he faces eroding support among independents. in atlanta, i sat down with biden voters who did not vote democratic in 2016. leaning into the argument about elections and election fair innocence either direction turns me off. what could biden right now to make you feel less reluctant. we have a lot of problem, high inflation, supply chain issues. the economy and jobs is the top issues for voters replacing covid-19. republicans have a 33 point average, driven by gains among independents. while job creation is up and the unemployment rate is down, 61% say their family income is falling behind the cost of living. it s almost $400 just to go to the grocery store for three people. i mean that s insane. 70% say america has become so polarized that the federal government can no longer save the major issues facing this country. that s up a whopping 34 points from a decade ago. 24% say biden has done a good job unites the country.
the new york times editorial board says biden has not been doing himself any favors on the economic front. writing mr. biden, however, has contributed to his own political woes through much of the fall the president and other administration officials seem to be down playing the dangers of inflation. voters on the sunday shows slamming the president s first year performance and now let s listen. who feels like we re in a better place now than we were a year ago? show of hands. no one believes we re in a better spot now. in atlanta i sat down with several biden voters who didn t vote democrat in 2016. leaning into the argument about elections and election fairness in either direction turns me out. we have high inflation, we have supply chain issues. i think he is listening to too many liberals.