Biden Promised ‘Normal’ And Got It: Getting Blamed For Things Outside His Control

  • Date: 23-Dec-2021
  • Source: Huffpost
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Biden Promised ‘Normal’ And Got It: Getting Blamed For Things Outside His Control

WASHINGTON — After promising America a return to normal following four years of his predecessor’s chaos, President Joe Biden is closing out his first year in office getting a harsh dose of presidential normalcy: getting blamed for things beyond his control.

Biden won approval of a stimulus package in his first months, a bipartisan infrastructure bill more recently, ended a 20-year-old war in Afghanistan and oversaw the vaccination of more than 200 million Americans against the coronavirus. Despite this, he is finishing 2021 with an approval rating not much better than that of Donald Trump, whose unhinged language and behavior kept his approval below 50% the entire four years of his term.

An average of recent polls by Real Clear Politics shows that only 44% of Americans approve of Biden’s performance, while 53% disapprove. A new poll by Morning Consult and Politico this week says more Americans disapprove of him than approve on the economy by 13 percentage points, on energy by 4 points, and national security by 6 points. Even in his handling of the coronavirus, Biden barely had a 48-47 point advantage.