Data show that Trump's real base is 24 percent of the electorate

Following a weak response to violence from white supremacists over the weekend, Donald Trump’s approval ratings fell Monday to the lowest point in his presidency. According to Gallup tracking, 61 percent disapprove of the job Trump is doing as president while his approval fell to only 34 percent, a low never once reached in Gallup tracking by either Barack Obama or Bill Clinton.

I know, I know: the polls are supposedly missing Trump’s supporters, showing an artificially low job approval number. Trump’s allies have a credible case when they gripe about the polls, given the shock of last November’s election. Most voters – including three in four Republicans – don’t think you can trust the polls very much, and I don’t necessarily blame them.