{"id":2393738,"date":"2025-01-22T12:15:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T17:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-off-to-a-brilliant-start-biden-pollster-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-22T12:16:03","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T17:16:03","slug":"trump-off-to-a-brilliant-start-biden-pollster-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-off-to-a-brilliant-start-biden-pollster-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump off to a \u2018brilliant\u2019 start: Biden pollster &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-off-to-a-brilliant-start-biden-pollster-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2393738&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-partners-drag-queen-with-kermit-the-frog-to-host-lgbtq-pride-concert\/\" title=\"Disney Partners Drag Queen With Kermit The Frog To Host LGBTQ Pride Concert\">content appears<\/a> to\u200c be \u2064related to an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">online \u200dnews article discussing<\/a> the early political\u200d performance of Donald Trump, as analyzed by \u200ca pollster\u2064 affiliated with \u2063President Biden. 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The article also likely includes insights or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-scott-floats-plan-to-secure-border-by-defunding-key-biden-initiative\/\" title=\"Tim Scott proposes defunding key Biden initiative to secure border.\">statistics related<\/a>\u2063 to public opinion that further elaborate on this point. the summary \u2062captures an ongoing political narrative surrounding Trump&#8217;s\u2064 campaign\u200b positioning against Biden&#8217;s\u200c governance.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump off to a &lsquo;brilliant&rsquo; start: Biden pollster<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1943444\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Donald-Trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> is off to a &ldquo;brilliant&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3296358\/democrats-to-hand-trump-early-win-immigration-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">start to his second term<\/a> in the White House, according to an unlikely admirer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Former Biden pollster and top Democratic Party strategist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lakeresearch.com\/celinda-lake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Celinda Lake<\/a> said that Trump and his team have taken what they learned in their first term from 2017-2021 and built from that a firm base for quick action in their first days back in office.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He showed the power of solo executive leadership, he&rsquo;s shown that he brings about change, he&rsquo;s been decisive and seemed on top of it. He seemed confident, and I think he did a really good job,&rdquo; said Lake, one of the best-known and respected Democratic pollsters in the country, on newsman Mark Halperin&rsquo;s <em>2WAY<\/em> podcast.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2WAY TONIGHT 1\/21  | Mark Halperin on Trump&rsquo;s First 100 Days, Democrats &amp; Today&rsquo;s Political News\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I7lRSvZlwRM?start=617&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>While she is confident that Trump will stumble soon, Lake said that in his first week the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">president<\/a>&rsquo;s approval has improved among voters.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;His numbers are improving, and even though people disagree with his policies, they think he&rsquo;s doing a good job,&rdquo; she told Halperin.<\/p>\n<p>Of note, Lake said that Trump&rsquo;s mass pardon of those involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots and his bid to end birthright citizenship are not going over well with voters.<\/p>\n<p>Lake said that for now, she is recommending that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democrats<\/a> lay off Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have my own metaphor from Montana, which I&rsquo;m an avid angler and fisherman, and when you&rsquo;re trying to catch a big fish, we have a saying, &lsquo;Keep the line taught and let it out.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>She added, &ldquo;This is his moment. Give him his moment, and hopefully, he&rsquo;ll take that line way out, and we can pull him in.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Lake predicted that would happen quickly. &ldquo;I think you&rsquo;re talking about weeks,&rdquo; Lake said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1943444\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1943444\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump&#8217;s second term begins with a &#8220;brilliant&#8221; start, says Biden pollster<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2393739,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AP25021040632042.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,5894,28314,3634,35107],"class_list":["post-2393738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-politics","tag-pollster","tag-trump","tag-washingtonexaminer"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AP25021040632042.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2393738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2393738"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2393738\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2393742,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2393738\/revisions\/2393742"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2393739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2393738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2393738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2393738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}