US President Joe Biden's approval rating dropped to 36%, falling for the fourth consecutive week and equaling his lowest level of his tenure, where he had reached in May, according to an Ipsos poll conducted for Reuters news agency and broadcast by the latter on Wednesday.
The Democratic president's approval rating remains below 50% as of August 2021, a fact that suggests his party is likely headed to lose control of at least one of the two houses of Congress in the November 8 midterm elections.
34% of Americans consider the economy to be the most important problem facing the US today. Mr Biden is being tested by soaring inflation as Russia's invasion of Ukraine sent fuel prices soaring and caused new bumps in global supply chains still recovering from the blow of the new coronavirus pandemic.
Within the ranks of his own party, the Democrat's approval rating fell marginally: 73% of those who said Democratic supporters said they approve of the president's work this week, down marginally from the 74% recorded on June 15, but down dramatically from 85% last August. Just 7% of those who say they are Republican supporters approve of the veteran's performance in American politics (down from 11% on June 15).
Just 18% of Americans think the country is heading in the right direction.
Mr. Biden's popularity is approaching but has not yet at least reached the levels of that of his predecessor, Republican Donald Trump, which had plummeted to 33% in December 2017.
The national poll was conducted online, in English, among a representative sample of 1,002 adults, of whom 435 said they were Democratic supporters and 379 said they were Republican supporters. The margin of statistical error is ±4%.
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