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Trump Should Worry About His Disapproval Rating
The president’s numbers are the worst in the polling era. That doesn’t bode well for his reelection.
Not exactly swing voters.
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Time for a check-in on President Donald Trump’s approval rating, and what it says about his reelection prospects.
Trump remains unpopular. The FiveThirtyEight poll tracker estimates he’s at 42.3% approval and 53.2% disapproval. The historical comparison is as bad as ever: Of the 11 polling-era presidents through 929 days in office (Gerald Ford didn’t serve this long), he’s second-worst, beating only Jimmy Carter – and his disapproval just dropped behind Carter’s once again, making him dead last on that score.