Originally Posted by pdx rick
Whether Joe has low approval ratings or not, i like NOT having an internet troll for a POTUS. smile
I find it very refreshing not to have to hear on the news all of Trump’s twitter barrage. He ran government by twitter it seems. I may be a swing voter, but I’m not disappointed in Biden, I never expected him to do much if anything. He had one purpose in life, to beat Trump. Mission accomplished as far as I’m concerned. Biden was, is a transition president between Trump and whoever comes next.

I also don't think independents, as in mass has deserted him. If they had you'd be looking at a red wave this midterm. Most independents wanted Trump defeated, so they voted against Trump, but not necessarilly for Biden. I think this get lost on the Democrats. But I've harped on it quite a lot. The Democrats won the presidential in 2020, but lost the down ballot offices. That is a political reality.

I believe if one looks at independents, they still like Biden as a person, they still dislike Trump as a person and that is what preventing a red wave. Most folks laugh at me when I talke likes and dislikes, favorable and unfavorable opinions of the candidates. Gallup and Pew research began keeping track of this beginning with Truman. In every presidential election held since 1948, the candidate with the highest favorable rating, the candidate liked the most won the presidency with the lone exception of 2016. Trump had a 36% favorable to Clinton's 38% favorable, Trump won. But a caveat should be given as Clinton won the popular vote.

It's high past time that we start electing Americans to congress and the presidency who put America first instead of their political party. For way too long we have been electing Republicans and Democrats who happen to be Americans instead of Americans who happen to be Republicans and Democrats.