Polls
Melissa Deckman, CEO of the Public Religion Research Institute, said Americans' views of Trump show they're concerned that "democracy is on the line."
The House speaker said voters nevertheless understand Trump has a "master strategy" for the economy.
The president might want to adjust those rose-colored glasses.
About 4 in 10 Americans say Trump has been a “terrible” president in his second term, and about 1 in 10 say he has been “poor.”
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The stark numbers come as the party attempts to reckon with its sweeping losses against President Donald Trump and Republicans last November.
The polling platform has been on a downturn since founder Nate Silver left and took his trademark statistical model with him in 2023.
The mood is substantially different than it was four years ago, when Trump’s supporters assaulted police and smashed their way into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
A post-election slump for fans of the losing candidate is not a new trend for networks that have become heavily identified for a partisan audience.
Two of the country's most prominent GOP and Democratic pollsters say Democrats must find a way to coexist at least until the midterm elections.
New polling shows his supporters are far less confident than Kamala Harris’ in the election process.