Joe Biden’s Bounce in Polls Peters Out

President Biden returned from his European summit meetings last week to a Congress that is increasingly hesitant to pass his policy agenda. One reason may be that his approval ratings are slipping.

Joe Biden won the popular vote by 4.5 points last November, but his national approval rating doesn’t compare well now with that showing. As of Friday, he was at 51 percent in an average of five brand-new national polls, ranging from 48 percent approval (Rasmussen) to 53 percent (Politico).

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President Biden returned from his European summit meetings last week to a Congress that is increasingly hesitant to pass his policy agenda. One reason may be that his approval ratings are slipping.

Joe Biden won the popular vote by 4.5 points last November, but his national approval rating doesn’t compare well now with that showing. As of Friday, he was at 51 percent in an average of five brand-new national polls, ranging from 48 percent approval (Rasmussen) to 53 percent (Politico).