On the latest edition of Nir & Rupar, our live weekly video show, David Nir of The Downballot and Aaron Rupar of Public Notice talk with data journalist G. Elliott Morris all about Trump’s sagging job approval ratings.
Elliott, who previously ran the seminal site 538, recently launched his own Substack, Strength In Numbers, which you can subscribe to here:
On the show, Elliott tells us:
Why history suggests Trump’s numbers could go much lower by the midterms—and could even put the Senate in play.
How nearly all data we rely on to understand politics—from polls to job reports—are based on estimates that are subject to error and can often change.
How Democrats have helped sink Trump’s popularity on the last issue that had been his strength, immigration.
And much more!
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Watertown New York!
His polls are dropping faster than Lauren Boebert at the movies. I'm under no illusions that this will make the next three-and-a-half years suck any less, but I still love to see it.
Rupar: "He managed to cram most of the really bad stuff in the first two years, except for January 6th." Did you forget his mismanagement of COVID and attempt to kill off people of color and cities like New York so quickly? I certainly didn't! Signed, a New Yorker who thought we were all gonna die.
Very informative discussion, guys. Thanks.