Biden's not yet getting a poll bump for the improving economy – history tells us why
- Written by Paul Whiteley, Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
When Americans are confident about their economy, they tend to support the incumbent president. When they are not confident, they tend to withdraw that support. The chart below shows that relationship between consumer confidence and public approval of incumbent US presidents’ performances over the last 45 years from January 1978 to December...
