According to the latest Gallup opinion poll released last week, President Joe Bidens The job approval rate rose to 44%, the highest level in a year. However, it was at a record low of 38% in July.

Though the poll shows Biden and his party strengthening political ground ahead of the midterm elections, 53% of Americans still think Biden is doing a poor job as president.

However, the improved approval rating for biden goes hand in hand with a large number of legislative measures. The health, tax and climate packages have credited his valuation push, including bipartisan efforts and improving gun safety.

The announcement that al Qaeda leaders, Aiman ​​al-Zawahiri, had been killed also helped biden earn political miles.

According to the poll, Biden received the highest ratings for handling the COVID-19 pandemic from the 1,006 survey participants with an approval rating of 58%.

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Biden’s response to the war in Ukraine received 46% approval, while only 39% of Americans gave him a positive rating for his handling of relations with Russia.

According to the report, the increase in Bidens The job rating is largely driven by political independents, whose approval rose to 40% from 31% last month. Democrat (81%) and Republican (4%) ratings of Biden have not changed significantly over the same period.

It appears that Biden’s improved political standing could help Democrats contest contested House and Senate races in the upcoming midterm elections.

Biden’s overall improved approval ratings put him in a better position this August, ahead of the midterm elections, than five of his predecessors over the past 40 years, including Ronald Reagan in 1982, Bill Clinton in 1994, George W. Bush in 2006, Barack Obama in 2014 and Donald Trump in 2018.

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