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Most think Trump dividing the nation (Original Post) struggle4progress Sep 2017 OP
Wonder what's in the Kool-aid of the 28%? democratisphere Sep 2017 #1
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Poll Numbers Rise, But Only With Base struggle4progress Sep 2017 #2

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2. Poll Numbers Rise, But Only With Base
Sun Sep 24, 2017, 02:37 PM
Sep 2017

by DANTE CHINNI and SALLY BRONSTON

... The September NBC/WSJ poll, conducted before this weekend’s presidential feud with NFL and NBA players, showed a rise of 3 points in Trump’s job approval number, up to 43 percent compared to August’s 40 percent. That September figure marked the highest job approval score for Trump since the start of his administration when he was at 44 percent in February ...

Driving the growth in approval for Trump in the NBC/WSJ poll was one demographic group, men, and particularly men without a college degree.

If one looks just at male respondents, Trump didn’t just get a bump in job approval the latest poll, he saw a surge. Those “approving” or “strongly approving” of the president’s job performance jumped 7 points in the September poll, up to 49 percent compared to 42 percent in August.

Among women, the approval number dropped ever so slightly to 37 percent in September – it was essentially flat compared to 38 percent in August ...

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/trump-s-poll-numbers-rise-only-his-base-n804241

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