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Biden Is Unpopular, But Democrats Aren’t
Low approval ratings may be the new normal for presidents, but voters may see congressional candidates differently.
Heading out on the campaign trail.
Photographer: Yuri Gripas/Bloomberg
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Democrats in Congress — and the one in the White House, for that matter — would love to see President Joe Biden’s approval ratings break 50% heading into the midterm elections. Then again, it might not matter.
This year, even with the president’s approval rating in the low 40s, Democrats’ fortunes appear to be turning a corner, and that historical marker may be an obsolete predictor of how they fare in congressional elections.