So, branching off the earlier Trump Popularity thread, here's one on the RCP Job Approval aggregated metric for the POTUS.
Interestingly, Trump started off with a -2 and never really went positive for any sustained period. Since he won the EC, but narrowly didn't win the popular vote, that kinda makes sense. A slight majority of people would be disapproving of the job he was doing, or at least lean that direction.
For Biden, he's starting out with a +14 or so job approval. Despite protestations of vote fraud, this suggests a majority of actual people are giving him a chance on the job approval.
Of course, Trump was always bitten by the Twitter problem. Lots of people may have disapproved of his job performance and the polls might've reflected that. Meanwhile, Biden doesn't do that, so people may be polling favorable to that.
Naturally, a mention of Rasmussen is de rigueur. They have the Biden approval as a tie, which is still contrarian to the other polls.
RealClearPolitics - Election Other - President Biden Job Approval
RealClearPolitics - Election Other - President Biden Job Approval
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Interestingly, Trump started off with a -2 and never really went positive for any sustained period. Since he won the EC, but narrowly didn't win the popular vote, that kinda makes sense. A slight majority of people would be disapproving of the job he was doing, or at least lean that direction.
President Trump Job Approval | Election Other | RealClearPolitics
RealClearPolitics - Election Other - President Trump Job Approval
www.realclearpolitics.com
For Biden, he's starting out with a +14 or so job approval. Despite protestations of vote fraud, this suggests a majority of actual people are giving him a chance on the job approval.
Of course, Trump was always bitten by the Twitter problem. Lots of people may have disapproved of his job performance and the polls might've reflected that. Meanwhile, Biden doesn't do that, so people may be polling favorable to that.
Naturally, a mention of Rasmussen is de rigueur. They have the Biden approval as a tie, which is still contrarian to the other polls.