The partial government shutdown is beginning to drag on President Trump’s approval rating, which is at its lowest point in months. …
There shouldn’t be much doubt that the shutdown is behind the negative turn in Trump’s numbers. While there have been other newsworthy events over the past few weeks, such as turnover among Trump’s senior staffers and a wobbly stock market, the shift is well-timed to the start of the shutdown on Dec. 22. … Trump’s increasingly negative ratings match polling showing Americans growing concerned about the shutdown and disliking Trump’s handling of it. …
So all of that sounds pretty bad for Trump. But will any of it really matter to Trump’s political standing, in the long run? CONT.
Nate Silver, FiveThirtyEight
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