PRESIDENT STILL HOLDING – AT 1:32 P.M. ET:  For the third reporting day running, the president is at 51%.  From Rasmussen: 

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Tuesday shows that 51% 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 president is performing and 39% who Strongly Disapprove. This gives him a Presidential Approval Index rating of -1.

The president’s approval rating has held steady at 51% since the end of last week, his highest level of approval since early March of last year, shortly after he first took office.

COMMENT:  The election is four weeks from today.  If the president continues with his relatively high standing, it could pull some Republicans over the victory line in close congressional districts. 

Four weeks, remember, is three lifetimes in politics.  I expect that the Dems will pull some late-minute surprise, to be dropped the weekend before the election.  That's their style.  I hope the president has his lawyers ready.

October 9, 2018