The latest poll from The Economist/YouGov, released yesterday, shows that Americans not only love their guns, but hate Biden’s anti-gun policies.
Among those polled (1,594 people surveyed from March 24-26), more than eight out of 10 consider “guns” as important, with more than half of them considering the issue to be “very important.” This places the issue above other issues, such as abortion, education, and national security.
Among blacks and Hispanics, critical demographics Democrats have long counted on to keep their candidates in power, the numbers are even worse. Among Hispanics, 84 percent consider “guns” to be a critical issue in the upcoming election, while among blacks the number is closer to 90 percent.
When asked, “Do you approve or disapprove of the way Joe Biden is handling” the issue of guns, just nine percent strongly approve, and only 20 percent approve at all. On the other side, 54 percent disapprove, with 39 percent strongly disapproving. Biden’s approval rate went down seven points in just the last 30 days, and his disapproval rate jumped up four points.
This reflects Biden’s egregious attack on so-called assault weapons, repeatedly demanding that Congress ban them. He has unleashed the hounds at the ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) to harass, intimidate, and drive out of business hundreds of gun dealers. The thugs from ATF have been empowered, legally or illegally, to go after ghost guns, pistol braces, and pieces and parts that might someday make up an “unregistered” or otherwise homemade firearm. And, of course, he wants every transaction involving firearms sales between private citizens to be subject to a background check.
What’s remarkable is that the pollster reported that among Democrats, Biden’s gun control agenda isn’t going over well, either, with more than one out of four (26 percent) disapproving of it.
These results come at a time when some are reporting that Biden’s campaign, since his acidic State of the Union harangue, has actually been revived a little. His campaign contributions are up, and he’s closing the gap between himself and his rival, Donald Trump.
In January, Biden trailed Trump by more than four percentage points, according to the aggregate of polls covered by RealClearPolitics. Today, that gap is down to just over one percent.
However, among “battleground” states — Wisconsin, Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Nevada — Trump remains ahead, with advantages over Biden ranging from 0.2 percent to as much as 5 percent.
And when Electoral College votes are counted, if the election were held today Trump would trounce Biden, 312 to 227.
The election remains seven months away, and much can happen in that interval. Biden could, under the 25th Amendment, simply notify the leaders of the House and the Senate that he is leaving office. Or his executive team, along with his vice president, could notify them that, in their opinion, he is unable to continue in office. Or his health could continue to decline to the point where he simply cannot continue to function as chief executive.
Or Mr. Trump could meet with a “terrible” accident, leaving Biden all alone in the race for a second term.
As things stand now, however, it appears that Biden will be sent home in November.
