President Trump touted rosy new poll numbers Friday, while dismissing other results that weren’t so favorable.
“.@Rasmussen_Poll just came out at 48% approval rate despite the constant and intense Fake News. Higher than Election Day and higher than President Obama. Rasmussen was one of the most accurate Election Day polls!” Trump wrote on Twitter. The study also found 50 percent disapproved of his job performance.
.@Rasmussen_Poll just came out at 48% approval rate despite the constant and intense Fake News. Higher than Election Day and higher than President Obama. Rasmussen was one of the most accurate Election Day polls!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 1, 2018
The Rasmussen figures represent an improvement for Trump since his lowest rating of 39 percent that the same study found in August 2017. However, they fall well short of his high of 56 percent approval rating recorded on the day of his inauguration.
“The ABC/Washington Post Poll was by far the least accurate one 2 weeks out from the 2016 Election. I call it a suppression poll – but by Election Day they brought us, out of shame, to about even. They will never learn!” Trump tweeted.
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The ABC/Washington Post Poll was by far the least accurate one 2 weeks out from the 2016 Election. I call it a suppression poll – but by Election Day they brought us, out of shame, to about even. They will never learn!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 1, 2018
The ABC/Washington Post survey, which published new outcomes Friday, shows that 3 in 5 respondents disapprove of Trump’s leadership, a new high for the study. Simultaneously just more than a third approved of the president’s job, equally the research’s all-time low.
Following the 2016 presidential election, Rasmussen Reports was ranked the second most accurate poll by RealClearPolitics for being the closest to the actual electoral college results, predicting Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton would prevail. Rasmussen Reports additionally was closest in calculating that Clinton would win the popular vote.
The ABC News/Washington Post survey tied for fourth place with five other organizations, according to RealClearPolitics’ list.
RealClearPolitics’ poll aggregator demonstrates that as of Thursday about two-fifths of Americans like how Trump is doing as president, whereas a majority do not as November’s 2018 midterm elections fast approach.
