WHERE THE PRESIDENT STANDS – AT 11:15 A.M. ET:  It has been a rough week for President Trump.  He is being subjected to an overwhelming hate campaign based on immigration policies he did not begin.  One perfectly reasonable question to ask is whether this will dent his rising approval ratings, which themselves could have an effect on our upcoming midterms.  So far, we're seeing no effect.  From Rasmussen: 

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Wednesday shows that 48% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Trump’s job performance. Fifty percent (50%) disapprove. 

The latest figures include 34% who Strongly Approve of the way Trump is performing and 41% who Strongly Disapprove. This gives him a Presidential Approval Index rating of -7.

COMMENT:  That's pretty much what we've been seeing from Rasmussen, and it runs the only daily tracking poll left.  Rasmussen also has a good record of accuracy.

The piling on against the president on the immigration issue, especially the crocodile tears of phony reporters and a few congressmen, may actually backfire.  I saw one black congressman who seemed ready to cry over parents being separated from children at our southern border.  But black children in America are murdered by the carload each week, and I've never seen that member of Congress weep for them.  I wonder why.

June 20, 2018