President Donald Trump is breaking the convention that when Americans feel good about the economy they credit their leader. Never in recent history have consumers been so buoyant about economic prospects and their financial fortunes while at the same time so down on the president. The gap has emerged in […] Read more »
On the success Trump cares about most, more people still give Obama the credit
One staple of President Trump’s self-congratulatory tweets is his celebration of the strength of the economy. There are others: He nominated Neil M. Gorsuch to the Supreme Court; he accomplished more than any other president (which is not true). Time and again, Trump points to the Dow Jones industrial average […] Read more »
Amid record low one-year approval, half question Trump’s mental stability
A year in the presidential spotlight hasn’t been kind to President Donald Trump: His approval rating is the lowest in modern polling for a president at this point, with deep deficits on policy and personal matters alike. Strikingly, the public divides evenly on whether or not he’s mentally stable. CONT. […] Read more »
Poll finds public optimistic about the economy, critical of Trump, split on issues
Americans have reached a split-screen assessment of the state of the country at the end of President Trump’s first year in office, expressing the most positive views about the economy in nearly two decades while giving Trump historically low approval, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News survey. This stark […] Read more »
CNN Poll: Economic boost buoys Trump, but negatives abound elsewhere
One year in to Donald Trump’s time in office, his approval ratings fall well below his predecessors’ anniversary marks, and Americans’ expectations that he will keep major campaign promises have largely faded, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. But the President appears to be reaping some benefits […] Read more »
Economic satisfaction is booming, but it’s not boosting Trump
Americans are more satisfied with the state of the U.S. economy than they have been in nearly two decades, but their soaring economic enthusiasm has done little to soften the public’s personal dislike of President Donald Trump, a new poll from NBC News and the Wall Street Journal shows. And […] Read more »