"Everyone likes Ukraine, [but] the problem is that no one cares about foreign policy when they are filling up their gas tank," remarks Professor David Woodard, Clemson University political scientist and former political consultant for Republican congressmen.
Biden's Low Rating Threatens to Sink Dems
"The midterm elections are usually seen as a referendum on the current president's performance," says Hagle. This year, that generally means that Republicans should do well in the elections. Given how evenly the two chambers of the US Congress are split, it could very well mean that Republicans will win a majority in both. One additional thing to note here is that it's not the president's approval rating per se that is the problem for Democrats. That is mainly an indicator of how well voters think the administration is doing overall. In other words, Biden's approval rating is a reflection of how well voters think he and his party are doing and what we might expect in terms of the election."
"The strategy seems to be to motivate their base with issues such as abortion or promoting concerns about Trump and to hope that the usual drop in voter turnout in midterms elections does not occur. Given current poll results, that strategy does not seem to be working," Hagle concludes.