A new UMass Poll shows President Joe Biden’s approval rating declining as he approaches a year in office, with 53% of respondents disapproving of his performance and 41% approving. This is a drop from the 51% approval in a UMass Poll taken in April 2021, two months into his term. “The honeymoon is officially over – as the nation inches closer to marking a year of the Biden presidency, a minority of voters approve of the job that Joe Biden has done as president,” says Tatishe Nteta, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the poll. (The Boston Globe, WCVB [Boston], 1/11/22; News Office release)