ME: A nugget of actual truth escapes from the bowels of the New York Times. I suggest reading the article.
Don’t Assume Trump’s Approval Rating Can’t Climb Higher. It Already Has.
Millions of Americans who did not like the president in 2016 now say they do.
Don’t Assume Trump’s Approval Rating Can’t Climb Higher. It Already Has.
Donald J. Trump doesn’t always seem like a candidate focused on expanding his base of support. He may have done so anyway.
The share of Americans who say they have a favorable view of him has increased significantly since the 2016 election.
Trump's Favorability Rating Is Higher Than in 2016
His personal favorability ratings surged after he won the presidency, and they haven't fallen back.
And over the last few months, some of the highest-quality public opinion polls, though not all, showed the president’s job approval rating — a different measure from personal favorability — had inched up to essentially match the highest level of his term.
Look: people voted for Clinton because he had a nice smile.
People voted for Bush because they knew Gore was a total ass.
People voted for Obama because he was Black and a good public speaker.
Few people voted for Trump because they so much liked him as much as believed he was sincere, capable and intent on turning this country around, and a great many will vote for him again even if they don't LIKE him and many more will do so even if publicly, they won't admit to it.
So polls on Trump are WORTHLESS.
WHATEVER his "numbers", know that he will do better than any poll suggests, not worse.