Only 3 in 10 adults approve of President Joe Biden‘s student loan debt forgiveness, according to a recently released poll from the University of Chicago and the Associated Press.

Four of 10 say they disapprove. Combine that with the rest of those respondents saying they are either neutral or don’t know enough to say, and it is clear this move by Biden has failed. 

And I mean “failed” in two different contexts. 

First and foremost, the initiative was struck down by the Supreme Court in June 2023. The court ruled by a vote of 6-3 that the program doesn’t comply with federal law. Chief Justice John Roberts opined that the decision was nothing more than a simple interpretation.

Biden essentially made and broke a promise. 

Yet despite the court’s decision, Biden has refused to give up on the matter and continues to claim that student loan forgiveness is on the horizon for many people. Instead of respecting the judicial branch and focusing his attention elsewhere, he has reiterated boasts about how he will push through with the program in spite of the Supreme Court. 

The initiative has been one of his campaign’s many talking points. Ask any Biden supporter to list his accomplishments, and you’ll hear about how caring he is for “canceling” student loans. 

What is reflected by this polling data is that there’s no such thing as simply “canceling” debt. Those loans don’t just magically disappear. Their cost gets transferred to and incurred by the taxpayer. And people rightfully have a problem with that.

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Secondly, even those who benefit from the program do not overwhelmingly support it. Those responsible for unpaid student loan debt, either for themselves or a family member, responded with just 36% approving and 34% disapproving. 

What was an attempt to galvanize support among disenfranchised voters has ironically ended with many further questioning the Biden administration’s motives.