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   Der Fuehrer is loved by all!   He's still more popular than Hitler was in   
   April 1945 just before he offed himself in the ruins of war time Nazi   
   Germany,  but still less popular than Mussolini when they killed him,   
   stripped him naked and hung him and his whore wife by the feet from a   
   traffic light, and that's always a big plus!   
      
      
      
   Newsweek   
      
      
   A trio of new national polls released over the past week paint a worrying   
   picture for President Donald Trump.   
      
   Responding to recent polling, White House spokesman Kush Desai told   
   Newsweek: "The Trump administration remains laser-focused on continuing to   
   cool inflation, accelerate economic growth, secure our border, and mass   
   deport criminal illegal aliens. "   
   Why It Matters   
      
   These polls underscore sustained headwinds on Trump's overall job approval   
   as voters weigh immigration enforcement issues and economic perceptions   
   ahead of the 2026 midterms.   
   President Donald Trump speaks during the National Prayer Breakfast at the   
   Washington Hilton in Washington, D. C, on February 5, 2026.   
   What To Know   
      
   Each survey captures something slightly different: a softening in overall   
   approval, a shift among independents, and signs that even pollsters that   
   are traditionally favorable to the president are beginning to record new   
   lows.   
      
   Taken together, they form a negative trend for a White House preparing for   
   a bruising midterm environment.   
   1. Quinnipiac: A New Low Approval Rating   
      
   Quinnipiac's new national poll of registered voters found 37 percent   
   approve and 56 percent disapprove of Trump's job performance, compared with   
   40 percent who approve and 54 percent who disapprove in both mid-January   
   and October, widening the net negative from 14 points in October and   
   January to 19 points now.   
      
   The February 2026 reading marks Trump's lowest net score in the Quinnipiac   
   series this term.   
      
   That poll interviewed 1,191 self-identified registered voters nationwide   
   from January 29 to February 2, 2026, using random digit dialing with live   
   interviewers on landlines and cell phones, with a margin of error of plus   
   or minus 3.6 percentage points, including design effect.   
      
   Issue ratings in Quinnipiac's February poll included 39 percent approval   
   and 56 percent disapproval on the economy, 38–59 on immigration, and 37–58   
   on foreign policy, all weaker than comparable readings in January and   
   December.   
      
   Support among independents has dropped from 33 percent in January to 31   
   percent.   
      
   Women are moving as well, with 64 percent now disapproving of Trump's   
   performance—up 3 points since mid-January.   
      
   The same poll also showed a decline in support from Republican voters when   
   compared to earlier surveys from the same polling firm.   
      
   Republican net approval for Trump fell from a +90-point advantage in   
   October to +76 points in early February, marking a notable drop in   
   intraparty support.   
   2. Conservative Pollster: Trump Hits a Second-Term Low   
      
   A conservative-leaning pollster that typically charts stronger numbers for   
   Trump has now recorded his weakest second-term rating to date.   
      
   Rasmussen's daily tracking poll registered a second-term low for Trump this   
   week at 41 percent approval and 57 percent disapproval on Thursday, giving   
   a net approval rating of -16 points, after 43 percent approval on Wednesday   
   and 44 percent on Tuesday.   
      
   Rasmussen's daily tracking combines 300 nightly phone interviews with an   
   online panel to capture voters who no longer use landlines, producing a   
   five-day rolling sample of 1,500 likely voters with a margin of error of   
   plus or minus 2.5 points.   
      
   While its numbers generally run more favorable for Republican presidents,   
   this latest wave shows a notable dip in Trump's standing, including a   
   decline in the share of voters who say they "strongly approve. "   
   3. Approval Rating Falls Across Every Major Issue   
      
   In a third national survey released this week, Trump's approval rating by   
   issue fell across the board.   
      
   Trump's overall approval rating edged down to 45 percent in January from 47   
   percent in December, with support slipping across key areas such as the   
   economy, immigration and foreign affairs, according to the latest Harvard   
   CAPS/Harris survey.   
      
   The poll, conducted online January 28–29 among 2,000 registered voters with   
   a margin of error of 2 points, is part of an ongoing collaboration between   
   the Harvard Center for American Political Studies, The Harris Poll and   
   HarrisX.   
      
   The steepest drop came on immigration, where approval fell to 46 percent   
   from 49 percent in December, continuing a steady decline from the mid-50s   
   seen early in 2025.   
      
   Economic approval dipped to 43 percent after peaking at 49 percent in   
   February 2025, while foreign-affairs ratings slid from 45 to 42 percent   
   over the same period.   
      
   Even typically steadier measures showed wear. Approval for administering   
   the government slipped to 43 percent from 45 percent, and support for   
   Trump's handling of inflation dropped to 39 percent, matching his lowest   
   reading in a year.   
      
   His rating on tariffs and trade also fell to 39 percent. But the one area   
   showing improvement was a newly tested question on Trump's response to the   
   anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis, where 51 percent of voters expressed   
   approval.   
   What People Are Saying   
      
   Trump posted on Truth Social this week: "The highest Poll Numbers I have   
   ever received. Obviously, people like a strong and powerful Country, with   
   the best economy, EVER! "   
      
   White House spokesman Kush Desai told Newsweek: "Nearly 80 million   
   Americans gave President Trump a resounding Election Day mandate to end Joe   
   Biden's economic disaster and immigration crisis. The Trump administration   
   remains laser-focused on continuing to cool inflation, accelerate economic   
   growth, secure our border, and mass deport criminal illegal aliens. "   
      
   Mark Penn, co-director of the Harvard CAPS/Harris poll and Stagwell   
   chairman and CEO, said: "President Trump's ratings are slowing declining   
   with Americans seeing the economy sagging and inflation raging, even though   
   economic statistics show the opposite.   
      
   "On immigration, the public supports removing criminal aliens but believe   
   that ICE has gone too far and is randomly picking up migrants, a policy   
   they do not support. Given these two trends, Republicans are now facing a   
   tough midterm election. "   
      
   Republican pollster Daron Shaw said: "The president faces two difficult   
   obstacles—the virtually unanimous and intractable opposition of Democrats   
   and the stubbornness of high prices. "   
      
      
   Grocery prices have been on the rise for most of the past six years, as   
   supply chain bottlenecks, the war in Ukraine and excessive profit-taking   
   here in America have put a strain on consumers' wallets.   
      
      
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