In Gallup's latest two-week tracking poll, Trump's job approval is back to 49% — matching the highest it's ever been — while his disapproval is at 43%. | Analysis by CillizzaCNN
Right? Right. Except that in Gallup's latest two-week tracking poll, Trump's job approval is back to 49% -- matching the highest it's ever been -- while his disapproval is at 43%.That marks a 6-point improvement on Trump's approval number from the last Gallup tracking poll. And that improvement comes exclusively from independents -- 47% of whom now approve of the job Trump is doing, the best he has ever done among that group in Gallup polling. .
In each episode of his weekly YouTube show, Chris Cillizza will delve a little deeper into the surreal world of politics. Click to subscribe! As Gallup's Jeffrey M. Jones noted of the findings:Read More"During his 13th quarter in office, stretching from Jan. 20 through April 19, he averaged 47% job approval. That is four percentage points better than his previous high quarters -- 43% during his 10th and 12th quarters in office."It's worth mentioning here that it's entirely possible that this most recent Gallup poll is simply an outlier amid the broader public opinion on Trump.
At the same time, Gallup is Gallup -- the gold standard of public opinion polling in the country. Which means that it would be dumb to entirely write off its latest findings. The Point: Be wary of conventional wisdom. Especially when it concerns Trump.
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