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Trump must listen to voters on the economy

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President Donald Trump’s approval rating remains solid — the 47th president is still more popular now than at any point during his first term — but cracks in his support are beginning to show, specifically on his handling of the economy.

A CBS-YouGov poll shows that in January, 42% of voters expected Trump’s economic policies to improve their financial situation, with 28% expecting his policies to hurt their family’s finances. By March, those numbers had flipped. Twenty-three percent of respondents say they are better off financially under the Trump administration with 42% claiming the opposite.

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