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Trump’s ratings held up by US economy; Australian polls steady

  • Written by Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne
Trump’s ratings held up by US economy; Australian polls steadyIf the economy does not perform well, Trump's ratings are likely to suffer a large drop.AAP/EPA/Mark Lyons

Three months before the November 6 US midterm elections, the FiveThirtyEight poll aggregate gives Donald Trump a 41.7% approval rating and a 52.5% disapproval rating, for a net approval of -10.8. Despite issues such as Trump’s meeting...