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Pototan

(3,134 posts)
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 06:02 AM 19 hrs ago

CNN Poll: Trump approval hits all time low (35%)

Trump’s overall approval rating has held relatively steady at 35%, one point off his all-time low in CNN polling. There’s been notable erosion, however, in his standing with his own partisans. The share of Republicans who strongly approve of his job performance has dropped to 43%, from 52% in January.

President Donald Trump’s approval rating for handling the economy has fallen to a new career low of 31%, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, reflecting growing pessimism among Americans over the issue they consistently describe as the most important.

Roughly two-thirds of Americans say Trump’s policies have worsened economic conditions in the US, up 10 points since January. Just 27% say they approve of Trump’s handling of inflation, down from 44% one year ago.


https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/01/politics/cnn-poll-trump-approval-rating-economy
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CNN Poll: Trump approval hits all time low (35%) (Original Post) Pototan 19 hrs ago OP
He's impeachable. C_U_L8R 19 hrs ago #1
Trump and his allies have dirt on everybody. yardwork 17 hrs ago #10
Desperado Don's downward plunge will continue. oasis 18 hrs ago #2
So is 35 percent an uptick in the previous day's displacedvermoter 17 hrs ago #4
Ya, confusing Pototan 17 hrs ago #5
I just looked it up Pototan 17 hrs ago #7
Polls aren't perfect. The results move around a little. yardwork 17 hrs ago #11
Shocking it is still that high Woodwizard 18 hrs ago #3
A cult displacedvermoter 17 hrs ago #8
Unfortunately I am well aware. Woodwizard 17 hrs ago #9
Agreed Pototan 1 hr ago #15
Iran Johnny2X2X 17 hrs ago #6
Not low enough orangecrush 15 hrs ago #12
Such polls show that Trump has the support of a third of the people who would still vote for him no matter what. Lonestarblue 13 hrs ago #13
35% of respondents are complete morons mdbl 3 hrs ago #14

C_U_L8R

(49,386 posts)
1. He's impeachable.
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 06:27 AM
19 hrs ago

Republicans don’t know much, but they do know how to read polls.
And they do know how to protect their political careers and self-interests.
Trump is polling in the liability zone. Worse than Nixon.

yardwork

(69,364 posts)
10. Trump and his allies have dirt on everybody.
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 08:30 AM
17 hrs ago

A lot of Republican politicians are afraid to cross him because they are horrible people with horrible secret behavior. (And I'm not talking about Kristi Noem's husband.)

displacedvermoter

(4,503 posts)
4. So is 35 percent an uptick in the previous day's
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 07:43 AM
17 hrs ago

33 percent, or are CNN polls just designed to make him look a tad better!

Biden's poor polling numbers had the folks at CNN and James Carville clamoring for his head, maybe Jake Tapper can start drumming to the beat of a real poll collapse, a completely deserved one.

Pototan

(3,134 posts)
5. Ya, confusing
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 07:58 AM
17 hrs ago

"one point off his all-time low".

WTF. Does that mean his previous low was 36% or 34%.

Pototan

(3,134 posts)
7. I just looked it up
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 08:10 AM
17 hrs ago

and the CNN poll, according to the NY Times numbers, was 36%, so it is one point worse.

poll from
CNN/SSRS
conducted Feb. 17 to 20
Feb. 17-20
Disapprove +27
63–36

yardwork

(69,364 posts)
11. Polls aren't perfect. The results move around a little.
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 08:31 AM
17 hrs ago

Look at the trends and averages. They show a consistent picture - Trump's popularity is low even among Republicans.

Woodwizard

(1,322 posts)
9. Unfortunately I am well aware.
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 08:28 AM
17 hrs ago

Most of my in laws are in it.

Good thing is in my 68% Republican town there is almost no pro Trump crap out.

Johnny2X2X

(24,210 posts)
6. Iran
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 08:03 AM
17 hrs ago

People around him convinced him that war with Iran will make him more popular. I'm sure it was all the same rhetoric as usual, "you'll be a war President, everyone supports the President in a time of war, you'll be seen as big and strong..."

Lonestarblue

(13,480 posts)
13. Such polls show that Trump has the support of a third of the people who would still vote for him no matter what.
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 12:16 PM
13 hrs ago

He has done absolutely zero for the American people while enriching himself and his family and handing out lucrative billion-dollar government contracts to his billionaire buddies that we the people fund. His MAGA base has the critical thinking skills of a rock.

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