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Polling is perhaps one of the silliest American pasttimes. After all, how can 55% of "Americans" approve of the job Joe Biden's doing when no one asked me what I think or you what you think? They're just statistically assuming we'll all fall into their little paradigm, aren't they? But that being said, it's been a benchmark of administrative success for decades and, as USA Today points out, polls can affect a president's hold over his own party. It's intriguing to see how Obama stacks up against past presidents (at this point, he's just a hair below George W at his 6-month mark). Yet, does anyone care how the VP is doing? I'd argue "Yes" because this vice president is responsible for much more than the usual signing of Christmas cards and attending of fundraiser luncheons.
All in all, Joe Biden enjoys a 55% approval rating of the way he's handling his job. (In August 2001, Dick Cheney had a similar 53% approval.) Naturally, the Democrats are more fond of the VP (79% approve) compared to the Independents (54% approve) and the Republicans (24% approve).
Of people who are confident in Obama's economic plan, 80% approve of "Sheriff Joe," while those doubtful of the stimulus package only give him a 25% approval rating. This seems consistent with the fervent economic debates taking place across the nation, with people either adamantly confident or adamantly pessimistic about it.
Some of Biden's biggest fans are white Catholics (50% approve) and the upper Midwestern states like Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin (63% approve).
Will Biden keep riding high on a tidal wave of success, or will he dip down to Quayle (37%) and Cheney (13%) infamy? Stay tuned...
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