All Things Trump, From the People’s Perspective

About four in 10 Americans approve of the job Donald Trump is doing as president, and that figure has not changed materially over the past four months. …

One important fact about Trump is the degree to which some of his positions on the issues actually resonate with the public — including spending a great deal of money on the nation’s infrastructure, trying to bring manufacturing jobs back from overseas, helping veterans and creating more jobs in general. …

Trump, at least as measured by his job approval ratings, has not yet been able to maximize any advantage he might obtain from pushing policy positions that resonate with the public. CONT.

Frank Newport, Gallup