"Harvard CAPS/Harris (Jan. 28-29): Mark Penn's polling firm found that 51% of registered voters say Trump is doing a worse job than Biden, compared with 49% who say he's doing better. Rasmussen Reports (Feb. 2-4): The Trump-friendly pollster is fending off MAGA criticism after finding that 48% of likely voters say Biden did a better job as president, compared with 40% who chose Trump. Another 8% said the two presidents have performed "about the same.""
"YouGov/Economist (Feb. 6-9): This survey found that 46% of U.S. adults say Trump is doing a worse job than Biden, compared with 40% who say he's doing better. Another 7% said "about the same." Between the lines: In the throes of Biden's 2024 polling collapse, his allies often complained about "Trump amnesia" - the notion that voters had collectively memory-holed the chaos of the president's first term."
"One year into Trump 2.0, his MAGA movement is making a similar case - that Americans are discounting how much Trump has done to curb the record border crossings and inflation of the Biden years. "Nearly 80 million Americans gave President Trump a resounding Election Day mandate to end Joe Biden's economic disaster and immigration crisis," White House spokesperson Kush Desai said in a statement. "The Trump administration remains laser-focused on continuing to cool inflation, accelerate economic growth, secure our border, and mass deport criminal illegal aliens.""
"Zoom out: But even under the hood of Trump's polling, the silver linings are disappearing. His signature issues are now liabilities: 49% of adults "strongly disapprove" of how Trump has handled border security and immigration, according to a new NBC News poll."
Three national surveys show a plurality or larger share of respondents saying Trump is doing a worse job than Biden: Harvard CAPS/Harris found 51% of registered voters saying Trump is doing worse; Rasmussen found 48% of likely voters saying Biden did a better job; and YouGov/Economist found 46% of adults saying Trump is doing worse. The MAGA movement argues voters are discounting Trump's record on border crossings and inflation, while the White House emphasizes its priorities on inflation, growth, border security, and deportations. Public sentiment shows rising disapproval on border handling, and Trump’s signature issues are weakening his standing.
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