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19 Oct, 9 tweets, 2 min read
New study shows massive rebound in approval ratings for US from countries worldwide under Biden. Trump hit record low. Biden in first few months on the job has nearly tied the previous record high in US approval achieved under Barack Obama.
news.gallup.com/poll/355979/ra…
According to Gallup, 'Approval ratings of US leadership increased substantially--by 10 percentage points or more--between 2020 and 2021 in 36 of 46 countries and territories surveyed throughout the first half of the year.'
'Ratings improved by the most--by at least 40 points--among several European allies.' Big gains among G7--with ratings up 38 points in Canada, 36 points in Germany, 30 points in the UK, 22 points in Italy, 18 points in France and 11 points in Japan.'
While poll was pre-Afghanistan withdrawal, Gallup concludes that "substantial gains across so many countries" make it likely Biden will continue to show substantial gains over Trump years even following controversy regarding Kabul exit.
This is a big deal. Trump had highest worldwide negative ratings of any president. Biden, almost immediately, has restored US standing to highest levels ever. Biden approval level (49%) is nearly two-thirds higher than Trump's (30%).
Once again, US needs to get over its allergy to good news. While press focuses on political theater, Biden in 10 months has overseen rebound in America's global standing, created more jobs (5 million) than the last three GOP presidents had in 16 years...
...gotten more than 200 million American vaccinated (now nearly 80% of Americans over 12 w/at least one shot), lifted half of children out of poverty, undone massive Trump damage to environmental regulations...
...begun restoring balance to judiciary, invested trillions in the US economy...and is on the verge of doing more. The world appreciates it. Its time we did too. Accept the good news, America. Celebrate it.
The last presidency was an unmitigated disaster. In under a year this one has achieved remarkable results and recognition for those results everywhere but in daily headlines at home. Get the word out. Elections have consequences--great ones so far here in the US.

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Today on issue after issue--from climate to the environment to education to health care to gun control to voter rights to a woman's right to choose--the view that aligns with the vast majority of Americans is not that of the so-called political "middle" but of progressives.
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