Thursday, March 10, 2022

Biden Moves Up, Bump Confirmed

Politico reports in new polling: “Biden posted his best approval rating in months following his first State of the Union address” and also found a major improvement in his handling of the Ukraine crisis.

NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll was the first to report a bump for President Biden of 8 points. His overall average in RealClearPolitics has moved up 3 points in the last week. Other polls reporting increased in approval are Reuters/Ipsos (3 points), Quinnipiac (2 points) and Politico/Morning Consult (4 points).

As I predicted with Ron Brownstein in The Atlantic on the eve of the State of the Union, the invasion and outrage over Putin had created a wave of patriotic and humanitarian feelings that, along with Biden’s actions and the timing of his speech, would be a “rally effect.”

Read:

Morning Consult: Biden’s Approval Rating Improves After State of the Union as More Back His Tack in Ukraine

The Buzz: Will Biden Get a Bump From Putin?

The Buzz: Rally Effect for Biden

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