Most Americans Blame Biden for Soaring Inflation, Not Russia, Poll Shows
Convention of States Action/Trafalgar Group survey reveals public blames Biden
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Most Americans blame Democrat Joe Biden for America's soaring inflation and don't buy the White House's claim that Russia's invasion of Ukraine is responsible, according to a new poll.
The Convention of States Action/Trafalgar Group survey released Tuesday found that the public blames Biden for the state of the U.S economy.
Most respondents, 59.9 percent, identified Biden’s policies and spending as the “leading contributor” to rising inflation in the U.S.
Only 31.6 percent swallowed the Biden admin's narrative that attributes inflation to Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Opinions are sharply divided along party lines as to where the blame lies, however.
Most Democrats, 55.2 percent, blame inflation on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Nevertheless, 87.9 percent of Republicans and 61.1 percent of independents disagree, blaming Biden’s policies and spending.
The survey was taken May 25-29, 2022, among 1,091 likely general election voters and has a +/- 2.9 percent margin of error.
It comes as Americans see yet another record broken on Tuesday as gas prices reached an all-time high of $4.622.
While the cost of goods continues to plague Americans’ wallets, the Biden administration continues to insist that inflation and rising gas prices have nothing to do with the administration’s policies.
“I think our policies help. Not hurt,” Biden told reporters earlier this month.
“The vast majority of the economists think that this is going to be a real tough problem to solve, but it’s not because of spending,” he asserted, absolving his administration of any guilt and explaining that it is a “confusing” situation.
"Right now it’s confusing," Biden said.
"There’s a war in Ukraine and they’re scratching their head," he added, concluding that "the average person" did not understand why this is happening.
Biden later added that he can “taste” their concerns.
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Absent from Biden’s conversations is the fact that he, on day one, began dismantling American energy independence.
The Biden administration doubled down on its energy policy by canceling oil and gas lease sales in Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico.
