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Immigration Remains Major Weakness For Biden Despite Polling Recovery

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A survey from Ipsos, released on the weekend, has detailed President Biden’s main strengths and weaknesses ahead of the presidential election in November.

  • Ipsos: “For Biden, protecting Democracy is a clear issue to lean on. Around a year ago, Biden’s biggest weakness on the main issues was the economy. Now, immigration has also risen to the forefront as a major issue and is a clear Biden weakness."
  • Ipsos add: "Good news for Biden though: since we’ve started measuring political extremism and threats to democracy as a main issue in February, it has become a clear top concern among Americans and is an issue Biden excels at.”
  • The Hill notes that a Biden comeback may be quietly underway: "...since Biden addressed the nation in early March, polling shows that Biden is gaining ground, as former President Donald Trump now leads Biden by only one percentage point according to the RealClearPolitics polling average — Trump’s smallest lead since January."

Figure 1: Biden’s Strengths and Vulnerabilities

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A survey from Ipsos, released on the weekend, has detailed President Biden’s main strengths and weaknesses ahead of the presidential election in November.

  • Ipsos: “For Biden, protecting Democracy is a clear issue to lean on. Around a year ago, Biden’s biggest weakness on the main issues was the economy. Now, immigration has also risen to the forefront as a major issue and is a clear Biden weakness."
  • Ipsos add: "Good news for Biden though: since we’ve started measuring political extremism and threats to democracy as a main issue in February, it has become a clear top concern among Americans and is an issue Biden excels at.”
  • The Hill notes that a Biden comeback may be quietly underway: "...since Biden addressed the nation in early March, polling shows that Biden is gaining ground, as former President Donald Trump now leads Biden by only one percentage point according to the RealClearPolitics polling average — Trump’s smallest lead since January."

Figure 1: Biden’s Strengths and Vulnerabilities

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