This is pretty astonishing. Rasmussen gives Trump just 39% approval and 61% disapproval (from a survey conducted July 26 to July 30.)
Yes, Rasmussen.
Since late January, when it began its daily Trump approval tracking poll, and all the way through late May, Rasmussen has been a distinct outlier among presidential approval polls. While Trump has been deep underwater in virtually all surveys by other major pollsters, during Trump’s first four months Rasmussen polls put Trump above water in several polls, or only slightly below the surface.
Since late May, Rasmussen’s results have been somewhat more in line with other polls, giving Trump around -10 net job approval through June, though not quite as dire as the roughly -15 to -20 net approval from most other outfits. [Note: Rasmussen polls likely voters; other pollsters survey different groups, e.g., all adults or registered voters.]
Starting in July, things started to slide pretty quickly. At the beginning of the month, Trump was 44% approve/56% disapprove, or -12. At the end of last week, he was at 41/59, and now he’s dipped to 39/61, or -22.
Incredibly, Rasmussen is the only the major poll giving Trump over 60% disapproval.
Meanwhile, nearly twice as many likely voters strongly disapprove as strongly approve, 49 to 26 percent. These results have been fairly steady throughout July, though Trump’s been sinking here, too. His best recent Rasmussen numbers were on June 28, with 42% strongly disapproving and 31% strongly approving.
There are cracks in the foundation, folks.