Biden presidency and 2024 election campaign

[Pies4shaw]

Well, yes, obviously - but I can't give the polling results for 2022, yet.

[Sicks Bux]

I know. But the polls won't mean much until people have had a chance to see what kind of job Biden has done. It's still all ahead of him with covid and the economic recovery.

[Pies4shaw]

Well, yes and no. One has to know where they start to assess the trends.

If you have a look at the approval comparison with past presidents and set it to 27 days (or whatever the current figures happens to be when you look) you will see that he's tracking fairly typically for a first-term president (roughly the same as Clinton and the second Bush), behind Obama and way ahead of Trump.

Moreover, if you flip it and look at net approval, you will see that the approval/disapproval gap for Biden is +17.3%, whereas for Trump it was -5.6%. Biden's popularity has improved slightly since day 1, whereas Trump started very slightly net positive but just tailed off gradually and never reached a net positive approval rating again. Net approval is interesting because it allows for the effect of people who couldn't care less. Biden, at this stage, looks to be both viewed more favourably than Trump and to be a less polarizing figure - we probably expected that but it's interesting that the figures tend to confirm it.

[Sicks Bux]

Interesting comparisons. But I think Biden has continued to go under the radar with all the attention staying on Trump after the riot and impeachment. Looking forward to seeing what happens once Trump drops off and Biden is judged on his merits.

[5 from the wing on debut]

It seems that "Biden" and "enlightenment" won't be used in the same sentence again, unless the word "no" is included.

I almost choked on my lunch when I read that he suggested that China’s Uighur genocide is part of ‘different cultural norms’.

[roar]

I didn't expect much but that is extremely disappointing.

[watt price tully]

[Sicks Bux]

Biden breaks major campaign promise: https://lawandcrime.com/immigration/bidens-new-ice-guidance-completely-backtracks-from-100-day-deportation-moratorium-promise-expands-enforcement-priorities/

[5 from the wing on debut]

It didn't take long.
They've just bombed Syria.

[5 from the wing on debut]

Kamala Harris' comments from last time the US bombed Syria, under the previous administration, are below. Not a word from her this time. Just another useless self serving opportunist, like every one that came before her.

“I strongly support our men and women in uniform and believe we must hold Assad accountable for his unconscionable use of chemical weapons. But I am deeply concerned about the legal rationale of last night’s strikes,” Ms Harris said at the time.

“The president needs to lay out a comprehensive strategy in Syria in consultation with Congress — and he needs to do it now.”

[Jezza]

^ Is this what constitutes a return to normality?

[stui magpie]

We all know the keys to politics is to be able to fake sincerity and ignore blatant hypocrisy.

Pile on the opposition at every opportunity but when your own team does the same thing it's either somehow different or "Oooooh look, bright shiny thing"

[doriswilgus]

This was an attack on terrorist groups who have been attacking US forces in Iraq,not an attack on Syria the country.Quite a big difference.You don’t think that the U.S has the right to defend itself when its forces have been attacked by terrorists?

[Jezza]

[Pies4shaw]