Left says they're not to blame for Biden's problems
By Hanna Trudo - 01/28/22 06:00 AM EST
Progressives are pushing back at the idea that they are to blame at all for President Biden’s dismal poll numbers, arguing the White House’s problems have more to do with it moving away from a progressive agenda.
They argue the anemic polls largely reflect an unimpressed base disillusioned that Biden has been unwilling to deliver on issues such as voting rights, health care, gun control and climate change.
“Biden’s popularity was high when he ran on a progressive agenda — and it dropped when he let corporate Democrats take the reins,” said Varshini Prakash, executive director of the Sunrise Movement. “It shouldn’t be a surprise that voters are becoming impatient.”
A Pew Research Center survey released on Wednesday found Biden with just a 41 percent approval rating, down from 59 percent in April.
Among Black adults, a key constituency for Biden, just 60 percent approved of Biden’s job performance, down from 67 percent in September.
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