Democrats worry Biden’s low approval ratings may hurt midterm chances

[Free Vulcan]

Democrats are becoming increasingly worried that President Joe Biden’s faltering approval ratings will hurt their chances of maintaining their majorities in Congress with only three weeks left before Election Day.

As inflation rates continue to increase, several Democrats say they’re concerned Biden will become the scapegoat for rising prices — hurting the party’s candidates through association. Democrats have also become concerned about being tied to the president, as only 42% of voters say they approve of his job performance, compared to 53% who disapprove, according to polling averages analyzed by FiveThirtyEight.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/democrats-worry-biden-low-approval-will-hurt-midterm

[rustynail]

Nonsense!  Everyone loves Our (he got 81 Million Votes) Joe!

[cato potatoe]

In the past month, the GOP has gone from 44 to 48 on the generic ballot.  That is a material change.  For reference, they were at 48% at this point in 2010 and 46% in 2014.  My gut tells me things are worse than advertised for democrats, although it is not showing up in the head-to-head polling yet.  We know the midwestern polling has favored dems in the past few cycles ... so we might see a few surprises up there, unless the methodology has been improved.