PRESIDENT RISES – AT 10:41 A.M. ET:   The president has shot up to 51% in the Rasmussen poll, after a slight decline toward the end of last week.  From Rasmussen:

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Monday shows that 51% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Trump’s job performance. Forty-nine percent (49%) disapprove.

The latest figures include 37% who Strongly Approve of the president is performing and 39% who Strongly Disapprove. This gives him a Presidential Approval Index rating of -2.

COMMENT:  We always point out that other polls have the president much lower, usually in the low forties, but Rasmussen is the last remaining daily tracker, polls likely voters rather than any adults with a pulse, and has a record of accuracy in the age of Trump.  We'll be reviewing pollster accuracy after the midterms.

October 15,  2018