From Newsweek · · 1m 30s
Trump's numbers tick up after Trumpalooza
Three pollsters caught a small post-convention bounce for Trump, but he is still climbing out of the worst stretch of his political life.
In brief
Three pollsters caught a small post-convention bounce for Trump, but he is still climbing out of the worst stretch of his political life. The convention nudged Trump's approval up two or three points from record lows, which leaves Republicans still well behind heading into November. Originally reported by Newsweek.
A small bump, not a surge
After the GOP staged its first-ever midterm convention, Trump's approval edged up across several national polls. Republicans are still on weak ground weeks before the elections.
Off the all-time low
Reuters/Ipsos polled 1,143 adults September 11 to 14 and found 35 percent approval, up from a career-worst 33 percent in late August. Disapproval sits at 62 percent.
The $5,000 offer landed badly
63 percent called Trump's pledge of a $5,000 dividend for a Republican win inappropriate, including four in ten Republicans and nine in ten Democrats.
Rasmussen shows the same shape
Among likely voters, 45 percent approve and 54 percent disapprove, up from 42 percent on the day the convention opened. Strong disapproval doubles strong approval, 46 to 23.
Trumpalooza in Dallas
The September 9 and 10 event featured a fake Pledge of Allegiance to "the greatest president," a request that voters treat Trump as if he were on the ballot, and taped remarks from John Fetterman.
“I will issue a dividend to every adult citizen in the United States of America for $5,000”
The bragging outran the evidence
Trump called it a sold-out hit whose numbers beat the NFL. Photos from the arena and Nielsen ratings say otherwise, and lawmakers in both parties doubt the trillion-dollar dividend is doable.
The big picture
The convention nudged Trump's approval up two or three points from record lows, which leaves Republicans still well behind heading into November.
