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Originally Posted by Arles
Trump was at a 38% favorable rating when he got elected. This week, gallup just reported his approval rating was at a personal high of 49%. I think he will get a lot of non-partisans in this election (even more than vs Clinton). America's confidence in the economy is as high as it has ever been since 2000 and the "national satisfaction" level is at a 15-year high, I can't ever remember a sitting president losing in that economical situation.
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His overall is still under 44% per 538 which makes him the least popular president at this point in an election year since Truman.
You also can't compare Trump's presidency to others. Trump is the first president to make no attempt to pull in moderates or bridge the partisan gap between parties. We have no idea how that's going to play out but based on his approval ratings it's unlikely the economy is going to help him as much as a more traditional sitting president.
Trump's campaign knows his approval ratings are a problem as they've gone on TV stating their plan is to try to make whoever wins the dem primary as unpopular as Trump and hope things break their way in the electoral.