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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Fri Mar 4, 2022, 09:20 PM Mar 2022

Analysis: Is this the beginning of a Joe Biden comeback?

It's been a rough month -- and, really, year -- for President Joe Biden.

Beset by the Omicron variant, high inflation and the uncertainty in Ukraine, Biden's poll numbers have lagged badly, with his approval ratings stuck in the low 40s.

A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll suggests that all might be changing. Biden's overall job approval rating among Americans is at 47% in the survey, up 8 points from where he was in the same poll last month.

That bump is reflected in individual issues too. A majority (52%) of Americans now approve of how Biden is handling the situation with Russia and Ukraine -- up 18(!) points from last month. On Covid-19, 55% now approve of the way he is handling the pandemic, up 8 points from last month. And 45% approve of his handling of the economy, a 9-point increase.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/analysis-is-this-the-beginning-of-a-joe-biden-comeback/ar-AAUD3Oj

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Analysis: Is this the beginning of a Joe Biden comeback? (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2022 OP
He never went away. He's here, and he's our awesome president Wicked Blue Mar 2022 #1
Joe was far from my first choice as our Presidential candidate. argyl Mar 2022 #2

argyl

(3,064 posts)
2. Joe was far from my first choice as our Presidential candidate.
Sat Mar 5, 2022, 01:27 AM
Mar 2022

But he's done as well, or better, than anyone on our deep bench. I thought he should announce that he'd only be running for one term sometime after he'd won.
But not anymore. You're the Man, Joe. You've had so much on your plate and it's all been handled well. Guess that says something about hiring the best and brightest and actually listening to them.
If we can keep, or preferably increase, our numbers in Congress so much more good could be done for the American people. Improving infrastructure is vital but Joe's plans to help the average American people would be a godsend.
We haven't had an American President with a liberal social agenda since LBJ. We do now. Let's try to get him the Congress he needs. Two generations of conservative to moderate Presidents is too long.

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