Will today's cave boost Trump's numbers?
by digby
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| 538 poll of polls |
Following the example of most other polls in the last week, a new Washington Post ABC poll shows a drop in Trump's approval rating with a majority holding Trump responsible for the shut down:
The Post-ABC poll finds that Trump’s overall popularity has weakened, with 37 percent of the public approving of his job performance and 58 percent disapproving.
Here's what has to has to be giving McConnell and company palpitations:
Among political independents, disapproval of Trump has grown from 53 percent at the start of November to 63 percent. Independents have also had a lopsided reaction to the shutdown, with 54 percent saying Trump and Republicans are more responsible for it, while 29 percent blame Pelosi and Democrats, a 25-point margin, slightly wider than the public as a whole.
And then there's this:
Asked who they trust more to handle border security, 42 percent say they trust Pelosi and Democrats in Congress, while 40 percent trust Trump and Republicans. By comparison, a fall Post-ABC poll found Republicans overall held a 10-point advantage over Democrats in trust to handle border security among registered voters.
Let's see what happens with the base. If I had to guess they will stick with him for now. But if these people continue to slag him that base may whittle away over the next little while.
I guess I hadn't realized that the wingnuts had pegged the federal workers as lazy scofflaws who don't deserve to be paid for the shutdown. Nice.
And meanwhile:
