{"id":2432847,"date":"2025-05-09T10:02:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T14:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-approval-equals-obamas-and-his-policies-are-even-more-popular-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-05-09T10:04:41","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T14:04:41","slug":"trump-approval-equals-obamas-and-his-policies-are-even-more-popular-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-approval-equals-obamas-and-his-policies-are-even-more-popular-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump approval equals Obama\u2019s, and his policies are even more popular &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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-approval-equals-obamas-and-his-policies-are-even-more-popular-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=2432847&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>Recent polls indicate that President Donald Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-poll-finds-newsoms-job-approval-ratings-plunge-amid-looming-recall\/\" title=\"New ... Finds Newsom\u2019s Job ...s Plunge Amid Looming Recall\">approval ratings<\/a> are comparable to those of former President Barack Obama during the early stages of his second term. Trump&#8217;s policies are reportedly gaining more support than he himself is, suggesting that there is potential for him to improve his approval ratings further. Surveys show Trump&#8217;s current approval hovering around 48%, with some indications that as economic issues stabilize, his numbers could rebound sharply. Analysts point out that when questions omit Trump&#8217;s name, support for his policies rises significantly, indicating a level of partisan bias affecting his perceived approval. Pollsters believe that a triumphant economic agenda could help Trump achieve higher approval ratings, perhaps surpassing 50%.  <\/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 approval equals Obama&rsquo;s, and his policies are even more popular<\/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_2116628\" 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>&rsquo;s approval ratings are paralleling those of former President Barack Obama&rsquo;s at the start of his second term, and the Republican&rsquo;s policies are even more popular than he is, giving him room to grow his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-rips-mentally-gone-biden-over-vaccines-wont-say-yet-if-hes-running-in-2024\/\" title=\"Trump Rips \u2018Mentally Gone\u2019 Biden Over Vaccines, \u2018Won\u2019t Say Yet\u2019 If He\u2019s Running In 2024\">poll numbers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>At least three <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >newly released surveys show<\/a> that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">president<\/a> maintains a better approval rating than he had at the end of his second term.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3405354\/democrats-elon-musk-prison-rasmussen-poll\/\">Democrats: Lock Elon Musk up!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3404232\/bipartisan-public-lands-caucus-challenges-gop-trump\/\">New, bipartisan &lsquo;Public Lands Caucus&rsquo; challenges GOP and Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3404044\/usa-fencing-congress-testimony-transgender-athletes\/\">USA Fencing offers to ban transgender competitors<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>And a new element of those polls is that his policies are even more popular, suggesting that he can increase his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unaccountable-joe-bidens-first-year-marked-by-fleeing-news-conferences-interviews\/\" title=\"Unaccountable: Joe Biden&#039;s First Year Marked by Fleeing News Conferences, Interviews\">personal approval rating<\/a> above 50%.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;His policies are more popular than he is,&rdquo; Mark Mitchell of <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/honestpollster\/status\/1919832861286211926\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Rasmussen Reports<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think he&rsquo;s got room to grow it,&rdquo; added Mark Penn, chief of the <a href=\"https:\/\/harvardharrispoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/HHP_April25_KeyResults.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Harvard Caps-Harris Poll<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">When Trump&rsquo;s name is omitted in questions about his policies, approvals are much higher. Graphic courtesy Harvard Caps\/Harris Poll<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As with those two polls, a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigdatapoll.com\/blog\/poll-trump-approval-tempered-by-economic-concerns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Big Data Poll<\/a> put Trump&rsquo;s approval rating at 48% and his favorability at 51%, the latest sign that voters continue to give the president space as he pushes through with his economic and immigration agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Big Data Poll results suggested that Trump is settling into a groove, down from the record 55% approval had when he started his second term but poised to surge if he builds up wins on his economic agenda, starting with the trade deal with Britain.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Including Trump&rsquo;s name in a question drops the approval percentage. Graphic courtesy Harvard Caps\/Harris Poll<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;If these economic concerns turn out to be unjustified, we should all expect the president&rsquo;s numbers to rebound, perhaps sharply,&rdquo; poll director Rich Baris said in releasing his poll.<\/p>\n<p>While occasional media polling has shown Trump with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buttigieg-electric-cars-will-make-it-so-americans-never-have-to-worry-about-gas-prices-again\/\" title=\"Buttigieg: Electric Cars Will Make It So Americans \u2018Never Have To Worry About Gas Prices Again\u2019\">lower approval ratings<\/a>, Rasmussen has conducted daily surveys and shown consistency in the president&rsquo;s numbers. In his new comparison, he found that Trump&rsquo;s approval ratings were tracking Obama&rsquo;s at the same stage of a second term, and he predicted that the president could do better.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Some IMPORTANT observations&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&gt; These MSM pollsters definitely dumped extra-hostile polls last week<\/p>\n<p>&gt; Even before that they were about 3-7 points left of us<\/p>\n<p>&gt; We put out more polls BY FAR than all of those names<\/p>\n<p>&gt; Look at that cluster at the end there &ndash; Definitely an op! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JN1YIuYU19\">pic.twitter.com\/JN1YIuYU19<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mark Mitchell, Rasmussen Reports (@honestpollster) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/honestpollster\/status\/1919501183045058765?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think he&rsquo;s going to maybe trace a little higher than that,&rdquo; Mitchell said.<\/p>\n<p>Penn said his data on Trump and the president&rsquo;s key issues indicate that he should continue to improve.<\/p>\n<p>Appearing on Maria Bartiromo&rsquo;s Fox Business show, <em>Mornings with Maria<\/em>, this week, he said the public approves of Trump&rsquo;s policy moves much more than they do of him.<\/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>&ldquo;If I say, &lsquo;Do you approve with what the president is doing on immigration,&rsquo; 51% say &lsquo;Yes.&rsquo;&nbsp;But when I say, &lsquo;Do you favor or oppose some of the policies that he&rsquo;s implementing,&rsquo; close to 70% say &lsquo;Yes,&rsquo;&rdquo; Penn explained.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So when his name is in there, I get a more partisan response. To me, that indicates that if he&rsquo;s successful with his policies, he can chip away at that partisanship and get from 50 to 55, or 60, which is where you want to get to,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <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_2116628\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2116628\"}});<\/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 approval matches Obama&#8217;s, with even more popular policies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2432848,"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\/05\/Melania-Trump-Poll-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[38058,5315,3634],"class_list":["post-2432847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-approval-ratings","tag-obama","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Melania-Trump-Poll-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2432847","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=2432847"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2432847\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2432851,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2432847\/revisions\/2432851"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2432848"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2432847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2432847"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2432847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}