The primary election, which is the de facto first contest for the ruling Democratic Party's candidate selection for the fall US presidential election, was held in the southern state of South Carolina, and President Biden, who is seeking re-election, won. The Democratic Party currently does not have a strong candidate to challenge Mr. Biden, and it is expected that President Biden will be nominated as the party's nominee at the summer party convention.
A primary election was held in the southern state of South Carolina on the 3rd to select candidates for the ruling party, the Democratic Party, for this November's US presidential election.
The counting process is almost complete, and President Biden, who is seeking re-election, won with 96.2% of the vote.
According to the Associated Press, this gives Biden 55 delegates.
Until 2020, the Democratic Party's candidate selection was similar to the Republican Party's, with the first race in Iowa and the second in New Hampshire, but the party's national committee has decided to follow Mr. Biden's wishes and make the majority of the population white. It was decided that the first match would be in South Carolina, which has a large black population, rather than in both states.
Mr. Biden lagged in the previous candidate selection, finishing 4th in Iowa and 5th in New Hampshire, but gained momentum after winning South Carolina with much support from black voters and gaining momentum from the party. He has a background in getting the nomination, and he hopes to gain momentum by winning in South Carolina.
The New Hampshire Democratic Party, which rebelled against the National Committee's decision, held a primary election on the 23rd of last month, in which Mr. Biden won with over 60% of the votes, but the National Committee ruled that the delegates were in violation of the decision. is not allocated.
The Democratic Party does not currently have a strong candidate who can challenge Mr. Biden, and Mr. Biden is expected to win a majority of delegates in the primaries and caucuses that will be held in each state in order, and then the national party convention to be held in the summer. He is expected to be nominated as the party's presidential candidate.
President Biden's approval rating continues to decline
President Biden's approval rating continues to decline.
According to a summary by the political information site "Real Clear Politics," the average of various public opinion polls as of the 2nd of this month is that
41% of people said they "support" Biden,
and 55.4% said they "do not support" him. Since
the summer of three years ago, the number of people who ``do not support'' has exceeded the number who ``support''.
According to the research firm Gallup, President Biden's average approval rating for the year from January of last year to last month, the third year of his term, was 39.8%, the highest approval rating for a first-term president during the same period since the survey began. It is said to be the lowest.
Democratic President Carter had the lowest approval rating at 37.4%, and Carter lost to Republican Reagan in his re-election bid.
In addition, according to a poll released by Quinnipiac University on the 31st of last month, Mr. Biden's approval rating for each policy was
42% "support" on "economy," 55% "disapprove"
and "Israel and Hamas." 34% said they ``support'' and 56% said they ``disapprove'' regarding ``Response to conflict with Mexico'';
28% said they ``support'' and 63% said they ``disapprove'' regarding ``management of the border with Mexico.'' Masu.