Election wise, today, it’s not as bad for the Democrats as most people think. Going by today’s numbers that is. Biden’s problem is that he ignored inflation for over a year before recognizing it existed. Then he tried to blame it on the Russians. Inflation, rising gas and food costs were with us a full year prior to the Russians invading the Ukraine. Blaming the Russians didn’t work. Looking at some of the actions Biden has taken, they seem to be more for the green energy, climate control faction of the Democratic Party than to ease the pain at the pump or grocery store Americans are enduring. That perception out there isn’t going to change even with a gas tax holiday. Whoopie, instead of paying 5.00 a gallon, now I only must pay 4.82. That solves nothing. Yet even with all of Biden’s problems, that red wave Republicans keep talking about hasn’t developed yet, there’s no indication of it happening today. Although that could change tomorrow.
Here’s a list of presidents whose approval rating was around 40% for a midterm election. President, year, approval percentage, house seats lost, senate seats lost. Historical average for 4 presidents excluding Biden since his midterm hasn’t happened yet. Approval average, 39.25% house seats lost 48.5, senate seats lost 6.
Biden 2022 39% ?????? projected loss of 18-20 house seats, gain of 1 senate seat as of 23 June
Trump 2018 40% lost 44 house seats, 3 senate seats
Obama 2010 42% lost 63 house seats, 6 senate seats
G.W. Bush 2006 33% lost 33 house seats, 6 senate seats
Bill Clinton 1994 42% lost 54 house seats, 9 senate seats
There a limiting factor at play here. I wonder if you can figure it out. Biden and company should be facing a 50-seat house loss, not less than 20. Having the Democrats gain a seat in the senate, unheard of with a president having an overall approval rating as low as old Joe.
I think its because the GENERAL PUBLIC IS POLITICALLY "Ignorant, as in being un-knowledgeable" of the responsibility of elected officials, and get lost in "
expectation driven idiocy"...
- Acting like they are too mind blind stupid to pay attention to the many variables that impact and affect society, and they are dumb enough to expect a President to be a Magician, when the majority of people can barely manage to manage their own day's personal matters.
The ignorance of people has been a stupidity that has always caused chaotic political seat jumping games, and a lot of public bluster based on nothing but "drama antics" within the uninformed and unknowledgeable minds of a mass of people, that talk just to be talking.
Many of these people don't even know who the council person is for their district, they don't know who the representative is for their areas, not on the in-state level or the U.S. House. a great many people have never even been to a City Council Meeting.
Politicians are themselves STUPID, because they were put there to DEBATE AND FIND A COMPRIMISED RESOLVE, NOT to play Party Power Games.
There is absolutely NOTHING in The Constitution about Political Parties.
In fact in the earliest era of American government, the warning against creating divisiveness by creating parties was a stern warnings and the ignorance of people.. is why we have Political Parties.
People back and promote the Divisiveness then complain because nothing gets done... It's the fault of THE PEOPLE.
We have a general POLITICALLY ILLITERATE SOCIETY.. that has a Spoiled Child Mentality of "Expecting Something" when they have not learned how to Respect The Principles of The System of Representative Democracy.
I don't care about Polls... they only poll a bunch of white people in select areas, and then push that bullshit off like its the consensus of the Nation.
It's as dumb as the New Hampshire Primaries or the Iowa Caucuses, which both places is composed of
94% and
93% "WHITE PEOPLE".
And these white people
CAN'T speak for the Entire Nation. None of those white people, live in the South, none of them live in the North, none of them live in the Midwest and none of them live in the West... and no two areas, states, counties, cities or communities are the same, and "all white people" are NOT the same, nor is All of any Ethnicity/Race of people the same.
Often we have some of the most Under-educated and Uneducated People answering these Pollsters questions, ask them to back up their response and they "draw a mental blank".
One person, One Vote... make up ones own mind based on ones own understanding, is what serves the "individual best"... not some stupid Poll.