More Americans are concerned than happy about Biden

When Joe Biden's people say the president is not getting the kind of support he deserves after all his domestic and foreign policy achievements, you know he is in trouble. He's not as popular as he should be. He's not as well respected as he should be. He's not as well liked as he should be. Well, that's the way it is in the political game. Sometimes he who makes the loudest noise tends to get more noticed and supported. Biden is a quiet American, hardly raises his voice, even in addresses to the nation. If it wasn't for microphones and stereo loudspeakers, nobody except those in the very front row would hear a word he utters. Whereas Trump hardly needs a mic. He just shouts loud enough for all those in the back row to hear every word. The latest polls make tough reading for Biden and his campaign team. The most extraordinary statistic from one survey was that in a head-to-head election between Biden and Nikki Haley, the former US ambassador to the United Nations and ex-South Carolina governor, would win. Bizarre. So what can Biden do about it? Wise people say it's all too early to start getting worried about polling figures. But actually all politicians worry about polling figures all the time and I can bet you that when Biden was told abut the latest figures he would not have replied: "Oh well, never mind, it's far too early to worry." What he would have done is tell his aides to get known people in the political world to make pronouncements about how the president was not getting the love and support he deserved. The trouble with polls is that when questioned a survey participant will say the frst thing that comes into their head. Q. Do you think Biden will be too old to be president for four more years after 2024? A. Good lord yes, I've got an 80-year-old uncle and he's as dotty as a cracked biscuit. Q. Do you think Biden has got what it takes, mentally, to be president for a second term? A. Good lord no, did you see him the other day, he didn't know whether he was coming or going? Can't have a guy like that with his finger on the button, right? So, never mind that it's only September, 2023, it can only get worse for Joe Biden in the next 14 months. **Buy my new spy thriller, Shadow Lives, from Amazon, Waterstones or Rowanvale Books.