Biden was a centrist experienced in political dealmaking who campaigned on a vow to return the country to normalcy. He said he would work to unify a divided nation.

Uniting the country has been a clear failure for Biden so far, though it’s possible no president could do so in a highly polarized era.

“Our continued political stratification and tribalization mean more voters strongly disapprove of an administration before it even starts,” said Doug Heye, a veteran Republican strategist who was critical of the Trump administration.

“Biden’s core promise was that he and his team of pros would be competent and not make the mistakes we could expect from Trump and his Addams Family hires,” Heye said. “But as we’ve seen starting with Afghanistan, his struggling to pass an agenda and no real answers on COVID, inflation, rising crime — voters question that promise.”