CNN called out President Joe Biden’s plummeting approval ratings during the Friday morning segment of New Day. Host John Berman pointed out Biden’s poll numbers are “not good” adding that “for Democrats, there are even more troubling numbers underneath the surface.”
“The numbers here, they tell a clear story,” Berman said.
CNN senior data reporter Harry Enten echoed Berman’s opinion that the numbers were “not good” and were “going in the wrong direction.”
Berman said Biden is “clearly underwater at this point” and asked Enten what’s behind such low approval numbers
The president’s approval ratings fell ten points among Democrats, 12 points among Republicans, and 19 points among Independents, Enten explained.
“He was in positive territory August 1st at plus three,” he said. “He is now minus 16 points net approval rating with Independents. It’s the folks in the center of the electorate who are driving this.”
Enten further said that Independents were the reason Biden won in the 2021 election, so low approval numbers in that group is a “very bad sign.” People are looking at what the president has done while in office, he said.
“In late April, look at this, 51%, a bare majority but a majority nonetheless saying he accomplished a great or fair deal,” the data reporter told Berman. “Now look at late August … down to just 40%. Now, the clear majority of voters say look at this. 58% say he accomplished only some or very little. They don’t think Joe Biden has gotten in office and done very much.”
Enten said that actions such as passing the Build Back Better plan or infrastructure package which he said are fairly popular among Americans, might help Biden boost his approval ratings.
“Passing this legislation could boost his approval rating because it shows he’s doing something,” he said.
