News Analysis
What do recent news reports suggest about the political future of progressive Democrats this year, given that President Joe Biden’s polling numbers continue to slide downward?
The latest Biden job approval numbers at RealClearPolitics, which averages the results of eight polling organizations through June 9, show that 39.4 percent of Americans approve of his job performance, while 54.9 percent disapprove.
Biden’s approval numbers are at risk of going down as the daily average price of gasoline continues to rise (now above an average of $5 per gallon nationwide), not to mention the June 10 report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics that the May consumer price index (CPI) reflected a year-over-year increase of 8.6 percent, which exceeded most analysts’ expectations and was up from 8.3 percent in April….