Everyone keeps quoting the latest Gallup poll that has Trump at 49%.
It is one poll and it is an outlier. It was taken from January 16-29. The polling average has him ticking up a bit but not much:
The media’s need to create a horserace is driving this meme. Don’t believe it. He may have gained a tiny bit but he’s still under 45% and that’s not a good place to be 9 months before the election. I think he can still win, of course. If nothing else, we know he’ll cheat, and who knows what will happen with the Democrats.
But please, this non-stop handwringing over his 49% approval rating is just wrong, at last right now. All the polling taken in recent days has him right where he’s always been, mired at 45% or below.