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WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

President Biden's Job Approval Hits a New Low

WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

The Wall Street Journal

Society & Culture, News

42.7K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2023

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

An ABC-Washington Post poll finds that a majority of Americans disapprove of the job the President is doing and don't think he has the mental and physical ability to do the job. Do Democrats have to start thinking of an alternative for 2024? Plus, Biden meets Tuesday with Congressional leaders over the debt-ceiling. Any chance of a breakthrough? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal, this is Potomac Watch.

0:26.0

President Biden sinks to new lows in the presidential approval in a new ABC Washington post poll,

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and most dismaying in the White House, I'm sure, is the result that says that majority of the American people

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don't think the president now is up to the job, not capable of doing it in terms of his capacities for the job,

0:48.0

and head to head polling, Neurondis, Antis and Donald Trump both now beating Joe Biden in presidential head polls.

0:55.0

Plus, President Biden has set to meet with the Congressional leaders of the White House Tuesday

1:00.0

to talk about the looming deadline to raise the debt ceiling.

1:03.0

Will they make any progress?

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Are we headed towards brinksmanship that risks default?

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Welcome to Potomac Watch.

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I'm Paul Gigo with the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal.

1:15.0

I'm here with the Kate Bacheldor O'Dell and the Estimable One, Kyle Peters,

1:21.0

and not to say that you're not Estimable Kate, but sometimes I like to have fun with Kyle, as he does with me.

1:26.0

Let's talk about this polling, Kyle, with President Biden.

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One poll is not obviously definitive.

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It's a moment in time as the cliche has it, but the striking thing is almost less is approval rating

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is that so many Americans don't think he's capable of doing the job of the presidency,

1:46.0

and yet he's running now for what would be an additional four years for six more years essentially,

1:52.0

where his capacities aren't going to get any better.

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