Joe Biden is one of the most unpopular presidents in modern American history.
In Gallup polling, his approval ratings are lower than those of any president embarking on a re-election campaign, from Dwight Eisenhower to Donald Trump.
Apart from anxiety about his age, there isn’t a chattering-class consensus or common shorthand for why his presidency is such a political flop.
When things went south for other recent chief executives, there was usually a clearer theory of what was happening.
Trump’s unpopularity was understood to reflect his chaos and craziness and authoritarian forays.
Persons:
Joe Biden, Dwight Eisenhower, Donald Trump, Joe Simonson, George W, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton
Organizations:
Gallup, Washington Free, Biden, White
Locations:
Iraq