President Biden has now been in office just over 100 days, presiding over a growing illegal immigrant crisis on the U.S.-Mexican border and seemingly ceaseless waves of civil unrest. A majority of states remain partially shut down due to the coronavirus, and most schools have not returned to full in-person courses. Meanwhile Biden continues to threaten to raise corporate and capital gains taxes and substantially increase government spending.
While the mainstream media continues to fawn over Biden’s “bold action”, many Americans are losing confidence in Biden’s solutions.
Recent polls show Biden’s approval has dropped 4 points with college educated white women, 5 points with Hispanics, and a substantial 12 points with young people under age thirty since the inauguration.
Biden’s approval has dropped 4 points with college educated white women, 5 points with Hispanics, and a substantial 12 points with young people under age thirty since the inauguration.
Last week Market Research Foundation analyzed data from late January through mid-April and noted that an increasing number of Americans now believe President Biden did not win the 2020 election fairly. The share of voters who say fraud contributed to Biden’s election is up 3 points from 34% in January to 37% in mid-April according to analysis of YouGov data.
The share of voters who say fraud contributed to Biden’s election is up 3 points from 34% in January to 37% in mid-April.
The numbers are much higher among swing voters, including Hispanics, young people, Independents, Moderates and college educated white women.
The share of Hispanics who contest Biden’s win rose 5 points since January, climbing from 23% shortly after Biden was inaugurated to 28% this month. Young people saw an eight-point spike in belief that Biden did not win the election legitimately, with 22% of eighteen-to twenty-nine-year-olds saying Biden did not win legitimately in January compared to 30% saying the same thing now.
The share of Independents who dispute Biden’s win rose three points from 35% in January to 38% in mid-April, and the share of Moderates rose 5 points from 22% in January to 27%.
Among college educated white women, the share of votes who dispute Biden’s win rose 7 points from 24% in January to 31% in mid-April.
What could be driving these changes? Market Research Foundation pointed to an increasing number of Americans who blame Biden for the illegal immigrant crisis earlier this month as a wedge issue for Hispanics.
Hispanics disapprove of Biden’s response to the immigration crisis by a margin of 41% to 37%.
A majority of Hispanics disapprove of President Biden’s lax response to the border crisis.
Previous polling shows Biden’s lax approach to rising illegal immigration on the southern border may appeal to an arm of the Latino vote, but most Latinos are aware of the burden of illegal immigration. By a margin of two to one Hispanics want immigration reduced or kept the same instead of increased.
The drop in support for Biden among college educated white women could be due to a variety of factors including higher crime rates and rioting in response to policing, and the fact that Biden broke his promise to reopen schools at full capacity.
Data shows remote work and balancing childcare and education with professional careers has taken a substantial toll on mothers, and two million women have left the workforce since February 2020.
While President Biden promised to reopen schools at full capacity within his first 100 days, that has not materialized. Data from Education Week shows only 12 states have been ordered to reopen schools, four are currently ordered closed, two are partially closed, and the rest are operating in a hybrid model.
Many working professional mothers are still left to teach their children at least part-time, as well as care for preschool children. Biden’s broken promise to reopen schools may be a contributing factor to the decline in support from white college educated women.
Biden’s broken promise to reopen schools may be a contributing factor to the decline in support from white college educated women.
Young people have seen the most substantial drop in support for Biden, with support plummeting 12 points since his inauguration. A recent Harvard Youth Institute of Politics poll covering the opinions of Americans age eighteen to twenty-nine found that just 54% of under thirties approve of Biden, and young whites disapprove of Biden 48% to 43%. Almost 40% of young people who are not in college and do not have a college degree disapprove of Biden, as do 39% of men under age thirty.
Almost 40% of young people who are not in college and do not have a college degree disapprove of Biden, as do 39% of young men under age thirty.
The same survey found young people believe the Democratic Party is too extreme by a margin of 36% to 31%, and young men say the party is too extreme by a margin of 40% to 30%. Young Whites say the Democratic Party is too extreme by a margin of 44% to 29%. Young college students say the Democratic Party is too extreme by a margin of 39% to 31%, young suburbanites say the Democratic Party is too extreme by a margin of 38% to 33% and young rural people say the Democratic Party is too extreme 44% to 20%.
Young Whites say the Democratic Party is too extreme by a margin of 44% to 29%.
Biden’s far-left agenda and inability to reopen the nation is alienating swing voters, including Hispanics, young people, and college educated white women.
