As Inflation Continues to Rise & Recession Fears Loom, YouGov poll

• New YouGov survey indicates that Joe Biden is in the worst position of his administration.
• Biden’s job approval ratings are currently a few points lower than Trump’s were at the same period in his term.
• Biden’s most recent leads have been inside the margin of error, as is the case for Trump in this poll

As inflation continues to rise and fears of a recession loom, a new YouGov survey indicates that Joe Biden is in the worst position of his administration.

If another presidential election were held today, more registered voters say they would vote for Trump (44 percent) than for Biden (42 percent) — despite the fact that the House Jan. 6 committee has spent the last week linking Trump to a “seditious conspiracy” to overturn the 2020 election and laying the groundwork for a potential criminal prosecution.

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Since Biden’s inauguration, no previous YouGov poll has shown him trailing Trump; but, Biden’s most recent leads have been inside the margin of error, as is the case for Trump in this poll. A year ago, Biden had a 9-point lead against Trump. Biden won the presidency in 2020 by more than 7 million votes.

However, Biden’s job approval rating has been dropping for the majority of the past year, and a recent survey reveals that it has never been lower. Currently, a record-high 56 percent of Americans disapprove of the president’s performance, while only 39 percent approve. Prior to three weeks, these percentages were 53% and 42%, respectively.

Biden’s job approval ratings are currently a few points lower than Trump’s were at the same period in his term.

Trump (43 %) currently has a higher personal favorability rating than Biden (40 %) among all Americans. 64% of independents have an unfavorable impression of Biden, and only 28% say they would vote for him over Trump.

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The bad news for Biden is that prices continue to rise at the quickest rate in forty years, defying projections and obscuring other issues. 40 percent of registered voters (up from 33 percent last month) now say inflation is “the most important issue to you when thinking this year’s election” – more than four times as many as any other subject.