; more optimistic about defeating the pandemic; and more bullish about the country’s direction than it was back in January.
Biden’s job rating is higher than Donald Trump’s was at this same point in time in the poll , but it’s lower than Barack Obama’s was at 100 days . But Biden’s lowest scores come on dealing with China , handling the gun issue and dealing with border security and immigration .And by a 55-to-34 percent margin, respondents believe that Biden has returned the country to a more typical way that past presidents have governed the country.
By party, 87 percent of Democrats, 68 percent of independents and 21 percent of Republicans support Biden’s infrastructure plan. And when it comes to perceptions of Biden’s ideology, 42 percent of Americans identify the president as moderate; 29 percent say he’s “very liberal”; 15 percent believe he’s “somewhat liberal”; and a combined 8 percent say he’s conservative.