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Polling Suggests Well-Received SOTU Provided No Bump For Biden

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A new YouGov survey, “conducted in the days immediately following Biden’s big [State of the Union] speech, shows zero improvement in perceptions of the president — or in his standing against former President Donald Trump.”

  • YouGov: “Pundits may have fawned over President Biden’s State of the Union address last Thursday, praising it as a “homerun” performance from a “fiery, powerful, vigorous guy” that would ease nagging fears about his age and vitality. But voters barely seem to have noticed. They remain tied today, with Trump at 46% and Biden at 44% — a gap that’s well within the poll’s margin of error (2.8%).”
  • President Biden's approval rating dropped to 37.4% yesterday on the 538 approval rating tracker - the lowest approval the firm has recorded during Biden's presidentcy.

Figure 1: “If the 2024 election were held today, who would you vote for?” (Trump: Red/ Biden: Blue)

Source: YouGov

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