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JANUARY HARVARD CAPS / HARRIS POLL: TRUMP TO ENTER OFFICE WITH APPROVAL RATING 14 POINTS HIGHER THAN BIDEN, WITH VOTERS PRIORITIZING INFLATION AND IMMIGRATION
BIDEN AND DEMOCRATIC PARTY APPROVAL RATINGS DROP TO LOWEST SINCE SUMMER OF 2022 66% OF VOTERS SAY THEY HOPE THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WILL END INFLATION 61% OF
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[{"type":"text","content":"BIDEN AND DEMOCRATIC PARTY APPROVAL RATINGS DROP TO LOWEST SINCE SUMMER OF 2022\n66% OF VOTERS SAY THEY HOPE THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WILL END INFLATION\n61% OF VOTERS APPROVE OF THE TIKTOK BAN\nNEW YORK and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW) today released the results of the January Harvard CAPS / Harris poll, a monthly collaboration between the Center for American Political Studies at Harvard (CAPS) and the Harris Poll and HarrisX.\nPresident Joe Biden will leave office with his lowest approval rating since July 2022 at 39%, while President-Elect Donald Trump will enter with an approval rating of 53%. Voters continue to prioritize inflation and immigration as top issues and policy priorities for the new administration. The poll also covers public opinion on policy issues, media behavior, and foreign affairs. Download key results here.\n\"Trump is off to a reasonable start – past the 50 percent mark in approval rating – and has some real broad-based support,\" said Mark Penn, Co-Director of the Harvard CAPS / Harris poll and Stagwell Chairman and CEO. \"People have high hopes that he will fix the economy, address immigration, and restore American values.\"\nBIDEN ADMINISTRATION APPROVAL RATINGS HIT LOW; INFLATION AND IMMIGRATION REMAIN TOP PRIORITIES\nBiden's job approval rating sits at 39% – his lowest since July 2022 (Democrat: 73%; Republican: 15%; Independent: 31%). Meanwhile, Trump's approval rating is at 53% (Democrat: 20%; Republican: 88%; Independent: 49%). More than a majority of male, white, suburban, rural, and 25-64 y.o. voters approve.41% of voters approve of the Democratic Party (-1 from November 2024) – the lowest approval rating since June 2024 and the summer of 2022. 52% of voters approve of the Republican Party (+3).Inflation and immigration remain the top two issues for voters, with a slight increase in concern over terrorism and national security (+4).44% of voters approve of Biden's handling of the presidential transition to Trump, while 51% approve of Trump's handling of the transition.PERCEPTIONS OF TRUMP POLICIES AND THE NEW ADMINISTRATION SHOW PROMISE\n56% of voters believe Trump has been trying to unify rather than divide the country after the election (Democrat: 23%; Republican: 88%; Independent: 55%).Of Trump's cabinet picks, more voters favor rather than oppose t...