Weekly White House Report Card ✏️ ZogbyStrategies D+ — “He doesn’t seem to be able to control his own narrative” jedbabbin D- — Biden’s lackluster G-7 summit performance, continued inflation, and SCOTUS smackdown of the EPA’s overreach on private lands
On his report card, Democratic pollster John Zogby listed the negatives. Biden is down in the polls, lacks support for his reelection, is focused on second-rate issues, and is maybe the first Democratic president to be losing the public debate over raising the debt ceiling.And Biden either doesn’t care or is unaware of his situation, shuffling out of town for another weekend holiday even though his treasury secretary said the nation could face default on June 5.
His approval polling average is in the lower 40s. Depending on which poll you trust, he is anywhere from 42% approval to 48% approval. But his matchups with either former President Donald Trump or Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis show him on the wrong side of a dead heat. This is not where he needs to be, but he doesn't seem to be able to control his own narrative.
What’s more, neither party is in the driver's seat when it comes to public opinion. They are like planets revolving around different suns — Democrats focused on abortion, guns, and the environment, while Republicans are on inflation, the public’s funk, and “wokeness.” This is not the conversation a president wants at this stage.It was another one of those YGBSM weeks for President Joe Biden.
The Fourteenth Amendment says, ‘The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law … shall not be questioned.” Unless Congress passes a bill authorizing a debt ceiling increase, Biden has zero power to do anything about it. He could bring about a Constitutional crisis by trying to increase the debt ceiling himself.
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