Poll: Biden Approval on Coronavirus Slips 2 Percentage Points
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Support of US President Joe Biden's handling of the coronavirus pandemic has slipped by 2 percentage points, a new Hill-HarrisX poll found.
Sixty-six percent of registered voters in the July 8-9 survey said they approve of Biden's handling of the crisis, down from 68 percent in a June 29-30 poll.
By contrast, 34 percent of respondents said they disapprove of Biden's job on coronavirus.
Fifty-nine percent of voters overall approve of Biden in the White House while 41 percent said they disapprove.
The survey comes as most areas of the country experiences a new surge in COVID-19 cases with 41 states and the District of Columbia documenting an increase in average daily cases over the past two weeks.