That may not seem like a lot, but remember Trump generally had one of the steadiest approval ratings on record and the little movement before this had been against him. In an average of polls, Trump’s net approval rating went from -12 points the day before confirmation to -7 points a month later. While we cannot prove that the confirmation of Gorsuch provided a temporary boost to Trump, it certainly didn’t hurt. Trump’s popularity went up immediately after Gorsuch was confirmed. His nomination and confirmation came during a time when Trump’s popularity fell steadily during most of those first 100 days. Trump’s first nominee for the court, now Justice Neil Gorsuch, was one of the most positively received actions Trump took during his first 100 days in office. We already saw how a Supreme Court nomination fight can help a struggling president during the Trump administration. Nominate someone popular to the court, see Covid-19 cases drop (as they are right now) and maybe Democrats return to backing Biden. Few voters cared a lot about Afghanistan specifically during the withdrawal, but it started a cascading bad news train for Biden that continued with concerns over the coronavirus – with the emergence of the Delta and Omicron variants – and the economy.īiden likely hopes a Supreme nomination and confirmation can do the opposite. Biden’s decline in popularity started with Americans disliking how he handled the American troop withdrawal from Afghanistan in August. Oftentimes though, one event can get the ball rolling in politics. Biden said he will put a Black woman on the Supreme Court.
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