Overview
- New CNN/SSRS data shows approval among white non-college voters at 49% with 50% disapproving, the first net negative for this core bloc in his second term.
- The latest Harvard CAPS/Harris survey pegs overall approval at 43% with 53% disapproving, a net rating of minus 10.
- Support inside the Republican Party has softened, with approval at 79%, and backing from 18- to 24-year-olds has fallen to 25%.
- Issue ratings dropped across the board, with the economy at 40%, inflation at 38%, and foreign affairs at 41%, which Mark Penn linked to higher gas prices tied to the Iran conflict.
- The White House rejects the slump as fleeting, pointing to the 2024 election result and citing strong MAGA and GOP support for Operation Epic Fury.