Over the last several months, we have been dedicating some time and energy in the Daily Kos/Civiqs survey to trying to figure out why President Joe Biden's approval ratings are nearly 10 points underwater. The first of these Civiqs surveys tested the popularity of many policies Biden had already implemented by August, such as the vaccine rollout and passing pandemic relief. The survey found that 10 of the 12 policies were quite popular and polled above water. So enacting popular policies doesn't necessarily ensure a president will be popular these days. The second survey in October tried to pinpoint which issues voters were most dissatisfied with and found that economic issues such as gas prices, the cost of household goods, and the price of health care were among the biggest sticking points. Read more