Poll: Many say Biden and Trump did more harm than good

Saturday, April 13, 2024

There's a reason why President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are spending so much time attacking each other -- people don't think either man has much to brag about when it comes to his own record. Americans generally think that while they were in the White House, both did more harm than good on key issues.

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... But the two candidates have different weak spots. For Biden, it's widespread unhappiness on two issues: the economy and immigration. Trump, meanwhile, faces an electorate where substantial shares think he harmed the country on a range of issues.

A new poll from the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that more than half of U.S. adults think Biden's presidency has hurt the country on cost of living and immigration, while nearly half think Trump's presidency hurt the country on voting rights and election security, relations with foreign countries, abortion laws and climate change. ...

[good chart in the article]

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-04-13 01:47 PM | Reply

2024 General Election: Trump vs. Biden
www.realclearpolling.com

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RCP Average 3/21 - 4/11
Trump: 45.6
Biden: 45.4
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The trend chart in the article (scroll down a bit) shows an change in the trends...

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-04-13 03:44 PM | Reply

Richard W. Painter
@RWPUSA

19m
Next week's news:
One man will be in the Situation Room figuring out how to keep the U.S. out of a war with Iran.
Another man will be in a Manhattan courtroom figuring out how to keep himself out of prison.

#3 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2024-04-13 07:21 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

And WHY are they p.o.-ed at Biden about immigration? Did they get the word about the GOP tanking the bill giving them damned near everything they wanted?

#4 | Posted by morris at 2024-04-14 10:10 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

I'm tired of people giving themselves a pass.

WE, the voters, put them there. They're a reflection of what we, the voters, want and desire.

The reason the Presidency has looked more like a school yard a&^hole than a statesman is because we've devolved to the mentality of schoolyard a^%holes where being spiteful of perceived enemies and others is more important than sound policy, compromise and a functioning nation.

#5 | Posted by jpw at 2024-04-15 09:38 AM | Reply

- WE, the voters, put them there. They're a reflection of what we, the voters, want and desire.

"I shouted out, "Who killed the Kennedys?"
When after all, it was you and me
Let me please introduce myself
I'm a man of wealth and taste"

- Sympathy for the Devil

#6 | Posted by Corky at 2024-04-15 10:48 AM | Reply