RCP: Trump job approval at record high of 46+ 51-

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https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/president_trump_job_approval-6179.html

His job approval on the economy is 56+ 40-

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/president_trump_job_approval_economy-6182.html

I know it is ideologically important to some of you to believe that the American people are en masse crying out for bold economic reforms, but they just aren't. Public confidence in the economy is the highest it's been in 20 years.

We still aren't acting like a party that is about to take on an incumbent during an economic expansion. We need to start.

[SunSeeker]

1. I am afraid for our country...and the world.

[5X]

2. that poll says he is down 5 points in last 17 days.

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3. No, the average is at a high mark (nt)

[padfun]

4. The economy was doing great under Obama.

Are you suggesting we all vote for fascism?

Who are you trying to convince to vote Republican/Trump?

[Grasswire2]

5. He's underwater in almost everything else.

and he's riding Obama's coat tails.

[jg10003]

6. My stock portfolio is doing great, but many people don't have a stock portfolio.

For those people the economic picture is not so good.

[DeminPennswoods]

7. Good point

Also personally doing well, but few of my friends are in the same boat. Most are living day-to-day with little to no savings let alone investments or retirement funds outside of social security.

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8. About two thirds of Americans do in some form or another

Between retirement accounts and pension funds

[jg10003]

9. Pension funds are not secure. A company goes out of business or is sold and the pension fund is

drastically reduced or eliminated.

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10. I mean, nothing is "secure"

That's why you don't put all your eggs in one basket, and why I greatly prefer defined-contribution to defined-benefit

[FBaggins]

12. The stock market is an easy sell...

... but the jobs market is an even bigger deal.

Among those without significant market exposure... there are a few millions who have a job now but didn’t have one three years ago. For most of them, that’s a bigger deal than market returns.

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20. And he's going to have them all up ons his Twitter feed this fall

"Don't risk this great economy", etc.

[SemiHalfling]

13. Followed the link, RCP avg -5.0, +46 -51

RCP Average 2/3 - 2/20 -- 46.0 51.0 -5.0
Rasmussen 2/18 - 2/20 1500 LV 49 51 -2
Reuters 2/18 - 2/19 951 RV 43 55 -12
Emerson 2/16 - 2/18 1250 RV 48 44 +4
Economist 2/16 - 2/18 1150 RV 43 54 -11
Politico 2/15 - 2/17 1990 RV 42 54 -12
ABC/WP 2/14 - 2/17 913 RV 46 52 -6
NBC/WSJ 2/14 - 2/17 900 RV 47 50 -3
The Hill 2/14 - 2/15 1001 RV 49 51 -2
NPR/PBS 2/13 - 2/16 1164 RV 44 51 -7
Gallup 2/3 - 2/16 1028 A 49 48 +1

Only the economic job approval numbers in particular are up and there is no graph readily available for those

**corrections/clarification on my (perhaps confusing early morning) wording- his job approval numbers are now at the same level or very slightly lower than previous 2017 levels, you could call it the ‘highest’ but since it’s dead even or very slightly lower I’d argue that point but it’s minor semantics. During that time his job disapproval levels were much lower, -44, so even after falling recently they are higher now despite not being at a peak. -51 is truly terrible and I disagree that it’s something to worry over given he is literally an Orange Antichrist.

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17. No. 46 is the highest approval he's had in the RCP average. Read the damn link. (Nt)

[SemiHalfling]

19. That's actually incorrect, see 2017 under the max view of the avg

His disapproval numbers are not as high as they’ve been but they are also far from stellar

[abqtommy]

14. Here in the U.S. democracy, a 51% approval would be a mandate. Anything less than that

is a fail. Put that in tRUMP's face!

[honest.abe]

15. Yeah, and the problem is if we nominate someone running on democratic-socialistic type reforms..

many will be freaked out that those changes will ruin the relatively good economy. That will be an easy target for GOP attack ads.

[Squinch]

16. Terrifying. But we all better face this fact and face it quick.

[dawg]

18. That's still a piss poor number for a President presiding over an economic expansion.

Just imagine what his numbers will be if there is any sort of hiccup in the economy before the election. Trump is priced for perfection, and if he can't deliver that, he's toast.

Nonetheless, you're right that we need to take the threat of his re-election very seriously and put forward the candidate who will appeal to the greatest number of people who will actually show up to vote in November.

[edhopper]

21. But under Direction of country

it's 39.5% to 54.5% So most think he is taking us in the wrong direction.

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24. That is our opening

But the opening is "I'm sick of this jackass tweeting without a filter" not "I want massive structural change to the economy"

[Quixote1818]

22. RCP is a Republican site. I used 538 which has him at 43% right now. 43% seems to be his ceiling nt

[Turin_C3PO]

23. The economy is good for most people, true.

But there are still many falling through the cracks and we can’t abandon them.

[bdamomma]

25. people

are believing a con artist WTF.

rather sad for them.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

26. Lowered expectations