Biden's approval remains high, faces challenges with infrastructure and immigration By John Zogby
Biden was bolstered last week by good economic news. Over 900,000 new jobs were created last month, and the official unemployment rate dropped to 9 percent.
His polling numbers remain good, averaging around 53 percent positive, and he has good marks from voters on everything except handling the border with Mexico. That problem continues to vex him and puts him in trouble among partisans on both the Left and the Right.
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Biden is spending his political capital early by submitting a more than $2 trillion package on infrastructure that seeks to cover traditional issues such as highways and bridges, but also funds community colleges, broadband, and renewable energy, including wind and solar. It is apparent that he will receive no GOP support for the package, so he cannot afford to lose any Democrats in either the House or Senate. This will be quite a feat for him, but he vows to plow ahead.
Meanwhile, he continues to be aided by the disarray among Republicans, who have to deal with former Speaker John Boehner's new book shedding some very unflattering information on the conservative flank of the party, and the truly bizarre antics of right-wing star Rep. Matt Gaetz, who is being laid down flat in the road waiting for the bus to come.
John Zogby (@TheJohnZogby) is the founder of the Zogby Poll and Zogby companies, including John Zogby Strategies, and author of We Are Many We Are One: Neo-Tribes and Tribal Analytics in the 21st Century America.
