On Bill Maher’s show, discussing the spontaneous, heart-felt standing ovation The Hollywood Elite gave Will Smith, Yang said that while campaigning in Midwest states, voters would "recoil" (his word) when he would say he was running as a Democrat, and that they associate the Democratic Party with "this kind of insincere moralizing that condescends to them."
And that was well BEFORE they cheered violence.
November is coming.
Based on what else Yang said (at the end) I'm betting he was talking more about progressive-oriented people decrying Dems than he was people who are Pubs and wouldn't vote for any Dem (including Yang) in the first place.
First a lot of the negative approval towards Biden is coming from Dems who don't feel he has delivered on what they feel he promised. That doesn't necessarily equate to voting for a generic Pub candidate, and explains why a negative approval rating of 15 pts or so doesn't equate to a more significant GOP preference of more than 2 or 3 points...
And secondly it points out the importance of who the respective parties nominate, and how the Trump factor will come in to play outside of deep red states. A number of people on this board seem to believe that Biden's current low approval ratings are unique. But a quick google search on Presidential approval ratings for March 2018 reveals that overall Trump's March-April #s may have actually been lower than what Biden is currently experiencing. I believe the RCP avg was actually lower overall for Trump in early 2018 than what Biden is experiencing now, and this MC survey of over 96,000 voters (conducted March 2018) inclusive of all 50 states illustrates the point...
March was unkind to Trump's popularity, with Morning Consult's 50 state approval tracker showing him reaching the lowest point of his presidency.
morningconsult.com
"The month of March was unkind to President Donald Trump’s popularity among the voting public, with
Morning Consult’s 50 state approval tracker showing the commander in chief reaching the lowest point of his presidency.
The new data — compiled from surveys conducted March 1 to March 31 among 97,693 registered voters in every state and Washington, D.C. — shows 41 percent of registered voters approving and 54 percent disapproving of Trump’s job performance, surpassing previous monthly lows from October and November, when 42 percent approved and 53 percent took the opposing view. (Methodology for Morning Consult’s
Tracking Trump feature available
here.)"
Too early for MC conclusive polling on March regarding Biden. But here is the 538 compilation updated April 1. Basically no difference between Trump 2018 and Biden 2022. The key is that Trump's numbers in Oct 2018 were at this same level, so the key may be if Biden is able to rebound from where he is now, and how some possible wedge issues/SCOTUS decisions play out over the coming months, with respect to solidifying Dem feelings about Biden and motivating Dem turnout. Trump's involvement in 2018 played a huge roll in Dem victories...
Latest polls on President Joe Biden’s approval ratings
projects.fivethirtyeight.com
