U2Edge
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The gallup poll has been measuring Presidential approval ratings since the 1940s, longer than any other company or organization involved in polling. Here is how the Presidents rank:
OVERALL AVERAGE APPROVAL RATING WHILE PRESIDENT:
John F. Kennedy - 70%
Dwight D. Eisenhower - 65%
George H.W. Bush - 61%
Lyndon B. Johnson - 55%
Bill Clinton - 55%
Ronald Reagan - 53%
George W. Bush - 49%
Richard Nixon - 49%
Barack Obama - 48%
Gerald Ford - 47%
Jimmy Carter - 46%
Harry S. Truman - 45%
Donald J. Trump - 39%
After nearly 2 years as President, having an overall approval rating of 39% is not a good place to be at. It may go up or down from here, but as time goes back, its likely to solidify around this number of 39%. Donald Trump has never had even a daily or weekly approval rating above 45%. There has never been a President with such a low probability of being re-elected based on the latest data.
Great news!!! That's 3 points higher then when he won the Presidency and beat Hillary.
Being President and getting re-elected is a different animal. The lowest approval rating any sitting President has had and still was re-elected was 48%. Donald Trump is well below that.
We shall see. My guess is if the economy, unemployment rate and stock market keep moving in the right direction he'll be reelected even if people don't personally like him. Disapproval of the man in office versus the actual job he's doing as it relates to your home life are two different things.
Generally, if people disapprove of the job your doing, they are not going to support you. That's what is being asked in the poll, do you approve or disapprove of the job the person is doing as President. Only 39% approve. That's not good. Nobody wants low approval numbers when facing re-election.