President Biden’s much-hyped State of the Union address had little impact on his popularity among Americans, according to two post-speech polls released this week.
One report found that only 37% of voters approved of how Biden handled the country after his speech. HarrisX State of the Union The poll was revealed on Monday, but USA Today/Suffolk Survey According to a survey released Wednesday, 33% said the speech had a positive impact on their view of the president.
A majority (64%) of those surveyed in the Harris responded that his speech would only further divide the country.
A majority of respondents (57%) also said the speech raised concerns about Biden’s age, and 54% said it raised questions about Biden’s fitness to serve as president.
A USA Today/Suffolk poll also showed Biden with just 41% approval and 55% disapproval. This was a slight increase from the previous survey conducted by the same media in December (39% approval rate, 58% disapproval rate). Disapproval rate.
One-third of poll respondents believe the U.S. economy is recovering, the highest number since the president took office in January 2021.
Biden and former President Donald Trump confirmed their Democratic and Republican nominations, respectively, on Tuesday, with a USA Today poll showing a close race expected in November.
Mr. Trump received 40% of the expected vote and Mr. Biden received 38%.
Independent Robert F. Kennedy Jr. scored 9%, while fellow independent Cornel West and Green Party candidate Jill Stein each scored 2%.
If the election were held today, 46% of voters would support Trump and 41% would support Biden, according to a Harris Including so-called “lean voters,” Trump led Biden 52% to 48%.
In the five-way race, Trump led Biden 41% to 35%, with RFK Jr. winning 12% and West and Stein 1% each.
But a USA Today/Suffolk poll shows a quarter of voters may change their minds by Election Day.
Meanwhile, the majority of those currently supporting a third-party candidate, including 75% of RFK Jr. supporters and 94% of Stein supporters, said they could be swayed by another candidate. .
The HarrisX poll was conducted online March 8-10 among 2,017 registered voters and had a margin of error of plus or minus 2.2 percentage points.
The USA Today/Suffolk poll was conducted March 8-11 via landline and cell phones, had a sample size of 1,000 registered voters, and had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
