Michigan, Nevada Shift Toward GOP As Biden’s Approval Rating Slides: Cook Political Report

Published on December 22, 2023

The states of Michigan and Nevada have shifted support toward Republicans as President Joe Biden’s polling numbers continue to slide, according to a new analysis from the Cook Political Report (CPR). “It’s clear that President Joe Biden’s standing has diminished, even as opinions of former President Donald Trump haven’t improved from where they were in 2020,” says the report, which was published on Dec. 19. In July, President Biden’s job approval rating was an “unimpressive” 41 percent favorable to 53 percent unfavorable, the report notes. Since then, however, his approval rating among Americans has slid further to just 39 percent according to the latest FiveThirtyEight polling averages....