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Biden’s Low Approval Rating May Not Matter.

Plus: Join Tim & Bill tonight for Ballot Box as they break down the NH results.

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What Went Down in the Granite State…

Come join Tim and Bill tonight at 9pm Eastern as they talk about the New Hampshire primary.

A.B. STODDARD: Biden’s Low Approval Rating May Not Matter.

(Photo by Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

PRESIDENT BIDEN’S JOB APPROVAL RATING has plummeted during his three years in office to historic lows—lower than President Obama’s was at this point before he won re-election in 2012, lower even than President Trump’s was in October 2020 before he lost.

The numbers make clear that Biden is a much weaker candidate than he was when he defeated Trump three years ago. It’s unlikely Biden’s approval will recover significantly before November. But—crucially—that doesn’t mean he will lose the election.

A Marist poll last week showed Biden beating Trump in New Hampshire by 7 points, and by 3 points with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. running as a third-party candidate. The president’s approval in the Granite State is a dismal 38 percent.

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