President Trump’s approval rating has continued to slide. At 42 % this is the lowest since late last year and, according to FiveThirtyEight, below the level where President’s have previously been re-elected. His handling of George Floyd’s death has been the driving factor in the current leg lower with less than one-third saying the approved in a recent CBS/YouGov poll. Perceptions over his handling of the COVID crisis have also deteriorated after an initial bump in support. The ongoing stock market rally and drop back in unemployment has done nothing to help.
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