You can’t please all the people all the time. Far from it.
Presidents Biden, Trump, and Obama each saw their voter disapproval numbers peak well above 50% on numerous occasions throughout their presidencies.
As of Friday, March 29, President Biden’s disapproval rating in the daily tracking poll by Rasmussen Reports stood at an uncomfortable 57%.
But that was better than his peak disapproval of 61% in July of 2022.
In January of 2021, Biden started out with 45% disapproval and 48% approval. That wasn’t as good as either Trump or Obama at the starts of their terms. Among the three, Trump had the approval best scores when he entered office: 44% disapproval and 56% approval. Obama had 44% disapproval and 52% approval. Biden fared the worst with 45% disapproval and 48% approval.
Whereas Biden’s disapproval so far has peaked at 61%, Trump’s disapproval also peaked at 61% in August of 2017. Obama’s disapproval was better than both men, peaking at just 57% in October of 2011. But in all three cases, well over half of those polled disapproved of the presidents at their worst.
When Trump left office, his disapproval was 48%. Today, as of Friday, Biden’s disapproval was 57% (with 42% approval). Biden’s 57% disapproval ties with Obama’s worst overall performance in October of 2011.
According to Rasmussen Reports, Friday’s approval figures for Biden “include 25% who Strongly Approve of the job Biden is doing and 48% who Strongly Disapprove. This gives him a Presidential Approval Index rating of -23.”
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