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It Turns Out Popular Policies Are Popular
It Turns Out Popular Policies Are Popular
April 16, 2021 at 11:30 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 85 Comments
"SNIP......
First Read: “In the last 48 hours, we’ve seen four different national polls that all show President Biden’s approval rating above water — with the highest (Pew) at 59 percent approve, 39 percent disapprove, and with the lowest (Quinnipiac) at 48 percent approve, 42 percent disapprove.”
“It’s a break with former President Donald Trump, whose job rating remained mostly underwater during his presidency, even in his first 100 days on the job.”
“And one of the reasons why Biden is staying above water is that almost everything he’s deliberately tried to make part of his agenda during his honeymoon period is popular.”
......SNIP"