The countdown is on for the day Joe Biden vacates the White House to make room for Donald Trump.
That means President Biden is running out of time to mold his “legacy” that is oh so important to him.
But now Biden doesn’t know whether to be more upset about his own legacy or Donald Trump’s.
The legacy of Donald Trump
Legacy is important to most politicians, and it may hold even more importance than most for Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
For Trump, the legacy from his first term is relatively simple.
Of course, Leftists will sum up the President-elect’s legacy with the words, “January 6.”
However, more fair-minded moderates and centrists are more likely to cite the virtually unparalleled peace and prosperity during the four years Trump spent in the White House.
And many on the Right will point to Trump’s appointment of three Supreme Court Justices who overturned Roe v. Wade, returning the abortion issue to the states as his primary legacy.
And Donald Trump will have an additional four years to build upon his legacy.
However, figuring out President Joe Biden’s is a more challenging proposition.
The legacy of Joe Biden
For those on the Right, the legacy of Joe Biden is proof of the damage done when a senile old man is allowed to run the most powerful country on the planet.
But on the Left, the Biden legacy is dependent on who you ask and when you ask them.
Prior to the June 27 debate between Biden and Trump, Democrats and their allies in Big Media would have you believe that President Biden was the most effective Commander-in-Chief in American history.
They claimed he defeated a world-wide pandemic, created more jobs than any President ever, was catching border crossers at record pace, and that the United States had never been safer.
Of course, none of that is true, but that was the line voters were supposed to believe when casting ballots in the Trump-Biden rematch.
Minutes after the aforementioned debate concluded, the tune changed some.
All of a sudden, Biden was rebranded as a well-intentioned old man who just no longer has the “stuff” to be the most powerful man in the world.
Once Biden finally caved to the Democrat power players behind the scenes and begrudgingly halted his re-election campaign, the narrative changed again.
Democrat politicians touted Biden as “the most consequential President in history” and selfless patriot, and Big Media parroted that opinion.
However, after Biden’s Vice President suffered an embarrassing defeat on election night, Biden was one of the first people the talking-heads in the corporate-controlled media blamed.
His ego got in the way, he held on too long, and he should have supported Kamala Harris harder were common refrains.
Poll finds Trump and Biden are heading in opposite directions
Voters are now weighing in on the legacy question.
Trump gave Americans the best of times – peace, prosperity, and safety.
Biden gave Americans the worst of times – global military conflicts, an affordability crisis, and surging crime rates and illegal immigration.
And according to a new survey from Emerson College, those two alternate realities are impacting the legacies of both of the two most recent Commanders-in-Chief.
The poll found that President Biden will be leaving office with historically low approval ratings.
Meanwhile, the same poll shows President Trump will be reentering the White House on a personal high.
Only 36% of respondents approve of the job Biden is doing as President – compared to 52% who disapprove, giving the incumbent a negative-16 approval rating.
On the other hand, the same respondents have a 54% favorable opinion of Trump – compared to only 46% who view the President-elect as unfavorable, giving him a net 8-point favorability rating.
According to the survey’s crosstabs, Trump has built a broad coalition of support.
“Trump’s favorability varies significantly by gender, race, and age,” said Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling. “Trump’s strongest age cohort is among voters 40-59, with 60% viewing him favorably, compared to 48% among those over 70. Notably, his favorability has risen among younger voters, with 55% of those under 30 expressing a favorable opinion.”
The poll also found Trump was supported by 48% of women, 53% of Hispanics, and 28% of black voters.