A Year Into Trump's Term, Voters Say Biden Was Better

Thursday, February 12, 2026

President Trump has become so politically toxic that voters now say Joe Biden -- whose unpopularity forced him into early retirement -- did a better job as president, according to three new polls.

Posted by qcp at 03:33 PM | 23 COMMENTS | permalink

In 2023, under Joe Biden, the economy added 3 million jobs. In 2024, still under Biden, it added 2.2 million jobs. In 2025, under Trump, it added just 181,000 jobs. You read that right - Trump is just that amazing.

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-- The Bulwark (@thebulwark.com) Feb 11, 2026 at 4:00 PM

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Hilariously, Rwing Pollster Rasmussen is one of the 3 cited polls.

I bet Bondi gets an Order to investigate them today.

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2026-02-12 09:32 AM

I can't think of a more typical, average politician than Biden.

So of course he was better, by far. I think he probably could have come back from that bad first debate if he hadn't been forced out. Those who advocated for that need to accept they're at least partly responsible for what ended up with.

#2 | Posted by sentinel at 2026-02-12 09:48 AM

Biden was hands down better. n entire universe better.

People soil themselves by association with Trump. That only becomes more obvious.

I've wondered why some people choose to sit in Trump's bowel movements, but concluded there is no fancy reason for that.

The simply enjoy the smell.

#3 | Posted by Zed at 2026-02-12 11:41 AM

I'm sure the Trump Twins Jeff and Boaz will be along to shout, "Nu-uh!" as loudly as they can.

Not.

#4 | Posted by Corky at 2026-02-12 12:20 PM

Biden's handlers were better than trump.

LOL poor jeff.

#5 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2026-02-12 12:21 PM

Why it matters: One year in, Trump has squandered virtually every advantage that won him the presidency. The White House has nine months to turn the ship around before a potential midterm wipeout for Republicans.

Zoom in: Three national surveys point to the same alarming trend for a president who's done everything in his power to erase his predecessor's legacy.

www.axios.com

#6 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-02-12 01:09 PM

Harvard CAPS/Harris (Jan. 28"29): Mark Penn's polling firm found that 51% of registered voters say Trump is doing a worse job than Biden, compared with 49% who say he's doing better.

Rasmussen Reports (Feb. 2"4): The Trump-friendly pollster is fending off MAGA criticism after finding that 48% of likely voters say Biden did a better job as president, compared with 40% who chose Trump. Another 8% said the two presidents have performed "about the same."

YouGov/Economist (Feb. 6"9): This survey found that 46% of U.S. adults say Trump is doing a worse job than Biden, compared with 40% who say he's doing better. Another 7% said "about the same."

#7 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-02-12 01:10 PM

Why it matters?

Yup!

Mid terms are just around the corner. Which explains, of course why Trumpy is going after changing our electoral process at the last minute in order to throw a wrench into the machinery.

It's their Hail Mary play.

Fortunately it won't pass the Senate unless they can manage to nuke the filibuster.

#8 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-02-12 01:15 PM

Shock Poll: Americans Miss Joe Biden's Economy

www.thebulwark.com

#9 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-02-12 01:37 PM

Biden was "bad" because right wing media told them he was bad

#10 | Posted by hamburglar at 2026-02-12 06:02 PM

Biden wasn't good or bad.

He simply lived through his term - which, compared to Trump actively destroying the nation, was in fact better.

#11 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-02-12 06:09 PM

The lies never cease but I must admit they're getting more and more hilarious.

#12 | Posted by THEBULL at 2026-02-12 10:00 PM

"Trump's crumbling administration is living proof that the best way to convince voters to elect Democrats is to let Republicans run things for a year. If anyone in Trump's White House is actually getting any work done, they've done a good job hiding it from the public."

Max Burns

#13 | Posted by SomebodyElse at 2026-02-12 10:20 PM

"Biden was better than Trump."

Ut-oh ~ Trump will have them all arrested for Sedition.

#14 | Posted by Twinpac at 2026-02-13 07:14 AM

on a "threads" reel I watched hundreds of illegals walking through a stream towards the border.

--most of the troubles today started with that.

--voice over of the illiterate ---- saying she went to the border.....meaning El Paso.

The result is 100's of people are dead because of joe biden.

I've got a 100 bucks says no pollster asked their families.

--you remember them.....people you useless despicable human beings don't give a ---- about.

#15 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2026-02-13 09:27 AM

#11 | Posted by shrimptacodan at

I think that ultimately you people will have to take the same approach to adverse polling that Trump does.

Shut the polling down.

#16 | Posted by Zed at 2026-02-13 09:32 AM

saying she went to the border.....meaning El Paso.

Posted by shrimptacodan

That is the border, Kemosabe.

You should actually come to Texas someday. We need you to help make up for the foreign tourists Trump scared away.

#17 | Posted by Zed at 2026-02-13 09:34 AM

The necrotic orange chomo finishes dead last.

www.theguardian.com

#18 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-02-13 02:34 PM

@#15 ... The result is 100's of people are dead because of joe biden. ...

Now do the number of Americans who died because of Pres Trump's COVID policies.

#19 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-02-13 03:03 PM

@#16 ... I think that ultimately you people will have to take the same approach to adverse polling that Trump does. ...

Interesting that Rasmussen, which usually has a right leaning, published the following ...

Trump's Immigration Rating Takes a Hit (January 20, 2026)
www.rasmussenreports.com

... Immigration has long been President Donald Trump's strongest issue with voters, but his ratings have declined amid the controversy over enforcement raids in Minnesota.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 39% of Likely U.S. Voters rate Trump as doing a good or excellent job of handling issues related to immigration -- down from 45% last July " while 49% now give him a poor rating on the issue. (To see survey question wording, click here.) ...

#20 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-02-13 04:04 PM

"Biden was better than Trump"

LOL ~ That's going to hit him where it hurts.

#21 | Posted by Twinpac at 2026-02-14 05:59 AM

I still just look at this headline and laugh.

#22 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2026-02-14 08:00 AM

I still just look at this headline and laugh.

#22 | Posted by shrimptacodan

I have the feeling that you're going to be flatly giddy for the next several months.

#23 | Posted by Zed at 2026-02-14 08:23 AM

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