This morning’s New Hampshire Journal brings us an update on the Democrats’ “Build Back Better” bill, which Senator Bernie Sanders insists is “overwhelmingly” popular :
If Buttigieg is counting on the Build Back Better plan to give Democrats a bounce, he may be disappointed. Despite having the backing of all four members of the state’s federal delegation, a narrow majority of New Hampshire voters oppose it (45-52 percent.)
And 55 percent of Granite Staters believe an additional $2 trillion in federal spending will make inflation worse, while just 9 percent agree with Biden administration officials that it will decrease inflation. Another 20 percent say it will have no impact and 16 percent aren’t sure.
As it happens, the Biden administration is “overwhelmingly” popular in New Hampshire in much the same way as is the bill:
A new New Hampshire Journal poll finds a jaw-dropping 70 percent of New Hampshire registered voters believe the country is on the wrong track. That may explain why [Biden is] underwater with Granite Staters by -14 points, with a 43 percent favorable/57 percent unfavorable number.
In the country at large, BBB has an “overwhelming” 41 percent support. In West Virginia, where Joe Manchin remains uncommitted, it is supported by an “overwhelming” 26 percent of voters.
It’s a dud. Kill it.