How well is President Joe Biden doing his job? As he hits the halfway point in his four-year term, public opinion polls continue to show more Americans dissatisfied than satisfied with Biden’s performance in office. But another way of measuring his performance is by examining what he’s accomplished so far.
PolitiFact’s Biden Promise Tracker monitors 99 promises Biden made on the campaign trail. Our latest review shows Biden was able to implement some promises on his own, such as nominating a Black woman for the U.S. Supreme Court. But many promises stalled in Congress because of slim Democratic majorities or, in the case of forgiving some student debt, setbacks in the courts. Fulfilling more promises on immigration, health care and guns may be difficult over the next two years, because they lack bipartisan appeal.
“The change in House control makes it impossible to move any promise forward if it requires congressional action,” said John P. Frendreis, a Loyola University Chicago emeritus professor of political science.
Our rating system assesses campaign promises based on outcomes, not intentions. Only full enactment of a promise qualifies for a Promise Kept; partial enactment merits a Compromise rating. We’ll continue updating promises until Biden leaves the Oval Office; we typically don’t rate a promise broken until later in the term, when a president has had more time to act on the promise.
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