Biden First Year Popularity Lower than Cheney, Gore

(AP)

Vice President Joe Biden's popularity has fallen to its lowest point since the Democratic National Convention, a new Gallup poll finds.

There are nearly as many people with an unfavorable opinion of Biden, at 40 percent, as there are with a favorable opinion (42 percent). That makes Biden far less popular than the previous two vice presidents, Dick Cheney and Al Gore, during their respective first years in office.

Biden's favorability rating peaked in November of last year at 59 percent, the poll finds, and has steadily dropped since. While President Obama's popularity has declined over the course of the year as well, his favorability rating remains higher than Biden's at 55 percent, according to Gallup. On average this year, Biden's favorability rating has been close to 20 points lower than the president's.

By contrast, both Cheney and Gore in their first years as vice president held favorability ratings just a few points lower than President George W. Bush's and President Clinton's, respectively. On average, Cheney held a favorability rating of 65 percent in 2001, while Gore was popular among 55 percent of Americans in 1993.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton beats out both Biden and Mr. Obama with a recent favorability rating of 62 percent.

[Skylark53]

Look up "incompetent" and "buffoon" in Webster's and you'll find a picture of this bumbling twit. A total assclown.

[Biggest_Rick]

This is obviously because they don't put Biden out there enough to make speeches and public pronouncements. People would realize then that he is just a bumbling harmless fool who pretends to be a genius as he plays Vice President. Nothing funnier than watching liberal melt down when they find out that Dick Cheney was better at something than "their guy". Let's just hope that President Obama stays healthy. Let's be honest here, Biden is actually the liberal version of Dan Quayle. (Only Quayle was smarter)

[jackp32]

That makes Biden's rating lower than Whale sh*t, which is about right.

[stuart-johns2]

For the life of me, I cannot see how in the hell Biden's favorability rating can be lower than Cheney's. Ah the media.

[inmom63]

Just one question gents....if Biden is so great - why did our illustrious Prez sent Kerry to Afganistan and not Biden???

[rightbehind]

Highly unlikely. I think he's a good guy.

[jxknowles]

We luv ya, Joe. Your ratings are still double anyone in the GOP. Keep doing the people's work during these trying times.

[bubbadubba]

I like Biden better than Cheney or Gore so some stupid propaganda inspired poll means nothing to me because like the song says "I don't care what other people think, what do you think about that?"
The wealthy are doing everything they can to derail Obama's plan to take the country back from the rich and give it to the rest of us, and I for one am not falling for propaganda from the rich.

[Iamthemango]

Barack Obama is charismatic with an obsessive need to be popular. Joe Biden has countercharm, which made him the perfect tool during the campaign.

Mr. Obama has new pitbulls in David, Rahm and Valerie. He doesn't need Biden any more and America never did.

[pnut134]

You know what really causes the Administration to be nailed in the polls. Because they are actually doing something. They are out there making the headlines, solving the problems, and giving you idiots something to second guess (with your vast knowledge), and make inane comments about.

All of you complainers exist in your own little world. The vast majority never being out of this country. You don't know how to think except one dimensionally, and most of you are poor at that.

We finally have a President that is willing to put his political career on the line by solving the issues no other president since FDR has faced. All prior administrations, BOTH Democrats and Republicans, laid low and made no waves. Legislated tax break candy to keep the masses happy. Legislated our future away to big business in appreciation for their contributions. And, looked the other way as the problems mounted.

Complain and ***** all you want. You should be thankful we have finally have a REAL President.

[pollroller1]

Very well put pnut134. I agree.

[dennisall77]

Well said!! Ditto

All the Limbaugh sheep should be sheared.