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When it comes to presidential approval, voters have a short memory, which is why approval ratings for the Commander-in-Chief frequently start to decline after they take office. After starting with an approval rating in the mid-50s that held for the first few months of his presidency, President Joe Biden’s numbers began to decline in the summer.
Conventional wisdom may point to the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan and the terrorist attack that killed 13 U.S. service members as the primary factors pushing down President Biden’s numbers. That situation led to bipartisan criticism of the White House for its handling. The alarming rise in inflation is also another potential factor. But a closer look indicates the resurgence of the coronavirus because of the highly-contagious delta variant is the main driver behind Biden losing favor with voters.
How worried should Biden and his advisers be? It’s not a crisis yet, but it underscores just how important getting a signature legislative win like his infrastructure bill could be to his reelection chances.
