Biden’s approval rating falls to new low of 43 percent, disapproval over 50 percent

President Biden’s popularity is maintaining its downward trend, as an average of recent polls by FiveThirtyEight finds that his approval rating hit a new low of 43.4 percent as of Friday, from a high of 55 percent in March. 

At the same time, the president’s disapproval rating hit new heights, reaching 50.7 percent, from 36 percent in January. 

Biden’s approval rating dipped under 50 percent in August as his administration ​faced rising coronavirus numbers, struggled to evacuate Americans and Afghan allies from Afghanistan after a chaotic pullout that left 13 service members dead, and faced a slowdown in the job market. 

Also, Biden’s domestic agenda, namely the two multitrillion-dollar infrastructure and social spending bills, became stalled in Congress because of infighting between progressive Democrats in the House and moderates in the Senate, leading some to question the president’s leadership. 

Concerns are mounting that Biden’s woes will translate to losses in the 2022 midterm elections, and already threaten the Democratic candidate in the Virginia governor’s race — a state that is usually safe for Democrats.

Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin are deadlocked at 48 percent with a week to go in the race, a Cygnal survey released Sunday showed.