New Poll Suggests , Difficult Road Ahead, for Biden and Democrats.<br />NPR News reports a recent poll suggests <br />Americans are beginning to lose faith in <br />President Joe Biden and the Democratic party.<br />NPR News reports a recent poll suggests <br />Americans are beginning to lose faith in <br />President Joe Biden and the Democratic party.<br />According to the latest NPR/Marist poll, Americans are unpleased with the <br />Biden administration's work thus far.<br />According to the latest NPR/Marist poll, Americans are unpleased with the <br />Biden administration's work thus far.<br />By and large, citizens of the United States aren't optimistic about the country's future.<br />By and large, citizens of the United States aren't optimistic about the country's future.<br />Currently the majority in the House and Senate, Democrats face tough odds in retaining seats <br />in the 2022 midterm elections.<br />Currently the majority in the House and Senate, Democrats face tough odds in retaining seats <br />in the 2022 midterm elections.<br /> They [Democrats] don't <br />have a unified message for <br />what they're doing, and that <br />does not bode well for the party. , Barbara Carvahlo, director of Marist Poll, via NPR News.<br /> They [Democrats] don't <br />have a unified message for <br />what they're doing, and that <br />does not bode well for the party. , Barbara Carvahlo, director of Marist Poll, via NPR News.<br />Though some Democrats have lauded <br />Biden's agenda as "transformative," <br />many Americans don't see it that way.<br />4 out of 5 surveyed in the poll who had received the administration's one-time stimulus payment of $1,400 said it helped only a little.<br />4 out of 5 surveyed in the poll who had received the administration's one-time stimulus payment of $1,400 said it helped only a little.<br />Many Americans don't give Biden <br />credit for the stimulus payment at all.<br />Only 17% of those surveyed <br />believed the president was mostly<br />responsible for the direct payments.<br />It's an issue of <br />the messaging out <br />of the White House. , Lee Miringoff, director of the Marist Institute for Public Opinion.<br />It's an issue of <br />the messaging out <br />of the White House. , Lee Miringoff, director of the Marist Institute for Public Opinion.<br />It doesn't look <br />like he's leading <br />the charge even <br />though it's his bill. , Lee Miringoff, director of the Marist Institute for Public Opinion.<br />It doesn't look <br />like he's leading <br />the charge even <br />though it's his bill. , Lee Miringoff, director of the Marist Institute for Public Opinion