Watch Polls, Ignore Post-Shutdown Chatter

Posted Jan 24, 2018 5:05 AM
Stuart Rothenberg

... Trump's job approval and personal ratings in the Jan. 13-17 NBC News/Wall Street Journal survey were almost identical. Only 39 percent of respondents approved of his job performance and only 36 percent had a positive view him ...

Moreover, a stunning 52 percent of those polled said they don't like Trump personally and they disapprove of many of his policies.

The Jan. 15-18 ABC News/Washington Post poll painted a very similar picture. It showed Trump's job approval rating at 36 percent and voters critical of his positions on immigrants, the Mueller investigation and the new tax law ...

The problem for Republicans is that voters are not likely to believe explanations offered by politicians they don’t like. And many of them really don't like Trump, personally or professionally ...

https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/watch-polls-ignore-post-shutdown-chatter