And, as shown above, the polls have shown widespread support for the $3.5 trillion bill. “This erosion,” he wrote, “began just as public discussion of the reconciliation bill started to grow,” implying that the rating decline occurred because people don’t like the reconciliation bill. CNN’s Harry Enten speculates that Biden’s falling ratings are caused by inaction on the reconciliation bill, not the provisions of the bill, which apparently most Americans like. And that poll also showed substantial public support for the reconciliation package. Instead, he presented a red herring argument about how many independents think the plan costs too much—all the while ignoring all the other polls showing support for the plan.