Poll: Biden’s gas prices make it ‘hard to make ends meet’ for 44%

When our economy is strong, that typically correlates with the U.S. President having a good job approval rating. But even though the country added 431,000 jobs in March, and unemployment has hit a pandemic-era low of 3.6 percent, Joe Biden’s favorability with the American people continually hovers in the low 40s – which isn’t good.

With the midterm elections looming this fall, a lot of Democrats are wondering what the President and his allies in Congress, can do to restore trust with the American people. After all, unless President Biden’s poll numbers improve, it is more likely than not that Democrats will suffer serious losses this November, ceding the House and perhaps even the Senate back to Republican control.

One potential theory about why Joe Biden is suffering from such low approval ratings, is the concern that the president, his administration, and many Democrats are out of touch or focusing on the wrong issues. Or in other words, focusing on policies that prioritize the progressive elements of the Democratic Party, but are issues that most people either disagree with or simply don’t care much about.

For example, as the American people struggle with record high gasoline prices, the Secretary of Energy touted the importance of a recent $5 billion-dollar government investment in charging stations for electric vehicles, often called EVs. It’s not that EVs – over time – won’t play an important role in our effort to reduce our dependence on oil. It’s just that prioritizing EVs, is not a lifeline for working-class Americans trying to make ends meet. After all, the cost of the average EV is nearly $52,000. – READ MORE