Trump’s Support Falling Among Swing-State Voters Who Elected Him, Recent Polls Find

The following article by Steven Rosenfeld was posted on the AlterNet website July 17, 2017:

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Donald Trump is wearing out his welcome among the voters who swung 2016’s presidential swing states in his direction, according to just-released regional polls.

The swing-state surveys are more incisive than national polls that found Trump’s approval ratings were below 40 percent: 39 percent by Monmouth University Polling Institute to 36 percent by the Washington Post/ABC News poll.

“Trump continues to be deeply unpopular. His standing is a mirror opposite of Obama and Bush at this point in their first terms. Each held a 59 percent job approval rating in Post-ABC polling,” the Post wrote. “Half of Americans say Trump is doing a worse job than most past presidents, while just under one-quarter say he is doing better.” Continue reading “Trump’s Support Falling Among Swing-State Voters Who Elected Him, Recent Polls Find”