Wednesday, 24 May 2017

Donald Trump’s Base Is Shrinking

Donald Trump’s Base Is Shrinking

A widely held tenet of the current conventional wisdom is that while President Trump might not be popular overall, he has a high floor on his support. But the theory isn’t supported by the evidence. To the contrary, Trump’s base seems to be eroding. There’s been a considerable decline in the number of Americans who strongly approve of Trump, from a peak of around 30 percent in February to just 21 or 22 percent of the electorate now. Far from having unconditional love from his base, Trump has already lost almost a third of his strong support. By Nate Silver.
Read more: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/donald-trumps-base-is-shrinking/?source=Snapzu

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