Gallup Finds Americans’ Trust In Biden Down Sharply As Trump Now Viewed as Having Better Judgment
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Gallup’s most recent poll looked at shifting attitudes regarding President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump and offered many red flags for the Biden campaign.
“Americans are less likely now than they were in 2020 to believe a number of positive personal qualities and characteristics apply to President Joe Biden,” noted Gallup on Monday, tweeting out the poll’s key findings.
“The biggest decline has come in the percentage believing Biden is able to manage government effectively, but his scores are down at least six percentage points on each characteristic,” added the summary.
Gallup polled both Biden and Trump on the following characteristics: “Can manage the government effectively,” “Is likable,” “Displays good judgment in a crisis,” “Is a strong and decisive leader,” “Cares about the needs of people like you,” and “Is honest and trustworthy.” While Biden had dropped between 13 and 6 points for each category, he still led Trump in 3 of the 6. Biden scored better in “Is likable” (57/37%), “Cares about the needs of people like you,” (48/42%), and “Is honest and trustworthy” (46/35%).
Biden, however, trailed Trump in the 3 categories regarding leadership: “Can manage the government effectively” (39/49%), “Displays good judgment in a crisis” (40/45%), and “Is a strong and decisive leader” (38/57%).
“These changes are consistent with the 2020 to 2024 movement in the candidates’ overall favorable ratings. Biden’s most recent favorable rating, 41%, is down eight points from the end of the 2020 campaign, while Trump’s 42% is statistically similar to the 45% 2020 reading,” noted Gallup’s summary of the poll, explaining that the trend follows overall perceptions of Biden’s leadership in office.
