President Biden’s State of the Union address failed to give the commander in chief a bump in the polls, despite the media’s rave reviews about his “fiery” and “powerful” performance.
According to a Yahoo News/YouGov survey conducted in the days after, voters were not swayed by the speech.
Before the State of the Union, Trump (45%) and Biden (44%) were statistically tied in a head-to-head 2024 matchup, according to the previous Yahoo News/YouGov poll from late January.
They remain tied today, with Trump at 46% and Biden at 44% — a gap that’s well within the poll’s margin of error (2.8%).
Before the speech, 40% of Americans approved of the job Biden was doing as president; 56% disapproved. Today, those numbers are 39% and 55%, respectively. (Yahoo!)
Regarding concerns about Biden’s age, his “vigorous” delivery of the speech (to quote CNN) didn’t change perceptions about the commander in chief either.
Only 29 percent believe the 81-year-old is fit to serve another term, which is the same as it was in January. A majority, 51 percent, also think the president’s age is a “big problem” that affects his “fitness” on the job, also unchanged since January.
Even though he did make it through the speech, Americans' concerns about the president remain.
Hakeem Jeffries: “Biden showed up and showed out” at SOTU.
— NRCC (@NRCC) March 13, 2024
Yahoo News/YouGov poll:
“No State of the Union bump for Biden”
“Shows zero improvement in perceptions of the president.”https://t.co/WkhidL1n8x pic.twitter.com/8DxkxEvZ8v
President Biden's #SOTU changed no minds.
— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) March 13, 2024
Before the State of the Union, Trump (45%) and Biden (44%) were statistically tied in a head-to-head 2024 matchup.
They remain tied today, with Trump at 46% and Biden at 44%.https://t.co/IpvSkZ8jjN
As some pointed out, the Yahoo/YouGov survey wasn't the only poll finding Biden failed to get a bump.
Two national polls conducted since Biden’s March 7 State of the Union:
— John McCormack (@McCormackJohn) March 12, 2024
Forbes/HarrisX: Trump+4 (no change)
Morning Consult: Trump+1 (2-point gain for Trump) pic.twitter.com/mttRE9y2rX
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