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Andrew Harnik, Associated Press
Utahns don’t appear to be warming up to President Joe Biden as his approval rating took a downward turn in the latest Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll.
And Republicans in the state especially find the performance of the new president dismal a little over two months into his first term.
The poll shows 40% of voters in the state approve of the job Biden is doing, while 56% disapprove, including 46% who strongly disapprove. The overall approval and disapproval numbers are 5 points worse than they were just last month.
The situation at the U.S. border with Mexico and the growing perception that the president is acting in a way that polarizes rather than unites the country are two of the main reasons his numbers are down, independent pollster Scott Rasmussen said.