To reach those who have abandoned traditional landline telephones, Rasmussen Reports uses an online survey tool to interview randomly selected participants from a demographically diverse panel.
After the surveys are completed, the raw data is processed through a weighting program to ensure that the sample reflects the overall population in terms of age, race, gender, political party, and other factors. The processing step is required because different segments of the population answer the phone in different ways. For example, women answer the phone more than men, older people are home more and answer more than younger people, and rural residents typically answer the phone more frequently than urban residents.
" Fifty-eight percent of respondents approve of President Donald Trump’s job on the economy, according to a Georgetown University poll released Wednesday.
That number is slightly higher than the president’s overall approval rating of 55%. And 38% disapprove of the job Trump is doing with respect to the economy. Also, 57% approve of the job Trump is doing on jobs, one of Trump’s key campaign issues."
Historically, an approval rating in the high 40s or better is needed for an incumbent president to win re-election. I guess we’ll see where he is a year from now.
Unlike other Presidents, Trump approval/disapproval ratings have been relatively stable. On the approval side, he’s veered anywhere between 38% to 45%, and his disapproval side has veered anywhere in the 50-55% range.
He was able to win the electoral college by a somewhat comfortable margin because his opponent also had high negatives. If the Democrats put forth a candidate, people actually like, then Trump’s 2020 bid is going to be problematic.
Losing the house was a big negative for Trump’s 20-20 chances.
And you’re 100% correct that his approval ratings or lack of, is a big problem for him. If he were to win re-election, it would be a historic first.