Social and political divisions challenge Biden presidency By John Zogby
Twenty years after the terrible 9/11 attacks on U.S. soil, the nation is more divided than ever.
Photo from National Archives
The 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks is also the anniversary of the iconic photo of Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell and Democratic Rep. Dick Gephardt locked arm-in-arm singing “God Bless America.” Look at all we have lost since that day.
Biden has a lot on his plate, and his honeymoon is over. His approval numbers are upside down. The congressional generic is evenly split. The country is headed in the wrong direction. He is faced with the exact same crises as when he entered with no solution in sight.
Senator Mitch McConnell (from U.S. Senate)
The GOP is emboldened by his poor ratings to block his agenda on infrastructure, climate, criminal justice, and voting rights. The Supreme Court has allowed a Texas law effectively banning abortions to stay. And many trying to flee the Taliban's rule in Afghanistan are blocked at the airport. Much of the nation is literally drowning, proving that there is a big difference between an "act of God" and a "Deus ex machina.”
Biden continues to be a mature and able leader, but he needs a victory, and these haven’t been forthcoming of late.
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.
