I try to keep up with Trump’s poll numbers.
Trump’s numbers had gone up a bit from their nadir in the last month or two. They are now at 9 points under according to my method. They had been 6 points under for weeks. He’s lost 2-3 points just in the last week or so. His disapproval has been flat but he’s shed a few points from this approval, some of which went to undecided. Hey, it’s progress.
Trump Approval Disapproval Not Sure Net 43 52 5 -9Previously, for a few weeks:Trump Approval Disapproval Not Sure Net 45 51 4 -6The only thing that I can see that could have resulted in a few points of movement is the massive mess in LA and a couple of other cities involving civil disturbances over the ICE raids. I was almost completely certain that this was a sure loser for us in the polls, but apparently that’s not so. Don’t ask me to explain how protests supporting an unpopular position - opposition to ICE raids against illeg…
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