Majority of Democrats displeased with direction of country

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“National dissatisfaction is bipartisan,” the Associated Press reported last night. In fact, it’s nearly a consensus. Their latest poll, conducted in partnership with NORC, shows 85% of Americans believing that the country is headed in the wrong direction, including more than three out of every four Democrats:

An overwhelming and growing majority of Americans say the U.S. is heading in the wrong direction, including nearly 8 in 10 Democrats, according to a new poll that finds deep pessimism about the economy plaguing President Joe Biden.

Eighty-five percent of U.S. adults say the country is on the wrong track, and 79% describe the economy as poor, according to a new survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The findings suggest Biden faces fundamental challenges as he tries to motivate voters to cast ballots for Democrats in November’s midterm elections.

Inflation has consistently eclipsed the healthy 3.6% unemployment rate as a focal point for Americans, who are dealing with high gasoline and food prices. Even among Democrats, 67% call economic conditions poor.

The biggest problem for Democrats in this midterm cycle won’t be Republicans. It will be themselves. Take a look at the chart the AP published on the partisan demos for this question and try to calculate the turnout model for November:

Remember Biden’s ephemeral and mostly phantasmic post-State of the Union bounce? That came right as Democrats briefly rallied back around Biden in March after the Russian invasion of Ukraine and his speech. That didn’t last long, and barely registered at all among independents. One can draw a line between the summer of 2021 and the disgraceful rout out of Afghanistan and the 78% number to see that Democrats have lost confidence in their own president.

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Biden is probably the most unpopular President ever. Even his own party is dissatisfied with him.  That may lead to low turnout for Dems and a bit turnout for Republicans.

See, also:

POLL: Even Democrats Think The Country Is Going In The Wrong Direction

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