has only two weeks left before the US midterm election vote on November 8. According to the latest poll released on Tuesday local time, U.S. President Biden 's approval rating fell to 39%, close to the lowest point since his tenure as 36%.
According to analysis by poll tracking agency FiveThirtyEight, Biden's approval rating has been on a downward trend in the past month.
Gallup poll conducted between October 3 and 20 showed that Biden's approval rating was 40%, and 56% of American voters did not appreciate his work performance. In the Gallup poll in August this year, Biden's approval rating was 44% and his non-support rating was 53%.
According to the latest election analysis released by the cross-party congressional research organization " Cook Political Report" on the 25th, it is expected that the House seats that the Republican Party can win in the midterm elections will increase from 10 to 20 seats to 25 seats, and the six constituencies that were previously beneficial to the Democratic Party are at risk of a Republican turnover.
White House has started preparing for the "worst result"?
Among the voters surveyed, 15% said they "a little disapproving" of Biden's work performance, so "has not decided who they will vote for." This part of the "to be determined" voters are also considered an important force in determining the outcome of this year's midterm elections.
Among these 15% of voters, 13% of Democrats, 20% of Independents and 13% of Republicans.
There is bad news for Democrats that 68% of voters say they believe the U.S. economy is in recession. And 46% of voters said they prioritize economic issues when deciding who to vote for.
This poll also compares Biden's approval rating with former US President Trump . On the issue of immigration, voters gave Biden lower rating than Trump. 49% of respondents said that during Biden's administration, the immigration system in the United States became worse, with only 19% of voters saying that the immigration system is getting better; by comparison, 43% of voters believe that Trump has made the immigration system in the United States better.
Some American political analysts said that at a critical moment less than two weeks before the vote, the White House has begun to prepare for the "worst result."
"The atmosphere doesn't feel very good. We see the enthusiasm of Republicans and the problems dominated by the economy and inflation." Robert Gibbs, press secretary of former US President Obama , said, "The 'surprise' may come from the turnout. Where are the Democratic voters? The problem is that everyone can feel the increase in the cost of living, even if it is not the White House's fault."
The billionaire is coming to "save the situation" again Democratic
Faced with the current Republican dynasty, the American billionaire and former New York mayor Bloomberg , who has previously run for the US president, announced that he would invest $10 million in a Democratic super committee.
Bloomberg ran for president as a Democrat in 2020. He has made more than $70 million in donations to Democratic candidates and the Democratic caucus in this year's election.
80-year-old Bloomberg has always been one of the "biggest funders" of the Democratic Party. In 2020, he paid $1 billion out of his own pocket to participate in the presidential election, but his campaign lasted only four months. In the 2018 U.S. Congress midterm elections, Bloomberg contributed $110 million to the Democratic Party.
Bloomberg's announcement of the donation came two days after Biden authorized the Democratic National Committee to allocate $10 million to the campaign committee that supports the Democratic Party in the Senate and House of Representatives on Monday. Biden said he will also raise $8 million for Democratic candidates.
As of the end of September, the House Majority Democratic Political Action Committee had received more than $134 million in donations; while the Minority Republican Political Action Committee received more than $220 million in donations at the same time.
US political donations database Opensecrets expects total spending in the midterm elections this year to exceed $9.3 billion, reaching a record level. The previous midterm election was called the "most expensive" in 2018, when spending more than $7.1 billion.
