Biden Approval Negative 14 Ahead of Coronavirus Speech

President Joe Biden’s approval rating is underwater by double digits ahead of his major speech on the coronavirus, where he is expected to lecture unvaccinated Americans, an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll released this week found.

Overall, a majority, or 55 percent, said they disapprove of Biden’s job performance, compared to 41 percent approve. That represents a net approval of negative 14. 

While there is a typical partisan split, as the vast majority of Republicans (95 percent) disapprove of his job performance and a vast majority of Democrats (87 percent) approve, 66 percent of independents disapprove of Biden, compared to 29 percent who agree with the majority of Democrats. 

The results represent a four-point increase from the 51 percent who said they disapproved of his job performance just over a week ago, on December 9. The last time a majority of respondents approved of Biden’s job performance was in June, when 52 percent expressed support compared to 46 percent who disapproved, per the survey.