In 2021, CBS News polled thousands of Americans on the biggest events in a year like none other. Here's a month-by-month look at highlights from those polls.
Americans gave Mr. Biden negative marks for his handling of the removal of U.S. troops. Also, most did not think he had a clear plan for evacuating U.S. civilians nor did they feel the U.S. was doing enough to help Afghan people trying to leave .
Here at home, the school year was beginning to get underway and debates over mask mandates in schools were taking place across the country. Nationally,as most expressed at least some concern about their children contracting the coronavirus in school. , and these partisan views extended to opinions on masks: Most Democrats supported a mask requirement in their children's school, but most Republicans did not. This September marked 20 years since the terror attacks of September 11, 2001 andAmericans see a mix of good and bad when looking at ways the country may have changed: most see the enhanced airport security measures as changes for the better.
President Biden was able to tout the passage of a bipartisan infrastructure bill which drew backing from a majority of Americans,And this dragged down his overall approval rating to 44%. Mr. Biden's ratings for handling coronavirus generally, and vaccine distribution remained positive, but when asked specifically which issues mattered most in how they evaluate Mr. Biden, the economy stood out.
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