Joe Biden's approval rating has declined by 25 percentage points since the start of his term—leaving him nearly as unpopular as Donald Trump at this point of his presidency
, a package of climate-change mitigation and social benefits which was meant to be the signature legislation of his presidency.
The retirement announcements of long-time members of Congress, who prefer not to leave office via electoral rejection, are a premonition of what is likely to happen. So far 23 House Democrats have said they will not seek re-election, including some powerful committee chairmen, compared with 13 Republicans. Importantly, 15 of those Democrats are not leaving to seek another office or prominent position , against four of the Republicans.
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