One year since the inauguration of President Biden of the United States, the approval rating is sluggish.

US President Joe Biden will celebrate his first year in office on the 20th.

However, major policies have not been promoted due to conflicts within the ruling party and the Democratic Party, and the approval rating has been sluggish.

President Biden was elected with the highest number of votes in the presidential election, and since taking office in January last year, he has achieved the spread of the new corona vaccine and the enactment of a huge infrastructure investment bill, and has advocated internationalism in foreign affairs. It has been welcomed by many countries in an effort to shift from the "America First" of the former Trump administration.

However, in August of last year, it began to lose support in the wake of the turmoil over the withdrawal of the military from Afghanistan, and the approval rating fell to the lowest level ever due to the spread of the new corona infection and record price increases. I'm out.

According to the political information site "Real Clear Politics", only 40.9% of the respondents answered "support" by the average value of various polls as of the 18th, and according to the research company "Gallup", one year after taking office. Approval rating is 40%, the second lowest among the presidents who took office after World War II, after former President Trump. In a situation where some members of the parliament and the left-handed rush are in conflict and the large-scale spending bill that President Byden has set up as a signboard policy cannot be passed, the mid-term elections, which can be said to be the referee of the people, will be held in November, and the administration will be strict. Is likely to continue.

Opinion polls Increase public dissatisfaction

A poll conducted by major research firm Yugab and CBS TV in the United States this month shows that public dissatisfaction with President Biden is increasing.

When asked what they thought about President Biden in multiple answers, 50% said they were "irritated" and 49% said they were "disappointed", while only 25% said they were "satisfied".

Looking at each policy, 67% of the respondents evaluated their response to the new coronavirus last March, but this month it has dropped to 49%.

Regarding the response to the economy, 38% answered that they "supported", while 62% answered that they did not support it.

Furthermore, when asked how to support the president who "does not support", 63% of the respondents cited "controlling inflation", while the administration has positioned the "large expenditure bill" as a signboard policy. Only 24% of the respondents said, highlighting the fact that the administration has not been able to respond to the dissatisfaction of the people.

According to the opinion poll of the research company "Gallup", the approval rating of the nonpartisan group has dropped significantly, from 61% in January last year to 33% this month, which is almost half.

President Biden collected 81 million votes in the 2020 presidential election, the highest number ever, but according to the Gallup survey, the approval rating was 40% one year before his inauguration, the second. It is the second lowest president after World War II after former President Trump, and is forced to run a strict administration.

Insufficient response to rising labor union prices

When we talked to trade unionists in eastern Pennsylvania about President Biden's work this year, he was harsh, saying that he was inadequately responding to rising prices.

Pennsylvania is part of what was once a thriving heavy industry, called the Rust Belt, and is often the key to victory or defeat in the presidential election.

Trade unions, among others, have traditionally been the support base of the Democratic Party, but since the advent of Mr. Trump, many white workers have been favoring Trump, and support has been split.

In the middle of this month, I visited and talked to a trade union meeting in the big city of Pittsburgh.

A non-partisan painter said, "All prices are rising. I have more income than before, but I need more money to live. I want President Biden to settle inflation anyway." I was talking.

"In the deceased presidential election, I voted for Mr. Biden to prevent Mr. Trump's reelection, but Mr. Biden has not passed important bills and has not achieved anything. The economic situation is good. I can't say, and medical expenses are soaring. "

A female union staff member said, "I think President Biden is working hard to fulfill his promise to the workers, but I want him to show more results."

"President Biden is one of the most union-friendly presidents, but workers are worried about life in front of them. I think it's because people haven't realized the concrete results. "

Democratic Party Political Consultant "Cause of Corona and Economy"

Kevin Waring, a political consultant for the ruling and democratic parties, told NHK in an interview that the reason why President Biden's approval rating is sluggish is "directly due to the crisis of the new coronavirus and economic problems." I analyzed it.

"The state of the US economy for the next 300 days will be of utmost importance, depending on our ability to control inflation," he said for the mid-term elections in November. He said that if inflation could be curbed, voters' support for the Byden administration could be regained.

When asked if President Biden could alleviate the sharpening conflicts in American society, Mr. Walling said, "We are now in a heavily divided country. Fear and anger swirl. And the new Corona has brought it to the surface. Unfortunately, I don't think any politician can show a good way to unite people, and it's Biden, who has served the country for a lifetime. The same is true for the president, "he said, pointing out the difficulty of reconciliation.

On the other hand, regarding the trend with the midterm election of former President Trump in mind, "Mr. Trump expressed his support for the candidate not by who can win the main election of the parliament but by how close he is to his idea. "No matter how strong the support for Mr. Trump is in the Republican Party, if he fights only in a small vessel, he will not win the election in the end," he said. Said that it is possible to increase the number of seats in the midterm elections with the support of nonpartisan groups.