State of the Union: Biden faces a nation rattled by inflation, uncertain of his leadership – By Susan Page & Cady Stanton (USA Today) / February 27, 2022
The state of the White House is under siege.
As President Biden prepares to deliver his State of the Union address Tuesday, he faces a nation rattled by inflation, downbeat about the future and uncertain of his leadership, a new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll finds.
The prime-time speech before a Joint Session of Congress will be one of the president’s biggest opportunities this year – eight months before midterm elections that are likely to be turbulent – to convince uneasy Americans that he shares their priorities and has a plan to deal with their problems.
Biden’s approval-disapproval rating is steady but dismal at 39%-57%, with a striking 44% now saying they “strongly” disapprove of the job he is doing as president. Despite significant economic growth and low unemployment, a 51% majority of those surveyed say the economy is in a recession or a depression, the gloomiest outlook in six years.
