Carter Wrenn* dissects the poll:
Last week, opening a poll, turning pages I read about voters in a NC district: Trump’s approval rating was Approve 51%, Disapprove 47% – not bad. But buried between the lines was a subtle hitch: The voters who approved of Trump split into two groups – 70% liked both Trump’s policies and his character. But 30% liked his policies but not his character....
That second group is ambivalent. They see things they like but also see things – about Trump – they don’t like. What that means is simple: Those voters could tilt against Trump. ...
There was also a generic ballot question in the poll: If the election were held today would you vote for the Republican candidate or the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate? The Republican trailed by 2 points – in a district Trump won by 7 points.
More troubling: One-fourth of the people who said they’d vote for the Republican candidate also said they ‘dislike’ Trump’s character. That should scare the hell out of Republicans. Those ambivalent voters could switch sides and vote for a Democrat. Or simply not vote. And that could turn the off-year election into a disaster for Republicans.
*Carter Wrenn was the conservative operative and guru behind Jesse Helms. Now he's one of two opinion writers at Talking About Politics, paired with Democrat Gary Pearce.
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I heard He's using MLK's head for a ball in the White House bowling alley. Pins have been replaced with lawn jockeys.
Who'll he pardon next, Vance Boelter or Dylann Roof? Maybe they'll be cabinet secretaries or ambassadors.. Most MAGA Senators would approve.
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