Trump's approval rating hits all-time high in Gallup poll

[uawchild]

President Trump’s approval rating reached new heights in the second half of April, according to the Gallup poll, as nearly half of voters gave him positive marks.

Trump’s approval rating ticked up to 46 percent, up slightly from 45 percent in the first part of April and the highest mark to date for Trump in the Gallup poll.

It comes on the heels of strong economic numbers and the largely favorable outcome of the Russia investigation.

Trump remains overwhelmingly popular among Republicans, 91 percent of whom gave the president positive marks in the latest Gallup poll. That figure falls just short of the record high of 92 percent approval among GOP respondents, reached in a Gallup survey in November.

Among Democrats, 12 percent said they approve of Trump’s job performance, according to the poll. That figure matches the previous high among Democrats recorded in April 2017.

Trump’s approval among independents dipped slightly from 39 percent in the first half of April to 37 percent in the latest poll.

The Gallup poll surveyed 1,024 adults nationwide from April 17 to April 30. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.

Trump has largely been buoyed by a strong economy that saw continued growth in April.

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/442336-trumps-approval-rating-at-all-time-high-in-gallup-poll

I take away 2 points from this:

1. THE ECONOMY is clearly the over-riding issue.

2. People are deaf, dumb and blind in regards to the Russia investigation.


This line from the OP stuns me, someone actual wrote this:
It comes on the heels of strong economic numbers and the largely favorable outcome of the Russia investigation.

Ok... clearly the economy IS the issue. Our candidates must have strong an detailed economic messages to blunt tRump taking credit for the economy.

I am still stunned that The Hill writer feels the outcome of the Russian investigation was "largely favorable". Is this really the perception of voters? Do they need to be educated more on the facts or is it a minor argument in voters' minds and all they care about is the economy?

I don't know.

[bearsfootball516]

1. I think he's off base when he says the Russia outcome was largely favorable

But the truth is, most Americans don’t care about it. There’s a reason why Democrats won midterms by talking about healthcare and not Trump or Russia.

[RKP5637]

2. Yep, I think many people just focus/care about the economy and their healthcare. n/t

[ProfessorGAC]

3. Nonsense

The issues with approval rating have been established by statisticians who aren't paid by the polling firms
The closer to 50% the greater the disparity
60 isn't 60, its, 62
70 is 78
45 isn't 45, it's 43.5
Then(!) We need to know EXACTLY what question was asked, what sampling plan was used an assess from there
But, this is how the firms get paid
But they raise rates based on horse race and the closer to 50 means $

[Butterflylady]

9. They need to keep it a horse race

I just get a kick out of them because they are so laughable.

[MFM008]

4. The only thing

I want to read about the maggot
Is this.
HE'S DEAD.

[catbyte]

5. 46% approval rating?!?

[stillcool]

6. thanks...I needed that!

[struggle4progress]

7. Maybe the real take-away is how Gallup weights their polls and interprets the results

If Gallup thought he had 45% approval in early April with a 4% MoE and now has 46% approval with a 4% MoE, that's certainly not "up slightly" -- it's just "no change"

Gallup's methodology is to survey and then reweight

Gallup estimates from this poll 91% approval among R, 37% among I, and 12% among D. Next they weight for actual national fractions of R, I, and D. This poll somehow assumes 28.9% R, 39.8% I, and 29.4% D

What the poll really shows is a weird US political climate

[triron]

8. This is a terrible poll.

means zilch.

[uponit7771]

10. K&R, to blunt Trump taking credit for Obama's economy bring up health care every single time !!!

[blueinredohio]

11. Who do these people poll? I don't even answer my phone anymore

because of all the scams.