A new poll shows Americans are almost evenly split between President Biden and former President Trump, saying they trust both to do better as president.
Neither Biden nor Trump have the upper hand; ABC News/Ipsos poll The results showed that 36% of respondents trust Trump to do a better job leading the country, 33% trust Biden to do a better job, and 30% are neutral. .
The poll found that even though 29% of respondents said Biden performed better than expected in Thursday’s State of the Union address, the president’s approval ratings on the issues surveyed remained largely unchanged. looks like.
About two-thirds of Americans still disapprove of Biden’s handling of immigration, the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border, inflation and the war between Israel and Hamas.
Of the seven issues surveyed among respondents, Biden’s approval ratings changed on only two. One is abortion, which has improved but is nearly evenly divided, and Biden’s approval ratings have worsened due to the war between Israel and Hamas. .
Meanwhile, during his term as president, Trump’s approval ratings exceeded Biden’s on four of the seven issues surveyed, including the economy, inflation, immigration, the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border and crime. But his overall performance ratings remain close to Biden’s.
Looking at the approval ratings of their respective bases, the two presidential candidates are far apart. Polls show Trump’s approval rating among Republicans ranges from the mid-70s to the 90s on many issues, while Biden’s approval rating on the same issues among Democrats is in the 59% range. % to the mid-70% range.
The ABC News/Ipsos poll was conducted March 8-9 on a sample of 536 adults. The margin of sampling error is plus or minus 4.5 percentage points.
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