Biden Job Approval Sinks to 38 Percent - New Harvard Harris Poll - February 2022

Presidential Pollster, Harris Poll Chairman and Stagwell Chairman & CEO MARK PENN and BOB CUSACK, Editor-in-Chief of The Hill discuss NEW Harvard CAPS / Harris poll, fielded among 2,026 registered votes Feb. 23-24, just as Russia’s incursion into Ukraine was beginning to take shape. The findings reflect a bleak mood among the American body politic, shaped by worsening economic expectations and a perceived lack of strength on Ukraine. (Link to the full poll is here).

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President Biden’s job approval is at its lowest point in our poll -- 38 percent. Only a third of voters say that Biden is doing a good job on the economy and stimulating jobs. Further, 54% say Biden say they are not confide Biden is able to handle difficult international issues like Ukraine. 64% say he is showing he is too old and 53% have doubts about his mental fitness for office

President Biden is seen as being weak on Russia in the lead-up to the Ukraine invasion. Sixty-four percent see Biden as having been too lenient on Russia. Fifty-nine percent say Vladimir Putin sees weakness in Biden that is why he is moving on Ukraine  (including 55% of independents). And 62 percent say Putin would not have moved against Ukraine if Trump was president (including 63% of independents).