In Summary
The vice president has mired through a year of ups and downs, headlined by the COVID-19 pandemic and other issues.According to a new poll released by Gallup, the approval rating of Vice President Kamala Harris has passed President Joe Biden.
The two have endured their share of ups and downs in their first year in office. The numbers for Harris illustrate how she is viewed on both sides of the political spectrum.
Harris received a higher approval and disapproval rating than Biden. Gallup conducted the poll from Dec. 1-16, which showed a 44% approval rating and a disapproval rating of 54%. One percent had no opinion.
The Gallup Poll surveyed 811 U.S. adults.
With Biden, Gallup showed a 43% approval rating for Biden, with 51% disapproving of him. Another 6% had no opinion.
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Biden has been on the lower end of his approval rating since Aug. 30, the same day of the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan.
The results are mixed for Biden and Harris, showing that most respondents disapprove of them, but more Americans appear to have a fixed view of the vice president.
During her first year in office, Harris has mired through negative stories to her reputation, such as dealing with questions about poverty, a misunderstanding with a George Mason student and facing scrutiny as the first Black woman as vice president.
Biden has faced criticism about dealing with Afghanistan, the rise of inflation and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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