U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the thirteenth anniversary of the passage of the Inexpensive Care Act, commonly referred to as Obamacare, on the White House in Washington, U.S., March 23, 2023.Â
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President Joe Biden’s approval rating dipped in a recent poll released Thursday, approaching an all-time low for that survey as Americans give the Democrat poor marks on how he has handled the economy.
Only 38% of respondents said they approve of the job Biden is doing, versus 61% who said they disapprove, in response to the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll. The president’s approval in March fell from 45% in February and 41% in January, in response to the survey.
The AP-NORC poll was conducted from March 16 to March 20 and has a margin of error of 4 percentage points.
The numbers reflect Americans’ dissatisfaction with how the president has handled key issues, including the economy and foreign policy. Biden has aimed in recent months to focus on economic plans he helped to pass and implement during his first term as he gears up for a possible run for reelection next 12 months.
The brand new poll suggests he could have more work to do to sell his first term in office as successful. Lower than a 3rd of Americans, 31%, approve of Biden’s handling of the economy, in response to the poll.
Even Democrats, 76% of whom approve of the general job Biden is doing, are less supportive of his handling of the economy. Only 63% of respondents from his party approve of how he’s managing the economy, the survey found.
It is a leap from Republicans though: Only 4% approve of what Biden is doing as president, and three% approve his handling of the economy.
He received barely higher marks on foreign policy, as 39% of Americans offered their approval.
Americans are also less optimistic in regards to the direction of the country than they were last month. Only 21% expressed optimism, down from 28% a month ago.
Biden’s all-time low approval of 36% within the AP-NORC poll was in July of last 12 months. On the time, Americans were increasingly dissatisfied with the state of the economy as gas prices soared. The low mark also got here on the heels of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and the federal right to an abortion.
