him do. Falsely unloading on him as vultures are doing is just a waste in my mind. I don't see him running again. Therefore he doesn't have to overcome falsely created reports on unpopularity to try to influence future outcomes. He just needs to keep doing his job and keeping the Trumpers from destroying everything.

I understand that perspective. I think I just see the party getting a bad rap because the Prez isn't taking things head on as much as he could. And that will only lead to losing seats, which means more Jan 6 nonsense.

Having a dam in place to stop the water is only good while the dam holds.

 

[KeithD]

He is a shadow of the man trump is.

In terms of exhibiting criminality, treason, narcissism, and venality right out there in the open, you're absolutely right.

 

[Fuzzy1975]

Fuck you, go and read it.

Go read your imaginary answer....Right....

 

[PaxNurgle]

President Biden lost popularity because he dealt with two intractable problems that lacked easy or obvious solutions.

The first was the War in Afghanistan. The fact that the Taliban could survive for twenty years demonstrated that it had popular support in Afghanistan. We could have remained in Afghanistan for another four years. The courageous decision was to leave immediately, get it over with, and take the consequences.

The second was COVID-19. Republicans try to have it both ways. First, they oppose efforts to fight the pandemic, such as vaccinations and the use of face masks. Then they blame Biden for the people who continue to be infected and killed by the virus.

When I voted for Joe Biden I did not expect him to work miracles. I expected him to make difficult decisions, and to demonstrate the gravitas so lacking in Trump. From Biden I have received what I voted for.

While I don't always agree with you on a lot of stuff, to your credit, you do make some pretty intelligent and well thought out posts. This is similar to how I feel about Biden as well. I also feel that the concerns about inflation and shortages of consumer goods are also factoring the into general discontent with the current government. But again, I voted for Biden in 2020 largely for the same reason the majority of voters did- as flawed as he may be, he was by far the better choice (and really, the only choice).

 

[pecksniff]

In 2016, Trump was seen as some kind of transformational figure. Nobody ever saw Biden that way, only as someone who could restore pre-2016 normalcy, and in that regard he has not failed.

 

[KeithD]

Why? Its very simple! trump is a PATRIOT who loves his country, Biden is a communist who sold his soul and who sold out his country! Its as simple as that!

Someone here is simple, that's clear.

 

[BabyBoomer50s]

Appreciate the input from Biden sympathizers. Consensus seems to be that he hired bad communications people (Jen tries…she has to work with the putty she was given), he’s not fit to seek a second term, and of course the standard “let’s change the subject and talk about Trump.”

 

[Vetteman]

“President Joe Biden is now so unpopular that he has fallen a bit below even Donald Trump. Real Clear Politics average of presidential approval polls has Biden at 41% approval and 53% disapproval. Trump’s corresponding 2018 approval number edges Biden at 41.4%, with disapproval at 53.9%.”

It is a bit of a stretch to say Biden is less popular than Trump at this stage of their presidencies. The numbers are so close it’s more reasonable to say that Biden and Trump’s popularity is pretty much even. But the precipitous drop for Mr. Biden, and the seemingly endless trajectory is absolutely stunning.

I attribute it to 3 main things:

1. Incompetence. The most notable display came with the Afghanistan withdrawal, but many other examples hit the news daily. Covid, the border, terrible personnel decisions, etc.

2. Cognitive decline. Covid allowed him to minimize public appearances during the campaign. Now that he’s in office, Americans are witnessing his confusion regularly. We all cringe when he speaks.

3. Inflation. First he tried to deny it. Transitory he said. Now he’s pivoting to a cocktail of empathy and silly gimmicks like suspending the gas tax.

What are your explanations?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opin...s-popular-than-trump-hes-earned-it/ar-AAU1vgk

Unless you've been living under a rock Biden has always been less popular than Trump. That's probably why Biden lost the election.

 

[KeithD]

Appreciate the input from Biden sympathizers. Consensus seems to be that he hired bad communications people (Jen tries…she has to work with the putty she was given), he’s not fit to seek a second term, and of course the standard “let’s change the subject and talk about Trump.”

Naw, he's doing everything as right as could be done considering the mess Trump left and the Swiftboating the Trumpers continue to do.

You know, you Trumpers are just running out of gas. Sometime this spring someone's going to be brave enough to drop the first Trump indictment. Then, when they do, the indictments are going to start raining down from all corners. Even before that, his finances will be in complete shambles.

