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bearsfootball516

(6,377 posts) Tue Mar 23, 2021, 11:36 AM Mar 2021

Per 538, Biden's approval is at the highest it's been since his inauguration.

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-approval-rating/

His 55 percent average approval is the highest it’s been since immediately after his inauguration.

It’s also worth noting that Biden’s approval/disapproval is 55/39, or +16. Trump spent much of his term around 45/55, or -10.

It means that roughly the same 55 percent that disapproved of Trump, approve of Biden, which makes sense. But there’s a 6 percent difference between Trump’s approval and Biden’s disapproval...meaning there’s a small but not insignificant amount of voters that approved of Trump, but DONT disapprove of Biden.

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Per 538, Biden's approval is at the highest it's been since his inauguration. (Original Post) bearsfootball516 Mar 2021 OP

K&R, ... and that's with 538 erroneously allowing rAssMussen to be a part of the avg uponit7771 Mar 2021 #1

includes a very low rating from Rasmussen..I know it's "weighted" still it should not be in there PortTack Mar 2021 #2

why Josh keeps Rasmussen in the aggregate is a mystery. Clearly biased poll. NewHendoLib Mar 2021 #3

80 million of us voted for Joe and Kamala. Why wouldn't we approve? My only surprise abqtommy Mar 2021 #4

uponit7771

(90,367 posts)

1. K&R, ... and that's with 538 erroneously allowing rAssMussen to be a part of the avg

Reply to bearsfootball516 (Original post)

Tue Mar 23, 2021, 11:37 AM

Mar 2021

PortTack

(32,809 posts)

2. includes a very low rating from Rasmussen..I know it's "weighted" still it should not be in there

Reply to bearsfootball516 (Original post)

Tue Mar 23, 2021, 11:38 AM

Mar 2021

NewHendoLib

(60,026 posts)

3. why Josh keeps Rasmussen in the aggregate is a mystery. Clearly biased poll.

Reply to bearsfootball516 (Original post)

Tue Mar 23, 2021, 12:05 PM

Mar 2021

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)

4. 80 million of us voted for Joe and Kamala. Why wouldn't we approve? My only surprise