TRUMP SURVIVING – AT 12:25 P.M. ET:  Despite a full onslaught from the media, and some self-inflicted wounds, President Trump seems to be surviving reasonably well with the American public.  Last night's brilliantly executed rollout of the nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the United States Supreme Court will only help.  From Rasmussen Reports: 

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Wednesday shows that 53% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Trump’s job performance. Forty-seven percent (47%) disapprove.

The latest figures include 38% who Strongly Approve of the way Trump is performing and 38% who Strongly Disapprove. This gives him a Presidential Approval Index rating of 0. (see trends).

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The president last night nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit in Denver to the U.S. Supreme Court. Prior to the election, 80% of Trump supporters said the choice of the next Supreme Court justice was Very Important to their vote, a view shared by just 58% of voters who supported Democrat Hillary Clinton.

COMMENT:  True, this is down somewhat from Rasmussen's findings last week, but that was before the blundering introduction of the president's immigration order.  Something like that must never happen again.  If Trump has more nights like last night, the Gorsuch night, he should make up lost points rather quickly.

February 1, 2017