 Views & Opinions |
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President Biden experienced a strong post-inaugural polling bounce. But since then, writes political campaign consultant Keith Naughton, he has seen an almost unbroken collapse in his polling numbers, with little sign of any improvement. |
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"Biden has skidded to a 15-point net deficit" with 55.5 percent disapproving the president's performance and 40.5 percent approving. This is not record-setting, Naughton says, but Biden's "deficit is well below what most presidents see at a similar point in their first term." "After three years of loathing Trump and nearly that long also loathing Biden, it appears that a key slice of the public has decided they loathe Biden more and have moved into the Trump camp." What's worse, while Biden's national polling is bad, his polling in key swing states is even worse. This is particularly dangerous for Biden, Naughton says, who shows none of the resiliency of past presidents. "Biden is in real trouble, and no whistling past the graveyard or statistical gymnastics can change that." Biden's struggles to address the immigration crisis haven't allayed concerns that he's a weak president. His only real hope is that Trump self-destructs. It's not a bad bet, says Naughton. "But given the challenges facing Biden and his administration's seeming inability to deal with crisis, any Trump self-destruction will need to be quite impressive." Read the op-ed at TheHill.com. |
Welcome to The Hill's Views & Opinions newsletter, it's Friday, Feb. 9. I'm Daniel Allott, bringing together a collection of key opinion pieces published from a wide range of voices. |
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By Mark Mellman, political consultant |
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has stayed in too long for her own good. Her campaign is over, but she seems to be the only person who doesn't realize it. She's about to get walloped in her home state, likely putting a permanent end to her public service. |
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By Mitch Prinstein, chief science officer of the American Psychological Association |
The majority of the social media CEOs who faced the Senate committee this week declined to voice support for any of the proposed solutions making their way through Congress. They do so at their peril. These companies have demonstrated a lack of will to police themselves; it is past time for social media companies to implement processes to protect our kids. |
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By Steve Krakauer, NewsNation contributor |
Mark Zuckerberg is not blameless for the social networks he birthed into the world. But I trust him a lot more than my local politician to fix the multitude of problems that exist, with new ones popping up each day, in our increasingly digital life. |
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By Heather Nauert, former U.S. Dept. of State spokesperson |
The recent deaths of three American servicemembers in Jordan by Iranian-backed proxies is yet another devastating example of how enemies of the democratic world — including Iran, Russia, China and North Korea — are increasingly united in their goals and actions against America and its allies. |
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