“Trump began his second term by matching a record-high 52% approval from March 2017, but voters soured on his job performance during the most disruptive part of his trade war,” Morning Consult wrote of their survey of 2,200 registered voters. The Economist/YouGov survey of over 1,600 adults found precisely half disapproved of Trump’s work on “jobs and the economy” while 42% indicated approval of his efforts. You could say that former Vice President Kamala Harris has the lead at 21% support, but only if you ignore the fact that former President Barack Obama — who cannot legally serve another term as commander-in-chief — also net 21% support when left-leaning survey participants were asked “who would you prefer to be the leader of the Democratic Party?”
Author: Matthew Medsger
Published at: 2025-06-03 21:51:34
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