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The Bush Line Is in Sight

Last week there was an AP/NORC poll that had Donald Trump's approval at 33%. That was a huge drop since March. Now there is a Reuters/Ipsos poll with Trump's approval at 34%. This is starting to get serious. If Trump's approval hits the Bush line (32% approval) and stays there, Republicans will probably lose the Senate as well as the House. The Texas Senate race could be the canary in the coal mine. Yesterday, a second Texas poll was released showing state Rep. James Talarico (D) beating Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) 40% to 33% and beating Ken Paxton 42% to 34%.

Of course, two recent presidential approval polls in the low 30s aren't the whole story. Here are Trump's 10 most recent approval polls:

Pollster Date Approve Disapprove Net
Ipsos April 24-27 34% 64% Disapprove +30
YouGov April 24-27 37% 59% Disapprove +22
Morning Consult April 24-27 45% 53% Disapprove +8
HarrisX/Harris Poll April 23-26 42% 53% Disapprove +11
RMG Research April 14-23 42% 55% Disapprove +13
Quantus Insights April 21-23 43% 56% Disapprove +14
Morning Consult April 15-20 42% 54% Disapprove +12
Angus Reid Global April 15-20 35% 59% Disapprove +24
Ipsos April 15-20 36% 62% Disapprove +26
AP-NORC April 16-20 33% 67% Disapprove +34
Average   39% 58% Disapprove +19

The average is more high 30s than low 30s, but as gas prices go up and hope for a quick resolution of the war in Iran goes down, the more recent polls may be a harbinger of what's next. (V)



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