Trump ties for highest approval he’s ever had — as more Americans say US is on right track than any time in 20 years: poll
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Three months into his second term, President Trump hit the highest approval rating he’s ever had as commander-in-chief — while more Americans say the country is on the right track than at any point since 2004, a new poll found.
That’s the good news, according to an NBC News Poll released Sunday.
The bad news is that Trump still has not won over a majority of Americans, and 54% said they disapprove of his handling of the economy — the first time he’s lost a majority on that issue in NBC’s poll.
Even so, the survey found that voters generally feel Trump is bringing “the right kind of change” on the key issues — even tariffs.
More Americans support his changes to trade policy (41%) than oppose it (38%), according to NBC.
onth to slap 25% across-the-board tariffs on Canada and Mexico as well as a 20% tariff on China.
On many other key issues, voters felt the same way, with Trump’s actions on the border being the most popular — 56% said it was a positive change. On government cuts, 47% said his changes were good, compared to just 29% who opposed.
Even on his handling of the Ukraine war and NATO — policies he’s received significant pushback on — more respondents said his actions were good — (41% and 40%) than opposed his actions.
Illustrating how the president remains a political Rorschach test for a deeply divided country, Trump’s approval rating among Republicans is 90%, while his figures among Democrats clock in at a paltry 4%, per the poll.
That’s the largest gap in approval ratings between a president’s party and the opposition party over the last 80 years, NBC assessed.
Some 47% of voters in the survey approve of Trump — compared to 51% who disapprove, marking an all-time high in the poll. He previously hit 47% in early 2020, just before the COVID-19 pandemic, and in October 2018.
NBC News’ findings mirror most other polling, with the latest RealClearPolitics aggregate of polls showing Trump with a 48.2% approval rating on average.
Trump’s approval rating is significantly higher than where it stood at this point during his first term (44%), per RCP, though below where former President Joe Biden was during the same time (53%).
In another boost for Trump, NBC News recorded that a two-decade high 44% of registered voters believe that the country is on the right track, while 54% believe it’s heading in the wrong direction
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Among the American public overall, the Democratic Party’s favorability rating stands at just 29% – a record low in CNN’s polling dating back to 1992
Apparently, screaming Nazi while prioritizing defending foreign hamas cheerleaders is only popular on the extreme left fringes. Trump has never been luckier than in the extreme ass hattery of his Democratic opponents.
His prior approval ratings are a low bar to exceed
Some 47% of voters in the survey approve of Trump — compared to 51% who disapprove, marking an all-time high in the poll.
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The bad news is that Trump still has not won over a majority of Americans, and 54% said they disapprove of his handling of the economy — the first time he’s lost a majority on that issue in NBC’s poll.
on inflation — 40% said his policies are having a positive effect, compared to 30% who said they were having a negative impact; 28% said Trump’s policies are not changing things at all.
Trump’s approval rating among Republicans is 90%, while his figures among Democrats clock in at a paltry 4%, per the poll. That’s the largest gap in approval ratings between a president’s party and the opposition party over the last 80 years, NBC assessed.
Only the most die hard of the MAGA will find these numbers encouraging
Anyone who understands numbers would find them encouraging. The highest right track/wrong track number in 20 years is, by any standard, impressive. Moreover, anyone who's run a business understands that having numbers trending positively is encouraging even if they aren't at the goal.
here's a little guide for future use. To achieve the worst number in a category in recorded history is very discouraging. To trend positively and tie a record high is encouraging.
Anyone who understands - will see that one shouldn't simply pick the numbers of a survey that support one's position while ignoring the aspects of the survey that contradict their position.
Here's a little guidance for the future - when one looks at a survey try to understand and accept the entirety of the data presented
for instance - 54% said they disapprove of his handling of the economy — the first time he’s lost a majority on that issue in NBC’s poll.