Biden unites America in divisiveness?

 I&I:

Among President Joe Biden’s main promises upon entering office in early 2021 was that he would unite Americans and end the divisiveness that plagues our politics. His first inaugural address, which he titled “America United,” was largely dedicated to the idea. But as the latest I&I/TIPP Poll shows, despite the laudable intent, it’s yet another failure on Biden’s part, perhaps the most serious one of all.

Revisiting his inaugural speech, Biden had stirring words about the idea of bringing Americans back together, even amid profound political disagreements:

“We can join forces, stop the shouting and lower the temperature. For without unity there is no peace, only bitterness and fury. No progress, only exhausting outrage. No nation, only a state of chaos. This is our historic moment of crisis and challenge, and unity is the path forward.”

But, sadly, Americans feel more disunited these days than ever.

As the July data for I&I/TIPP’s monthly Unity Index show, Americans aren’t feeling unified these days, with just 27% of those queried describing the country as “very united” (10%) or “somewhat united” (17%). The online national TIPP poll of 1,643 adults was taken July 6-9. It has a margin of error of +/-2.5 percentage points.

The opposite response — “divided” — was overwhelming at 70%, with 29% saying they felt the U.S. is “somewhat divided” and 41% saying it is “very divided.”

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Among Democrats, for instance, 60% say they feel America is divided, compared to 80% of Republicans and 78% of independents. A clear tri-partisan majority.

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I am pretty clear in disapproval of Biden and Democrats in general.  I am pretty sure that I am no alone in that regard. 

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