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One of the defining traits of President Donald Trump's time in office has been the consistency of his poll numbers.
No matter what he said, did or tweeted, his numbers stayed steady. Somewhere between 40-45% approved of the job he was doing while 50-55% disapproved.
Which is why what Gallup reported in its latest tracking poll, released on Wednesday morning, is so striking.
Trump's job approval in the new Gallup data is at 39%, which is bad but not the big story. That big story is the fact that Trump's new numbers represent a double-digit tumble from a Gallup poll just weeks ago in which his approval stood at 49%.
But Gallup's numbers are far from an outlier. The latest CNN poll, released earlier this week, put Trump's approval at 38% -- down from 45% in May. An NPR/PBS/Marist poll put Trump's job approval at 42%. (Those national numbers are reflected in swing state polling too. Recent polls in Ohio, Arizona, Texas and Michigan, among others, show significant problems for Trump in a head-to-head matchup with presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden.)
Dig into the CNN poll and there's even more evidence of how Floyd's death and Trump's response to it have hurt Trump. Badly.
More than 4 in 10 voters (42%) said that race relations would be "extremely" important in determining their vote for president in the fall. That's a huge number given that race relations as a or the deciding factor in voters' minds has long trailed things like the economy and health care by large margins. Asked which candidate they trusted more to handle race relations in America, Biden took 63% to 31% for Trump.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/10/politics/donald-trump-gallup-approval/index.html
No matter what he said, did or tweeted, his numbers stayed steady. Somewhere between 40-45% approved of the job he was doing while 50-55% disapproved.
Which is why what Gallup reported in its latest tracking poll, released on Wednesday morning, is so striking.
Trump's job approval in the new Gallup data is at 39%, which is bad but not the big story. That big story is the fact that Trump's new numbers represent a double-digit tumble from a Gallup poll just weeks ago in which his approval stood at 49%.
But Gallup's numbers are far from an outlier. The latest CNN poll, released earlier this week, put Trump's approval at 38% -- down from 45% in May. An NPR/PBS/Marist poll put Trump's job approval at 42%. (Those national numbers are reflected in swing state polling too. Recent polls in Ohio, Arizona, Texas and Michigan, among others, show significant problems for Trump in a head-to-head matchup with presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden.)
Dig into the CNN poll and there's even more evidence of how Floyd's death and Trump's response to it have hurt Trump. Badly.
More than 4 in 10 voters (42%) said that race relations would be "extremely" important in determining their vote for president in the fall. That's a huge number given that race relations as a or the deciding factor in voters' minds has long trailed things like the economy and health care by large margins. Asked which candidate they trusted more to handle race relations in America, Biden took 63% to 31% for Trump.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/10/politics/donald-trump-gallup-approval/index.html
