Trump Approval Rating Hits A Record Low As Independents Flee The President

A new Monmouth University Poll shows Trump’s approval rating sinking to 32% as Republicans are rushing through Congress an unpopular tax cut plan that will benefit the wealthy.

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According to the Monmouth University poll:
Pres. Trump’s current job rating stands at a net negative 32% approve and 56% disapprove. This marks his lowest rating in Monmouth’s polling since taking office in January. Prior polls conducted over the course of the past year showed his approval rating ranging from 39% to 43% and his disapproval rating ranging from 46% to 53%. The decline in Trump’s job rating has come much more from women – currently 24% approve to 68% disapprove – than from men – currently 40% to 44%. In September, Trump had a 36%-55% rating among women and a 44%-42% rating among men.

The gender gap in the president’s rating crosses party lines. Republican women (67%) are somewhat less likely than Republican men (78%) to give Trump a positive rating. These results are down by 9 points among GOP women since September and by 5 points among GOP men since the fall. The biggest drop has occurred among independent women – just 14% currently approve of Trump’s job performance, which is down by 25 points since September. Among independent men, 31% approve of Trump, down 10 points. Democrats’ ratings of Trump have held steady at just 8% approval among Democratic men and 7% among Democratic women.

The Republican tax cut bill is the running for being the most unpopular legislation passed in the last three decades, so the worst is yet to come for the GOP. Trump is an unlikable person with an unpopular agenda who has the reverse Midas touch. Everything Trump touches dies.

Tax cuts for the rich aren’t going to save the Republican Party. The Republican brand has been tainted with Trumpism, and their base has been reduced to consisting of conservative white men over the age of 65.

Independents are leaving the President, as it is only a matter of time until Trump’s approval rating sinks into the 20s and his disapproval becomes nearly universal.

Jason Easley

Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.

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