World enews: Biden’s popularity plummets among independent voters, poll shows

President Joe Biden’s popularity has plummeted among independent voters, a new poll has shown.

The most recent Gallup poll, published on Friday, showed President Biden currently has a 34 per cent approval rating among Independents, almost halving his approval rating among the same group a month after he took office.

In February 2021, Mr Biden’s approval rating with independent voters was 61 per cent, which has been steadily declining during the first year of his presidency – falling nine points since August, 21 points since June, and a total of 27 points since February.

Despite the president’s concerning numbers among independents polled, his popularity has remained steady across all voters – at 42 percent. What will be concerning for Democrats going into midterms is that Mr Biden’s approval rating remains around 42 percent follwing a steep drop in numbers in September.

According to the Gallup report: “His approval dropped to 50 percent in July and 49 percent in August as coronavirus infections surged in the US. The chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan in late August, which included the deaths of more than a dozen US military personnel in a terrorist attack at the Kabul airport, was likely the reason Biden’s September job approval rating fell further to 43 percent.”