TRUMP AND THE POLLS: IS HE UP OR DOWN? In recent days, Democrats have been delighted with polls showing a decline in President Donald Trump’s job approval rating. Last Thursday, CNN’s Harry Enten declared the previous 24 hours “the worst polling day for Trump during his entire second term.” CNN focused on four recent polls showing Trump’s job approval underwater, although in the same period, there were four other polls that showed it above water.

Now it is the White House’s turn to hype the polls. A new Harvard-Harris survey, conducted by Mark Penn, the former Clinton pollster, has nearly across-the-board good news for the Trump administration and nearly across-the-board bad news for Democrats.