President Biden and President Trump. Photo: The Associated PressThe Buzz’s National Dashboard has been tracking President Trump’s approval, which went negative on March 14 in the RCP average. After the major drop in voter approval (7 points in late April), President Trump has leveled out and is now only 3 points down. Most noticeable is that while the public opinion soft data is volatile, the hard data of unemployment and inflation has not moved. They remain low.
The latest polls show that some Democrats have increased their approval of Trump after the revelations concerning former President Biden’s state of mind and decision to run.
Although Trump has weathered a fire storm of criticism over many elements of his 130 days of shock & awe, his greatest vulnerability concerns the economy. Voters and the stock market have made it exceedingly clear they don’t like tariffs. Notice his economic approval is minus 10 points, 5 times more negative than his current overall approval.
If the cost of living starts climbing and consumer choice for less expensive products curtailed by tariffs, history suggests Republicans will pay at the mid-term.
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