A snapshot
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Mr. Trump’s approval rating has been remarkably static since taking office in January 2017. The Journal/NBC News poll has found between 43% and 47% of Americans approving of the president’s job handing in every poll since last June.
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attributed Mr. Trump’s improved rating to an uptick [from 43-54 to 46-52] in support from white men without a college degree.
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Mr. Trump leads a generic Democratic opponent, 46% to 40%, in five Midwestern states he carried in 2016: Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. But he trails a generic Democrat, 50% to 39%, in five Sun Belt states Democrats aim to flip in 2020: Arizona, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Texas.
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Mr. Trump’s effort to declare a national emergency to fund a wall on parts of the Southern border with Mexico is opposed by 60% of those polled, compared with 39% who approve.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-job-approval-rating-ticks-up-along-with-warning-signs-11551621720
Obama and Clinton had similar numbers in just out recession economies, in early 1995 and 2011 respectively.
