#political-approval-ratings

#political-approval-ratings

So the polling was bad before the speech and bad after the speech, Seth Meyers reported on Wednesday evening, and on top of that it was long and boring, clocking in at a record one hour and 47 minutes. Or, if you're Republican, it was the best State of the Union speech that I've seen, to quote the House speaker, Mike Johnson.

Trump is a president with an approval rating below 40 percent. There is little evidence to suggest it will ever rebound much. There may now be a lower floor than in the first term. The Trump administration's savagery in Minneapolis destroyed the popularity he had enjoyed on the issue of immigration. His advantages on the economy are gone, too, as Americans confront a K-shaped recovery that has thrilled the rich while leaving much of the rest of the country with higher costs and a meager job market.