Trump polling constant amid political storms By John Zogby
President Trump is the disruptor in chief. He is actually redefining the meaning of polling numbers. At the beginning of the week, he turned trash talk about Iran into an act of war. Trump apparently doesn't even need 'maximum deniability.’ The assassination of a terror leader was supported by only 41% but opposed by 37% — with the rest not sure.
However, the president's approval rating average is at 45%, which is just one point less than the percentage of the vote he received in 2016. Horse race matchups nationally and in some key states this week show him losing to at least the major contenders for the Democratic nomination — but the Democrats are still far away from choosing a nominee, and perhaps even further away from uniting the party against Trump.
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An act of war against war scared a lot of folks, but new numbers from the Labor Department gave people something to cheer about: 145,000 new jobs and an unemployment rate holding at just 3.5%. There is plenty of steam in this economy.
My job here is not moralizing, just to assess the numbers. And his numbers in polling and on the economy are in his favor and keep him competitive. Meanwhile, he will soon go on trial in the Senate. Dizzying.
John Zogby (@TheJohnZogby) is the founder of the Zogby Poll and Zogby companies, including John Zogby Strategies, and author of We Are Many We Are One: Neo-Tribes and Tribal Analytics in the 21st Century America.
