Well over half of Americans believe their country is heading in the wrong direction, and that President Joe Biden is unfit to serve, a fresh Harvard CAPS-Harris poll has found.
61 percent told pollsters that the country is on the “wrong track” overall, with just 29 percent saying it’s on the “right track.”
62 percent agree that the nation’s economy is also on the “wrong track,” with 29 percent saying it is on the “right track.”
61 percent of Americans believe the economy is “weak,” compared with 39 percent who say it is “strong.”
35 percent of respondents believe the US is already in a recession, with 39 percent expecting it to be in a recession a year from now, and 27 percent expressing confidence that the country can avoid a recession.
The poll also found that 44 percent of Americans continue to either “strongly approve” or “somewhat approve” of Joe Biden’s job as president, while 55 percent expressed disapproval.
34 percent listed price increases and inflation as the number one issue facing the country, with the economy/jobs (26 percent), immigration (24 percent), guns (21 percent) and crime/drugs (17 percent) rounding out the top five, respectively.
Between 53 and 58 percent of respondents said the Biden administration has spent too much and increased the deficit too much, respectively, with 60 percent saying they are “not confident” in President Biden’s ability to handle the nation’s economic problems.
59 percent of Americans also said they “have doubts” about President Biden’s mental fitness for the presidency, with 41 percent saying he is “mentally fit.” A whopping 68 percent agreed that he “too old,” with 32 percent saying he remains “fit” for the office.
Source: Sputnik
