07-26-2017, 03:49 PM
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trumps-approval-rating-higher-than-average-in-33-of-50-states/article/2629750
Enough states to win re-election.
Enough states to win re-election.
Quote:Trump's approval rating higher than 'average' in 33 of 50 states
Paul BedardJul 26, 2017, 1:50 PM
Job approval ratings for President Trump are 50 percent or higher in 17 states, and above Real Clear President Trump Job Approval average of 39 percent in another 16 states, meaning that over two-thirds of the nation feels better about him than reported in national poll headlines.
Gallup sized up the president's polls since coming into office and just reported these details:
Trump had approval ratings of 50 percent or higher in 17 states in the first half of 2017.
Another 17 states gave him approval ratings below 40 percent.
16 states produced a rating average of between 40 percent and 49 percent.
Highest approval in West Virginia, North Dakota and South Dakota.
Lowest approval in Vermont and Massachusetts.
Trump largely owed his victory in the 2016 presidential election to his wins in three key Rust Belt states -- Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. In these states, his January-June approval ratings were just slightly above his overall average of 40 percent, including 43 percent in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin and 42 percent in Michigan.
According to Gallup, the bottom line is this:
Trump is hardly a conventional politician, but his patterns of support at the state level mostly reflect traditional Republican-Democrat differences. Although 2020 is a long way off, for him to successfully win re-election, historical patterns suggest his overall 40 percent rating would need to rise closer to 50 percent. He would also need to shore up his support in the key Rust Belt states that delivered the Electoral College win to him. In those states, his job approval is slightly above 40 percent, but barely so, raising questions of whether he can carry them in 2020.
Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner's "Washington Secrets" columnist, can be contacted at pbedard@washingtonexaminer.com
