PRESIDENT BOUNCING BACK – AT 12:22 P.M. ET:  We have to be tentative about evaluating any poll result, but it does appear that Mr. Trump is starting to bounce back after a recent, and serious, decline.  He was as high as 50% approval in the Rasmussen poll in recent weeks, but as low as 44% earlier this week.  For two days running now, he's snapped upward.  From Rasmussen: 

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Friday shows that 48% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Trump’s job performance. Fifty-two percent (52%) disapprove. 

The latest figures include 32% who Strongly Approve of how the president is performing and 43% who Strongly Disapprove. This gives him a Presidential Approval Index rating of -11.

COMMENT:  We'll soon see if other polls follow the upward trend.  Also, we'll be tracking the generic congressional poll, which turned sharply in the Democratic direction in the last few weeks, but can easily turn back.  Americans could not possibly be impressed by the Democratic performance at the Kavanaugh hearings, which almost came up to a junior-high level.

September 7, 2018