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Biden's Approval Underwater Ahead Likely Government Shutdown

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President Biden’s approval rating remains underwater ahead of a highly consequential week in Congress which is likely to conclude with a US government shutdown.

  • Democrat strategists will be hoping to capitalise on Republican disfunction by laying the blame for a shutdown at the door of “extreme MAGA Republicans,” a key framing ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
  • A survey from Yahoo News/YouGov released this week found that, "After more than a year of job approval numbers at or just over 40%, Biden’s rating has slipped to 38% approve, 56% disapprove. That’s a significant decline from percentages that peaked at 43% and 44% in April and May, and the worst result for the president since his previous low of 35% approve, 56% disapprove in August 2022."

Figure 1: President Biden Approval Rating

Source: RealClearPolitics

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