The Hill
On today’s What America’s Thinking, a new Hill-HarrisX poll finds 45% of voters approve of the job Donald Trump is doing as President and receives 54% approval on the economy. Karlyn Bowman, Public Opinion Analyst and Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, joins Hill TV to explain why presidential approval matters now, how to gauge voter enthusiasm vs. favorability/disapproval, and how 2020 is different from 2016. This survey was conducted online within the United States from July 7-10, 2020 among 2,841 registered voters by HarrisX. The sampling margin of error of this poll is plus or minus 1.9 percentage points. The results reflect a nationally representative sample of registered voters. Results were weighted for age within gender, region, race/ethnicity, income, political party, and education where necessary to align them with their actual proportions in the population.
Links to referenced surveys:
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/president_trump_job_approval-6179.html
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-trump-not-biden-might-have-an-enthusiasm-problem/?ex_cid=trump-approval
Bologna! Nobody asked me I"m voting Trump. Add me in. Trump has 20 million subscribers compared to Bidens measley 2 million. This is Bull..
I would also say if Biden was in office I would still disapprove
Strange , just about everyone i speak to approve of Trump. I live in a swing state.
Yeah, I STRONGLY DISAPPROVE of gump being allowed to walk the earth.
How come I can't dislike any of the comments? Even this is F*ing Rigged!
If they like let Trump's Approved rate be 30% provided he has God's mandate, Jesus Support and Holy Ghost inspiration he will win come Nov 3rd, 2020 in Jesus name. Amen.
There is a silent majority whether you like it or not. It has repeated throughout history just like the last election. Im not for nor against Trump.
These people in the comments only believe polls when Trump is looking bad. I don’t believe the polls at all, at the end of the day Trump2020.
45% approval. add in the 20% for Trump hater collecting the data and Trump looks to be in a good place. Can't wait for the debates
Like it or not a large percentage of Americans strongly approve of Donald Trump. It may not be a majority but it's enough to show that the USA has a very serious underlying problem with its general mindset towards things like Racism and striking a balance between Capitalism vs Socialism.
It use to be the US had a strong middle class and a strong progressive space administration, but because of the unbridled capitalism the middle class is dying and the majority of people are living at or below the poverty line and NASA's budget looks like chump-change compared to any one of a few private multi-billionaires who like to play with rockets with their extra money. And as those few billionaire get richer and more powerful there will be more and more Americans slipping into poverty and likely they will keep voting for people like Trump or Biden to keep this insane system going. ha ha ha What a bunch of losers.
I don't believe in polls….if they were true, the criminal Hilary would have been in the White House.
It seems to me if Trumps approval rating is 45% wouldn’t he get at least 45% in polls. Can’t image a lot of ppl approve of him but won’t vote for him. What did he get 47% of the vote in 2016. Why are all these polls saying he will lose by 10?
The poll was taken at his last rally in Tulsa included were his campaign staff.
I generally do not approve of Trump's handling of the crisis. He had the opportunity to be FDR, but he just did standard GOP playbook instead. I also don't approve of Biden, somewhat due to his record, but also based on the proxy actions of the Dem controlled House, which took a very neoliberal corporate shill tack.
It is WAY HIGHER than that. MOST Americans HATE the LEFT NOW.
Top issues voters are concerned about now are health care, race relations and the economy. Trump has nothing constructive to say about any of these things.
He’s has a 40% rating, your a liar and wish it was a few points higher, when in fact his ratings are falling in the polls
Both candidates are horrendous. It makes little difference which one wins. The real economy has been depressed for a while and will only get worse with both parties screwing average Americans even more during COVID. i'll be voting third party, again.
Keep selling the Beans Donald! Or get used to them. Sure they don't serve organics in prison.
73% approve. 94% approve. 100% approve. No truth or accountability in corrupt pollsters media or politics. Polls are bs
Hell no!
I don't believe his approval is this high, no way.
Trump is the first politician I truly despise. I get so angry when he talks I feel nauseated.
All Trump did was give tax breaks to the rich and deregulate to allow corporations to pollute for profit and inflate the stock market and ride the coattails of Obama’s already rising economy he created. The stock market is not the economy and trickle-down economics doesn’t work.
Biden is nuts hes a warmonger and has sold out to china where trump has stood up to china and helped the US.
54% approve of the economy? ? ?
The enthusiasm gap could be a big factor come November. It's a lot easier to show up and vote for someone you like. It will be interesting.
I'm waiting for a poll to ask me if I approve the president and YES I approve the job of the president as a president and I can tell now more than ever thant TRUMP is the only hope that America has right now.
I know you guys are doing Honest reporting, and please don’t stop, but I don’t care what a pole says I’m still voting for Truth and Justice = Trump… prove me wrong.
I saw a meme the other day that showed Donald Trump sitting in a chair pointing at the camera, it said they’re not really after me, there after you, I’m just in the way. How can Americans ignore this, it’s the Honest truth whatever they can do to the president that can do to YOU.
How could anyone approve his economy?? We're literally facing a possible DEPRESSION
There needs to be greater voter turnout. Too many people chose not to participate in the electoral process. For whatever reason, voting is not a priority for all Americans and politicians count on it. It's frustrating and sad.
Hahaha people getting upset when Biden is just as much an idiot as Trump. You had a chance for real change with Bernie and you blew it. Now I hope Trump wins and Biden is embrassed…again!
Trump 2020
Absolutely, Trump will win again. The Democrats had 4 years to find a candidate and this sleepy SOB with wet brain is the best they can come up with? Remember, it's not only him but Maxine waters, AOC, Nancy Pelosi, Adam shifty shiff. It's all these crazy characters that you're giving the power to destroy our country.
Wow. A truly objective analysis.
I approve of the president. In my comments and posts I have seen more and more support and excitement for president trump than ever before!