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WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's popularity was
near its lowest level of his presidency this month, a sign of the
challenges ahead for his re-election bid next year, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.

The three-day opinion poll, which closed on Sunday, showed 40% of
respondents approved of Biden's performance as president, a marginal
increase from 39% in November. The poll had a margin of error of about
three percentage points.

Biden is widely expected to face a November 2024 rematch with former
President Donald Trump, the frontrunner for the Republican nomination.
Other recent polls have pointed to a potentially close race between the
two.

The poll showed that Americans see the economy, crime and immigration as
the biggest problems facing the country - all issues on which Trump and
other Republicans have criticized Biden. Nineteen percent of poll
respondents rated the economy as the top issue, while 11% pointed to immigration and 10% signaled out crime.

Biden's public approval rating has held below 50% since August 2021, and
this month's rating remained close to the lowest levels of his presidency
- 36% - seen in mid-2022.

The Reuters/Ipsos poll gathered responses online from 1,017 adults, using
a nationally representative sample.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-approval-near-lowest-level-his- presidency-reutersipsos-2023-12-05/

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