FEBRUARY HARVARD CAPS / HARRIS POLL: IMMIGRATION REMAINS TOP ISSUE AS VOTERS SAY BIDEN'S BIGGEST FAILURE IS HIS OPEN BORDERS POLICY
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President Joe Biden's overall approval rating rose to
"The current issue set of immigration and inflation favors the Republicans, but there is still time for the Biden administration to take action and win them back," said Mark Penn, Co-Director of the Harvard CAPS / Harris poll and Stagwell Chairman and CEO. "Right now the headline for the election is, 'It's the border, stupid.'"
IMMIGRATION CONCERNS CONTINUE TO BE FRONT AND CENTER
- Voters say Biden's biggest failure was creating an open borders policy and a historic flood of immigrants. (Voters say Biden's biggest accomplishment was lowering the cost of prescription drugs.)
62% of voters support impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, including48% of Democrats.55% of voters supported Trump's calls to stop the Senate's compromise immigration bill, which would have allowed 5,000 migrants to enter per day until new measures kicked in.
INFLATION LOOKS STICKY TO VOTERS
71% of voters think price increases and inflation have proven to be sticky and are here to stay – including58% of Democrats and87% of Republicans.45% of voters say their personal financial situation is getting worse – down from64% in summer 2022.42% say inflation is the most important issue to them personally, up 4 points from January.
VOTERS ARE CONCERNED BY SPECIAL COUNSEL REPORT ON BIDEN'S AGE AND MEMORY ISSUES
59% of voters say age and memory lapses are inadequate justification for Special Counsel Robert Hur not pursuing criminal charges in the classified documents case.76% of voters, including64% of Democrats, want the transcript of Hur's interview with Biden to be released publicly.71% of voters, including50% of Democrats, would consider it an impeachable offense if it were true that Biden worked with his son and brother to help bring in multimillion-dollar fees fromChina ,Russia andUkraine while he was vice president.
TRUMP KEEPS LEAD DESPITE LEGAL CHALLENGES
- Trump beats Biden by 6 points in the head-to-head matchup.
57% of voters say they approve of the job Trump did as president.54% think theNew York judge's recent ruling that Trump defrauded state banks was fair.
82% of voters supportIsrael over Hamas (with72% support among 18-24-year-olds, their highest percentage to date).63% of voters supportIsrael continuing its ground invasion intoSouthern Gaza to root out the final elements of Hamas.
The February Harvard CAPS / Harris poll survey was conducted online within
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