And the board Trumpettes will be left without having developed any half-way reasonable backup plan.

Your teeth are falling out. You don't scare anyone anymore.

 

[The_Trouvere]

Unless you've been living under a rock Biden has always been less popular than Trump. That's probably why Biden lost the election.

Another one of those kinds, huh?

As far as the Republican Supreme Court is concerned Biden won.

 

[Vetteman]

Another one of those kinds, huh?

As far as the Republican Supreme Court is concerned Biden won.

Only some judges said that and they didn't get all the evidence.

 

[YDB95]

Biden's approval rating is now climbing for the first time in months: https://graphics.reuters.com/USA-BIDEN/POLL/nmopagnqapa/

 

[BabyBoomer50s]

Naw, he's doing everything as right as could be done considering the mess Trump left and the Swiftboating the Trumpers continue to do.

You know, you Trumpers are just running out of gas. Sometime this spring someone's going to be brave enough to drop the first Trump indictment. Then, when they do, the indictments are going to start raining down from all corners. Even before that, his finances will be in complete shambles.

And the board Trumpettes will be left without having developed any half-way reasonable backup plan.

Your teeth are falling out. You don't scare anyone anymore.

Lol. Biden was never on a Swiftboat. I think he’s able eat solid foods though, as long they feed him small bites.

 

[KeithD]

Lol. Biden was never on a Swiftboat. I think he’s able eat solid foods though, as long they feed him small bites.

No, I didn't think you had anything sensible to post about that.

 

[PaxNurgle]

Unless you've been living under a rock Biden has always been less popular than Trump. That's probably why Biden lost the election.

Unless you have been living under a rock, Biden did NOT lose the election.

Maybe you have been in a medically induced coma for the last 18 months due to contracting Covid or something and have been out of touch since November 2020 (although I've seen tons of your other user names posting on here so I don't know whats up with that.)

And Biden won simply because of one factor: As popular as Trump might have been in some circles (i.e. disgruntled, misanthropic white nationalists and greedy plutocrats) he was widely unpopular with the vast majority of the country- who voted against him. Biden was never "popular" in his own right. He was "popular" simply because he was running against Trump. He is unpopular now because he has failed to address the blatant problems the country is facing: Skyrocketing prices and scarcity of consumer goods.

 

[Champakian]

Bad communication.
Covid variations and communications of precautions as well as botched testing program
Inflation and poor communication
Putin and poor communication

I would have fired my communication staff months ago.

For Covid, he should've hired a czar to be the one source.of truth.

Any and every single thing regarding the economy that can be done, should be done and declared loudly....not behind the scenes.

Telling the American people more clearly why Ukraine is of importance would also be a good thing

The rights oversimplification of messaging makes it easy for them to deploy and difficult for even savvy politicians to combat.

Let's say Biden cleaned house and brought on an entire new staff,

I would submit that you're going to basically end up with the same result
unless they completely sequester him and run a shadow government.

If this administration were to be likened to a chaotic system,
he's the strange attractor. His cognitive decline is noticeable.

He's become his own caricature and punch (-drunk) line...

 

[Champakian]

Trump was not unpopular with the vast majority,
and that shows up in the actual election results unless
you want to say that Biden was only slightly less unpopular
with that "vast majority" but still not popular enough to win the "vast" vote...

 

[Champakian]

Biden's approval rating is now climbing for the first time in months: https://graphics.reuters.com/USA-BIDEN/POLL/nmopagnqapa/

Climbing?

Did you read your source that features the headline:

President Joe Biden approval holds near lowest levels of his presidency

 

[bellisarius]

This Nov. will be the only poll that counts.

 

[Champakian]

Thus spake Delphi: It will be brutal for one party...

 

[bellisarius]

All the signs are pointing in that direction.

 

[Champakian]

Our President is the prevailing predictive political wind vane...



His popularity will lead to a half-unexpected victory.

 

[ll74]

Let's say Biden cleaned house and brought on an entire new staff,

I would submit that you're going to basically end up with the same result
unless they completely sequester him and run a shadow government.

If this administration were to be likened to a chaotic system,
he's the strange attractor. His cognitive decline is noticeable.

He's become his own caricature and punch (-drunk) line...

How awesome for you. That wasn't a reply to my comment. Weird how you selectively quote like that.