Wade, eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion, which had been protected for half a century. The Times/Siena survey of 849 registered voters nationwide was conducted from July 5 to 7, in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s June 24 decision to overturn Roe v. Smaller fractions expressed doubts about his ability to win and his mental acuity. About one in eight Democrats just said that they wanted someone new, and one in 10 said he was not progressive enough. In saying they wanted a different nominee in 2024, Democrats cited a variety of reasons, with the most in an open-ended question citing his age (33 percent), followed closely by unhappiness with how he is doing the job. Biden declared that he had overseen “the fastest and strongest jobs recovery in American history.” But the Times/Siena poll showed a vast disconnect between those boasts, and the strength of some economic indicators, and the financial reality that most Americans feel they are confronting. The White House has tried to trumpet strong job growth, including on Friday when Mr. Among those who are typically working age - voters 18 to 64 years old - only 6 percent said the economy was good or excellent, while 93 percent rated it poor or only fair. And yet only 1 percent rated economic conditions as excellent. More than 75 percent of voters in the poll said the economy was “extremely important” to them.
One in 10 voters named the state of American democracy and political division as the most pressing issue, about the same share who named gun policies, after several high-profile mass shootings. Jobs and the economy were the most important problem facing the country according to 20 percent of voters, with inflation and the cost of living (15 percent) close behind as prices are rising at the fastest rate in a generation. “I went from living a comfortable lifestyle to I can’t afford anything anymore,” she said. Biden in 2020, said she had hoped he might have been able to do more to heal the nation’s divisions, but now, as a single mother, she is preoccupied with what she described as crippling increases in her cost of living. Biden’s approach is surprisingly consistent with the Trump administration ’s, analysts say. A Familiar Foreign Policy: So far, Mr.Biden has said he plans to run for a second term, but at 79, his age has become an uncomfortable issue. Here is the story behind it and what it tells us about the administration. ‘Dark Brandon’ Rises: White House officials recently began to embrace this repackaged internet meme.But his low approval ratings could complicate his efforts to help Democrats in the midterm elections.
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