Biden Transition Approval Remains High at 68%
39% rate his Cabinet appointments as outstanding or above average
Biden s favorable rating is 57%; Harris is 53%
WASHINGTON, D.C. As Joe Biden prepares to be sworn in as the 46
th president of the United States, 68% of Americans approve of his handling of his presidential transition and about four in 10 rate his Cabinet appointments as outstanding or above average. Majorities view Biden (57%) and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris (53%) favorably.
Biden s Transition Rated Better Than Trump s, Worse Than Obama s
The latest rating of Biden s transition, from a Jan. 4-15 Gallup poll, is in line with his 65% rating in December. Biden s transition has been unique in that it has spanned President Donald Trump s attempts to overturn the election results while a global pandemic continued to surge across the U.S. The poll s field period encompassed the Jan. 6 insurrection on Capitol Hill by Trump supporters and the resulting secon