Whit Ayres’ comments in The Los Angeles Times about President Trump’s job approval:
“Compared to other presidents, Trump has a higher floor and a lower ceiling,” said Whit Ayres, a veteran Republican pollster who has consulted Republican senators and governors for more than three decades.
For now, independents and moderates dissatisfied over prices and pocketbook issues are driving the president’s decline in support. While Trump earns higher approval numbers for his policies on immigration and crime, fewer Americans are listing those issues as top priorities.
“The administration is clearly at the lowest point of this term, but if you look at perspective, the averages are nowhere near the lowest point over the course of his two terms,” Ayres said. “He’s still holding up very well among Republicans. What’s causing the drop is a serious decline among independents.”
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