In a fresh poll from Arizona polling firm OH Predictive Insights, Biden garnered a 42% job approval rating. The president is doing even worse — 35% — with independents, a key voting bloc in a Southwestern battleground that has evolved into a bona fide swing state. Overall, 55% of Arizona voters disapprove of the job Biden is doing as commander in chief. Biden’s political troubles have not translated into an improvement in the standing of former President Donald Trump.
Trump’s favorable ratings remain underwater in Arizona, clocking in a tick below Biden’s, at negative 12% overall and negative 26% among independents. However, the 46th president’s job approval and favorable ratings are what is going to drive votes in the 2022 election, and on that front, the White House has work to do if they hope to shield Democrats from a shellacking in the midterm elections — especially among voters unaffiliated with either party.
“It isn’t surprising that Biden’s approval ratings among Democrats and Republicans are contrary of each other,” Mike Noble, OH Predictive Insights chief of research, said in a statement. “However, independents in a key battleground state rescinding their approval of the president is worth paying attention to if Biden is looking to improve his numbers in Arizona.”
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