Kevin McCarthy’s Approval Rating Hits All-Time High As Democrats Worry About Biden Conceding On Debt Ceiling
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Kevin McCarthy is getting the job done.
His approval rating has gone from a net rating of -5 to a +10 in just 5 months.
YouGov Poll: Kevin McCarthy's job approval rating hits all-time high
Approve/Disapprove
• January 24: 32/37 (net -5)
• February 14: 35/37 (net -2)
• April 1: 40/33 (net +7)
• MAY 10: 46/36 (NET +10)
McCarthy's net approval has increased by 15 points since January 24 pic.twitter.com/IiVS24bjlp
— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) May 17, 2023
At no time during Nancy Pelosi’s second tenure did she have a positive approval rating.
At no point in her second tenure as Speaker did Nancy Pelosi have a positive approval rating. McCarthy is at +10.https://t.co/zSP5pmAuxh https://t.co/eWXBwItLvp
— Ben Domenech (@bdomenech) May 17, 2023
This comes as Joe Biden and Kevin McCarthy negotiate over the debt ceiling.
Democrats are worried Biden will make major concessions to McCarthy.
Liberals are growing increasingly jittery about what concessions President Biden may make in debt ceiling negotiations with Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.).
While the party has been largely unified behind the White House’s strategy in the talks, more Democrats are voicing worries about what could be on the chopping block in order to keep the nation from defaulting on its debt.
“I’m concerned because the president has, every now and then, moved to the right, if you will, to acquiesce to a so-called independent voter, and the American people want us to be bold and to stand firm,” Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) told reporters on Tuesday. “And to make sure we’re following through on our promises.”
His comments add to a growing chorus of Democrats who are showing uneasiness in recent days about where the bipartisan talks over the nation’s borrowing limit could be headed.
An article from Axios was recently titled, “McCarthy called Biden’s bluff.”
Republicans are taking an early victory lap after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy got the White House to the table on the debt ceiling.
Why it matters: President Biden spent months refusing any negotiations, citing a bipartisan tradition of raising the debt ceiling without preconditions.
Efforts to peel off vulnerable House Republicans failed. None openly opposed McCarthy’s strategy of tying spending cuts to a debt ceiling hike.
“[T]hey’re negotiating now and they weren’t doing it before,” House Rules Committee chair Tom Cole told Axios.
“Washington insiders continue to bet against Kevin McCarthy and they continue to be on the wrong side of that bet,” Rep. Lance Gooden (R-Texas) told Axios.
McCarthy must keep his promises to the American people.
