Rarely are local, national and international politics as intertwined as they will be this week. The climate provisions of the final deal will tell world leaders at next week’s COP26 how serious the United States is when it comes to reaching Biden’s stated emissions goals. The White House is hoping for a virtuous cycle of developments that will help accomplish all three goals: Securing a deal on the reconciliation bill could help Democratic candidates in Virginia and New Jersey. A recent CBS poll found two top issues of neglect: Sixty percent of Americans want Biden to pay more attention to inflation, and 57% want him to pay more attention to the U.S.-Mexico border.Ī ‘TIPPING POINT’ WEEK - The next nine days are the most important of Biden’s young presidency: He needs to rescue his legislative agenda in Congress, rescue his party’s political candidates in two states and rescue America’s leadership on climate policy in Scotland. The 7.3-point gap is the widest it’s been all year.ĬNN’s Harry Enten notes that one big problem for Biden is the gulf between the economic issues Biden is talking about and what voters want him to address. THE GREAT MISMATCH: President JOE BIDEN’s average approval rating is at a new low (43.4%), and his average disapproval rating is at a new high (50.7%), according to FiveThirtyEight. | Spencer Platt/Getty Images DRIVING THE DAY Rarely are local, national and international politics as intertwined as they will be this week for President Joe Biden.