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(60,014 posts)Mediumsizedhand
(531 posts)marylandblue
(12,344 posts)He's been boincing around in the mid to high 30s for 3 months now. He seems to have a solid core of die hards. Maybe they are waiting for their tax cut.
Awsi Dooger
(14,565 posts)I was more worried about Virginia when Trump's approval briefly upticked
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)With this economy Harry Enten says his numbers should be 30 points higher.
Awsi Dooger
(14,565 posts)For the reason you cite: Trump lucked out and inherited an economy on the verge of uptick. Then the stock market surged also.
Any normal president this early in his term with current economic conditions and consumer confidence level should have approval numbers at the high 50s at worst, and more likely low to mid 60s. So that 30 point lag sounds logical to me. I didn't realize Enten had estimated that level. Frankly I haven't followed 538 lately.
We're in better shape toward 2018 than 2020, IMO. The outrage against Trump should stretch into one full midterm cycle. But if the economy stays sound and Trump can blab about tax cuts -- no matter who they favor -- the public allows immense benefit of a doubt to that incumbent whose party has been in power only one term.
Believe it or not, toward 2020 advantage we need Trump to sustain even worse and more outrageous level than he's managed so far. Of course, that comes with damage galore. I find myself not knowing what to root for.