Biden not paying attention to important issues, according to Monmouth poll
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A recent poll by Monmouth University found that nearly two thirds of the electorate believe that U.S. President Joe Biden is not paying enough attention to the issues that matter the most to Americans, namely inflation. Around 46% of survey respondents reported that inflation was “extremely important,” followed by 38% who named elections and voting, and 37% who named crime as the top priority issues. This poll comes just weeks before the November midterm elections which may play a role in either Democrats gaining a majority in Congress or the Republicans flipping the House and/or Senate. The survey suggests that the GOP currently holds a “slight preference” for congressional control.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting the findings of the Monmouth survey, highlighting that 63% of respondents said they wish Biden would pay attention to their top issues — up from 49% who said the same of then-President Donald Trump in March 2020. It also noted that Biden’s approval rating is steadily increasing since last month, though it has not reached its height, hovering around 50%, during the president’s first six months.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post suggests that despite Democrats’ polling gains and strong performances in Senate races still come with caveats that could tip the scale in Republicans’ favor in the upcoming midterm elections. Biden’s relatively low approval rating, the poll by Monmouth, and historical precedent which says the party that holds the presidency often loses the vast majority of midterms.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlighted a comment from Monmouth University’s Polling Institute director Patrick Murray saying that some performance metrics that reflected poorly on Trump during his presidency are appearing “even worse” for Biden. It also highlighted that 31% of respondents believe Biden is paying enough attention to voters’s priorities.
From the center
Most in new poll say Biden not paying enough attention to most important issues
The Hill