In contrast, 38% of registered voters stated they would cast their ballots against a presidential candidate, with 8% saying they "probably" and 30% stating they "certainly" would. According to polling company FiveThirtyEight, Biden's approval rating has been rising over the previous month and as of wednesday was at 42.5%, while disapproval of the job he is doing was at 53.2%.
Both Biden and trump have hinted that they will run for president in 2024, though neither has actually announced their intentions. trump is still the front-runner to win the GOP nomination. Grover Cleveland, a Democrat, was the only defeated president to later win reelection, taking place in 1892. Democrats are likely to welcome the results of the most recent yahoo News/YouGov poll because they believe that their chances of winning the next midterm elections have risen.
Although surveys conducted early this year predicted significant losses for the president's party, more recent data indicates that Democrats may fare better than predicted, according to Newsweek. According to FiveThirtyEight's most recent analysis, Democrats have a small advantage in keeping control of the Senate. Even as late as July 25, the same analysis had the GOP as the favourite to capture the Senate. Although Democrats remain in with a chance of pulling off an unexpected victory and keeping both chambers of congress with two months to go until the midterm elections, Republicans have remained the favourites to regain the house of Representatives.