Biden's Declining Poll Numbers, Mitch McConnell Comes Under Fire in the GOP, and Why Are the Polls Tightening in The Virginia's Governors Race?

It was another week of deadlines and deal making on Capitol Hill, culminating in a Senate Vote on Thursday to raise the country’s debt limit by $480 billion, thereby pushing the prospects of a default to December. Eleven Republicans, led by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, voted with the Democrats to overcome a filibuster - a move that prompted criticism of McConnell from some of his fellow Republicans but also kept the country solvent, at least for a few more weeks. In Virginia, polls are tightening in the gubernatorial race between Democratic former Governor Terry McAuliffe and Republican newcomer Glenn Youngkin. The race is considered a test case for the 2022 midterms and beyond. What issues are resonating with voters, and will Virginia continue to trend blue? And a look at the latest polls. There is not great news for President Biden this week as his approval numbers continue to slide, and – perhaps not surprising but still noteworthy - new polling from the University of Virginia reveals just how many Americans are ready for a national divorce over politics. Tom Bevan, co-founder and president of RealClearPolitics, Carl Cannon, Washington bureau chief, and Susan Crabtree, national correspondent join Andrew Walworth on today’s RealClearPolitics Takeaway podcast.