Nearly half of Democrats disapprove of Biden’s response to the Israel-Hamas war, AP-NORC poll shows

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Nearly half of Democrats disapprove of Biden's response to the Israel-Hamas war, AP-NORC poll shows
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The poll found 50% of Democrats approve of how Biden has navigated the conflict while 46% disapprove — and the two groups diverge substantially in their views of U.S. support for Israel. Biden’s support on the issue among Democrats is down slightly from August, as an AP-NORC poll conducted then found that 57% of Democrats approved of his handling of the conflict and 40% disapproved.

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That's part of the problem, though: the left never fell in love with him. He got elected by a small margin in a few key states similar to that of Trump 2016 mainly due to not being Trump rather than any merit of his own.

It might not work a second time since voters have ridiculously short memories and "not the other one" tactics are much less effective for incumbents.

Not to mention some key progressive campaign promises have not materialized or were straight up broken.

Which ones? The ones I followed, he invested more political capital in than I ever expected.

EDIT: My own research, looks like the big one is healthcare. He's constantly talking about it and constantly "doing something behind closed doors" about it, but nothing has manifested yet. I wonder if it's because it would never pass the current congress, or if there's bigger (or more dishonest) reasons.

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