NBC’s Chuck Todd discussed a new NBC poll on Sunday that showed President Biden’s approval rating has increased, adding that it was “just increased by the presence of Donald Trump.”
Todd said it was “remarkable” how Biden “managed” to even reach a 45 percent approval rating in Sunday’s NBC poll and noted the president’s low approval rating on several major issues, including the border crisis, the economy and cost of living. .
“So what’s going on; Todd asked. “One is of course the Dobbs decision, it’s clearly energizing voters and not just Democrats. Only 37% of people approve of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe, 61% disapprove of that decision. Equally important is for President Biden. a lift simply from the presence of Donald Trump.”
Todd said the investigations into former President Donald Trump are preventing Republicans from “turning the midterm elections into a referendum on Mr. Biden.”
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NBC’s Chuck Todd discussed Sunday’s new NBC poll showing an uptick in approval ratings for President Biden. (Snapshot/NBC/MeetThePress)
The NBC poll found that 54% of voters have negative feelings about Trump compared to 34% with positive feelings.
Todd added that both parties ran the campaigns they wanted to run.
“The Republicans, on crime, the economy and immigration, and they’re winning that battle with the voters. The Democrats are running on Mr. Trump and abortion rights, and they’re winning that battle with the voters,” he said.
The president’s approval rating hit an all-time low of 31 percent in late July, according to a Quinnipiac poll. In August, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found that 40% of Americans approve of the job Biden is doing as president.
US President Joe Biden leaves the Catholic Church of the Holy Spirit after attending Mass on the island of St. Johns, South Carolina, U.S., August 13, 2022. (REUTERS/Joshua Roberts)
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A Wall Street Journal poll from early September found that support for legal abortion increased after the decision in Women’s Health Dobbs v. Jackson that overturned Roe v. Wade.
Compared to 55% in March, the Wall Street Journal survey found that 60% of likely voters support legal abortion.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, RS.C., introduced a bill Tuesday that would ban abortions after 15 weeks.
“I see this as a responsible alternative to the very radical position of the Democratic senators,” Graham said Tuesday. “I can assure you that the vast majority of Americans do not support abortion on demand until delivery.”
A “Vote Here” sign is displayed in a precinct a day before Michigan’s Democrats and Republicans pick their candidates to run in November’s congressional elections, which will determine which party controls the U.S. House of Representatives for the next two years, in Birmingham, Michigan, USA on August 1. 2022. REUTERS/Emily Elconin (REUTERS/Emily Elconin)
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A Fox News poll found abortion to be a top issue for voters. However, it still lags behind inflation. Abortion was the top issue motivating 16% of voters, while inflation was the top issue motivating 19% of voters.
Hanna Panreck is a contributing editor at Fox News.
