Biden faces challenge overcoming Democrats’ election year enthusiasm gap

Written by Christian Datoc, White House correspondent for the Washington Examiner

President Joe Biden and Democratic leaders are doing everything they can to hold on to congressional majorities ahead of this year’s election, but several signs suggest party turnout will be significantly lower than in 2020.

Despite seeing an average 3- to 5-point bump during the early weeks of the war in Ukraine, Biden’s approval ratings have sunk back to term lows and currently hover around 40%. A Marquette University Law School poll shows his approval within the black community, one of the most historically reliable Democratic voting blocs, at just 56%, a more than 30-point dip since he entered office.