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Immigration Tops List Of Reasons For Disapproval Of Biden

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A new surveyfrom Gallup has found that immigration is the primary reason voters disapprove of President Biden.

  • According to Gallup: “Immigration is the most top of mind, at 19%. The next highest is his handling of the economy (9%), followed by inflation (5%). Four percent cite his handling of foreign affairs, generally, as the main reason they disapprove of the job he’s doing, while 3% cite his handling of the situation between the Israelis and Palestinians, specifically.”
  • Gallup continues: “Nearly one in four Biden detractors mention a personal trait, with 5% saying he’s “incompetent,” 4% saying he’s in poor health or mentally unfit, and 4% saying he’s too old. Some of the other knocks on the president are that he’s “out of touch,” a “puppet,” wishy-washy or corrupt."
  • The report notes on the other side of the ledger: "Americans are more likely to cite specific policy reasons for their approval of Biden than they were for his three predecessors [but] the least likely of the four presidents to be praised for his personal traits or style, with the 11% citing these about him contrasting with 24% for Trump, 19% for Bush and 16% for Obama."

Figure 1: Reasons Voters Disapprove of President Biden

Source: Gallup

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