G. Elliot Morris: “According to my average of polls, 43.5% of Americans approve of the job Donald Trump is doing as president today, while 51.8% disapprove — for a net rating of -8 (when rounding).”
“We know this is a bad rating because we have historical benchmarks to compare Trump to -8 is, in fact, the worst approval rating for a president in their first(-ish) term since 1935 — other than the president’s rating in his initial 2017 term.
”“Historically, a -8 rating only happened when presidents were presiding over tough economic times or scandals… A net approval of -8 is indeed on the lower end of the historical spectrum, putting President Trump’s party in a potentially precarious position for 2026 — equal to or worse than their position in 2018.”