CNN article on how Americans have lost faith in biden, not just because of Afghanistan but because of everything.
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a point is coming where the opionion of biden in the general public is so low that the Mainstream media mouth pieces will no longer be able to cover for him.
We already crossed that point. That point was when he dropped below 50% approval.
Opinions are generally reinforced by their social circle. So consider the following:
1: Without active effort to simply maintain good approval, approval constantly ticks downwards.
2: Social circles reinforce the general opinion of a politician.
3: People remember negative experiences more than positive experiences.
4: An approval below 50% means more people dislike a politician than like them (duh)
This all combines to create an approval death spire, effectively a constant push downwards that requires a lot of effort and successful policy to pull up. Without those successes, the politician in question will hover around and rapidly return to their Floor.
A Floor in political speech is the absolute bottom of approval a politician has, in general basically it represents the hardened fanbase FOR that politician. so let's add another consideration.
5: The further from a politician's Floor they are, the faster they lose approval.
Joe's Floor is -incredibly- low, about 15-20%. As soon as he went below 50, he began the spiral towards that floor where he will now struggle to even move away from, let alone break free from.