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    Biden approval hits another new low as more Democrats sour on him, poll finds

    Democrats' approval of President Biden has dropped 9 points, pushing him to just a 36% approval rating in the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll.
    by Domenico Montanaro Jul 20, 2022 4 minutes
    President Biden is facing political trouble domestically, particularly from his own party.

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    President Biden is facing his lowest approval rating since taking office, and it's largely due to Democrats, the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds.

    Biden's approval rating in the poll is now at 36%. That's a 4 percentage-point drop from June, and inside the numbers, it's attributable to a 9-point decline within his own party.

    While 75% of Democrats approve of the job Biden is doing, that's considered low for a president's own party. Last month, 84% of Democrats said they approved of the job Biden was doing, according to the survey.

    Republicans and independents are far lower — just 5% of

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