Trump's approval rating hits highest point in two years

[Jose Garcia]

Source: The Hill

President Trump’s job approval rating is the highest it’s been in two years, boosted by voter optimism about the economy, according to the latest Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll survey.

The survey found that 48 percent approve of the job Trump is doing, compared to 52 percent who said they disapprove. That’s up from 45 percent approval in March. The last time the president’s job approval rating reached 48 percent in the Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll survey was in June of 2017.

Trump appears to be getting a lift from the economy, with a record 62 percent approving of his approach to employment and 59 percent approving of his handling of the economy.

While only 39 percent of voters said the country is on the right track, 51 percent said the economy is heading in the right direction. Seventy-one percent of voters said the economy is very strong or somewhat strong


Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/446347-trumps-approval-rating-hits-highest-point-in-two-years

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48%? Talk about low expectations.

[cilla4progress]

1. Fools

Guess they don't care that their kids and grandkids will be picking up the tab.

[RKP5637]

3. They could give a damn ... only interested in today and what's in it for them. Many IMO would sell

out their kids for a rosy picture for them today, and many don't give a damn about the environmental future. They will be gone and IMO they don't give a F. If they did, we would not be in the situation we are today.

[Rural_Progressive]

20. The attitude is, and I quote

"I got mine, my kids can work as hard as I have and get theirs"

overheard at a local get together in our little town.

[RKP5637]

22. Yeah, sounds so typical. Many people should not even have kids. n/t

[RKP5637]

2. ... there's an iceberg ahead! n/t

[busterbrown]

4. Absolutely.. There's some bad shit storms..

heading his way!

[RKP5637]

7. tRump, is such an embarrassment to the US and humanity. n/t

[lamp_shade]

5. Harris and Rasmussen polls. Both reflected on 538 which still has him at 41.3 nt

[lagomorph777]

10. Thank you for that clarification. Harris and Rasmussen are right-wing pollsters.

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Whew. For a minute there I thought this was real!

Assmussen is about as credible as the Onion or Trump.

[lamp_shade]

23. Both are rated C+ at 538. They always deduct 6 points from Rasmussen and

4 points from Harris before incorporating into their average.

[EleanorR]

26. Notorious push pollers

https://medium.com/@msells/the-harvard-harris-poll-scam-de5120fb0759

[Kind of Blue]

21. Thank You!

[Hoyt]

6. That's not a good sign, especially after Mueller's comments.

Hopefully, those saying they will not vote for trump will hold.

[emmaverybo]

12. Makes sense. Sympathy for the devil. nt

[asiliveandbreathe]

8. Hinky at best!!!!!

“Harvard-Harris Poll.” Headlines like Poll: Americans overwhelmingly oppose sanctuary cities, and Poll reveals majority of Americans want Democrats to work with Trump, and Harvard Poll: Americans Brimming With Confidence on Jobs, Economy are drawing rapturous responses from the likes of Kellyanne Conway and Rush Limbaugh. According to one Hill article, “Harvard-Harris Poll is a collaboration of the Harvard Center for American Political Studies and the Harris Poll.”

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/2/21/1636308/-WTF-is-the-Harvard-Harris-Poll-anyway

PULEEZZZ...sleeze…..

[comradebillyboy]

9. Todays 538 poll aggregate has him at 41.3

Real Clear Politics aggregate has him at 41.9. One poll by itself isn't cause for alarm.

[ananda]

11. Seriously? The economy that's in the process of crashing?

Really ???

[at140]

27. Most 401-K investors do not check daily

Most will view the monthly statement or even quarterly statement.

Both stock-market and Housing prices are now inflated beyond growth rate in people's earnings.
That is the result of artificially low interest rates Donny is pushing the FED into complying.
You can inflate a balloon only so much before it explodes.

[NewJeffCT]

33. How is it in the process of crashing?

unemployment numbers are low
the stock market has been doing well this year
inflation is still relatively low

[Raven123]

13. An online poll of 1295 registered voters says all I need to hear

[titaniumsalute]

14. Calm down about the Harris poll

Just look at the aggregate of many polls...

realclearpolitics.com and 538.com both aggregate many polls to show a more true picture. Trump is still at about 42% approval and 54% disapproval. Nothing recently has changed that number.

[soryang]

15. The thinking goes like this

Whatever problems we have are caused by immigrants and Chinese people, and drumpf is taking care of it. Racism and xenophobia, an old formula.

[ancianita]

16. They're pulses and in no way reflect the larger country's view. He's up because the weather's better

A 300 point drop on Wall St. means nothing to people who don't want to see reality.

80% of Americans living paycheck-to-paycheck means nothing to people who don't want to see their reality, either.

[Thekaspervote]

17. The Hill.. I call BS!! Fivethirtyeight has him right where he's been 41%

[crazytown]

18. !!! BS - Here is Today's 538 Graph

[Bernardo de La Paz]

32. The Hill is being deceptive. They have excluded the dunnos. . . . nt

[bronxiteforever]

19. The economy is lifting him...wait for it

Today’s Marketwatch
“Run for the hills.
That seems to be summing up the investor mood Friday after President Donald Trump shocked markets with a tweet promising tariffs on all Mexican imports until the illegal migrant situation is sorted. The likelihood of one more trade battlefield opening up means pretty much any asset associated with risk, notably equities, is taking a hit.”
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/stocks-to-fall-15-to-december-meltdown-levels-this-chart-predicts-2019-05-31?mod=mw_theo_homepage

[Doodley]

24. This shows the complete and utter failure to communicate basic facts to the public, most of whom

Probably believe Trump is better at handling the economy than Obama. Why aren't Democrats yelling as loud as Trump the the trade war, the tax cuts for the rich, and control over borrowing are all a failure? Trump will win next year if we do nothing to educate voters.

[Princetonian]

25. They must be polling people who didn't pay an extra $7000 in federal taxes this year.

You won't find numbers like that in my neck of the woods.

[still_one]

28. This is an online sample drawn from Harris Pannel. Does not report probability confidence interval

"Full poll results will be posted online later this week. The Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll survey is an online sample drawn from the Harris Panel and weighted to reflect known demographics. As a representative online sample, it does not report a probability confidence interval."

[Dem2theMax]

29. This country is full of stupid, ignorant fools.

[SkatmanRoth]

40. +1

[John Fante]

30. I've seen dog turds that could get 50% approval ratings in this economy.

The fact that Trump's polling average is 41.3% is absolutely pathetic. He's worse than dog shit.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

31. 48 to 52 means that have excluded the dunnos. . . . nt

[Maxheader]

34. Guess I'm felling pessimistic today..but having dejavu...

Back when reagon was running for his 2nd term..To me then, I couldn't see how he could be elected..no fuckn way...But the handjob was..Same with junior shrub..How could anyone vote for such a moron..twice? But the did..

Its gonna be hard to unseat dementia boy...

[Strelnikov_]

35. I'd buy that for a dollar!!! n/t

[scarytomcat]

36. that is fine, let him think he is on top

that will make it sweeter when pound him into the ground
keep digging donniesue

[FiveGoodMen]

38. Just like last time?

[pnwmom]

39. 538 gives that pollster a C+ rating. Harvard should be ashamed to be associated with it. n/t

[The Liberal Lion]

41. What in the actual fuck!

It's improving! America is lost...................

[Progressive Jones]

42. Morons. nt