The latest sign of President Biden's inflation politics problem is on Main Street
Biden's approval rating among the public has slipped since the summer to 42%, according to Gallup, and the causes pre-date inflation concerns, with Covid's persistence and the Afghanistan withdrawal combining to send it to a low by September from which it has not recovered. Inflation is likely a factor in Biden's approval ratings staying low even as Afghanistan became less of a main headline, according to Gallup senior editor Jeff Jones.
"Going from 61% to 37% is a pretty big drop among the largest group of voters," Jones said, and he added that may have been in evidence in the recent governor races in New Jersey and Virginia. Some of the lowest presidential approval ratings ever for Jimmy Carter and George Herbert Walker Bush came during periods of higher gas prices.
The government and Covid remain the No. 1 and No. 2 responses to this question, but inflation is up from between 1% and 2% in August and September, and remains low relative to Gallup polling history during periods of higher prices. "There is room for it to go up in coming months if inflation persists," Jones said.
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