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Goonch

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8. The Disconnect Between Biden's Popular Policies and His Unpopularity

Sun Nov 28, 2021, 09:39 AM

Nov 2021

"Voters often punish a president for pushing an unpopular agenda. But President Biden has been learning that they rarely reward a president for enacting legislation."
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/27/us/politics/biden-policies-approval-ratings.html

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I don't understand President Biden's approval polls. [View all] panader0 Nov 2021 OP

Lack of messaging , we need to copy GQP message mechanics not their evils in message uponit7771 Nov 2021 #1

Agree 100%. We do good things for Americans, but we don't tell them about it. CaptainTruth Nov 2021 #29

+1, "..GOP floods the message space..." 👈🏾 this is EXACTLY what they do to define a point like ... uponit7771 Nov 2021 #30

Also the media tends to nitpick everything PatSeg Nov 2021 #45

There's no one on dems side shaping the messaging from FAUX news the M$M keys off of ... uponit7771 Nov 2021 #68

After all these years, PatSeg Nov 2021 #72

But, the media chooses to amplify the Right Wing messages Bettie Nov 2021 #56

"...and drowns ours out..." Like someone said on Nance's thread we don't have an adequate message uponit7771 Nov 2021 #70

Is the drop manufactured by the media? Botany Nov 2021 #2

And yet the drop exists. I am pretty sure he knows what he is doing and he timed Scrivener7 Nov 2021 #5

I'm glad he got the Afghanistan pull out of the way early. NOT during the midterm election mitch96 Nov 2021 #13

This exactly. Scrivener7 Nov 2021 #64

But TFG timed it, not Biden. wnylib Nov 2021 #34

Yes. I mean he timed it within the constraints of the situation. Scrivener7 Nov 2021 #65

We are headed toward dictatorial fascism. Americans are ignorant and stupid. triron Nov 2021 #39

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Nov 2021 #9

+1 2naSalit Nov 2021 #28

+2 c-rational Nov 2021 #43

NY Post reluctantly admitted last night NJCher Nov 2021 #46

They'll never be able to frame Afghanistan as a success madville Nov 2021 #21

Horsepatootie. History WILL show the success. Military withdrawals are HARD bloody affairs Tommymac Nov 2021 #27

I agree with you. Also...I've never been polled. judesedit Nov 2021 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author Polybius Nov 2021 #37

Best President you have ever seen? Polybius Nov 2021 #38

Thanx for posting Obama is all class, style, and smarts but .... Botany Nov 2021 #41

This - Whatever the MSM says becomes the de facto reality Poiuyt Nov 2021 #73

Not at all I'm very supportive of Biden and VP Harris. Duncanpup Nov 2021 #3

Here are my theories: no_hypocrisy Nov 2021 #4

That's my son Freddie Nov 2021 #12

Sanders did run. He lost. maxsolomon Nov 2021 #66

Yes, buyers remorse is to be expected and It should not deter the forward momentum...nt mitch96 Nov 2021 #14

Didn't someone show that it's Russian and Chinese bots at work, combined with our piss ass media? Solomon Nov 2021 #6

Then we need to work the media and their coverage, there was no media blitz in BIF uponit7771 Nov 2021 #7

The Disconnect Between Biden's Popular Policies and His Unpopularity Goonch Nov 2021 #8

Biden's approval ratings gradmaster Nov 2021 #10

I voted for Joe ... NanceGreggs Nov 2021 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Nov 2021 #16

President Biden's approval polls started to decline with the Afghanistan withdrawal. I remember JohnSJ Nov 2021 #15

As Botany pointed out above, the withdrawal was actually a success. panader0 Nov 2021 #19

.. then the failure was in the messaging about it and allowing the GQP to flood the message zone ... uponit7771 Nov 2021 #31

This message was self-deleted by its author GoodRaisin Nov 2021 #67

The media is to blame! BlueJac Nov 2021 #17

Whether we want to admit it... UncleTomsEvilBrother Nov 2021 #18

HCR on the disconnect between President's accomplishments and approval rating (and media role) chia Nov 2021 #20

Mostly because of independents Lawrence454 Nov 2021 #22

Also, some people voted wnylib Nov 2021 #35

People are fucking stupid. Act_of_Reparation Nov 2021 #23

I'm afraid you are correct. panader0 Nov 2021 #24

These people are notoriously immune to education. Act_of_Reparation Nov 2021 #25

I agree - a friend just sent me a text saying literacy in the United States is 79%! That means 21% c-rational Nov 2021 #54

Not me. I love him even more. Joinfortmill Nov 2021 #26

Not every voter for Biden in 2020 DetroitLegalBeagle Nov 2021 #32

+1/nt ejbr Nov 2021 #51

Gas prices and stocks Polybius Nov 2021 #36

We got the approval-dampening stuff out of the way early gulliver Nov 2021 #40

I think some of the polls are push poll Tree Lady Nov 2021 #42

My Concern, As Well ProfessorGAC Nov 2021 #62

Instant jump in gas prices orangecrush Nov 2021 #44

Lying works. world wide wally Nov 2021 #47

It's the gop m.o. seta1950 Nov 2021 #48

The media drive opinion polls. The constant theme that the Dems are Texin Nov 2021 #49

The approval polls are following a media narrative. hay rick Nov 2021 #50

Three simple reason... SKKY Nov 2021 #52

Rethugs know if you don't do anything kairos12 Nov 2021 #53

Propaganda works, and the GOP control most of the media. tblue37 Nov 2021 #55

Millions of Americans rely on the right wing media for thier news and it shapes their view of jalan48 Nov 2021 #57

People today are angry and upset about everything nevergiveup Nov 2021 #58

I see the Civiqs poll... El Mimbreno Nov 2021 #59

He is not a flashy braggard. KentuckyWoman Nov 2021 #60

I support Biden 100%, but even I have a beef with how this administration Progressive Jones Nov 2021 #61

It might be the division many are feeling womanofthehills Nov 2021 #63

Response no. 15 is your answer. GoodRaisin Nov 2021 #69

a lot will come back once the agenda they voted for is delivered Takket Nov 2021 #71

Answer: they didn't all vote FOR Biden... brooklynite Nov 2021 #74