Vulnerable Democrats in Congress Distance Themselves From Biden

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the terror attack at Hamid Karzai International Airport, and the U.S. service members and Afghan victims killed and wounded, in the East Room of the White House, Washington, on Aug. 26, 2021. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

As the 2022 midterm elections loom nearer, Democrats in vulnerable House and Senate seats are distancing themselves from President Joe Biden over his handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal.

This is unsurprising: surveys since the beginning of the situation in Afghanistan have consistently shown that most American voters disapprove of the president’s handling of the situation.