THE PRESIDENT HOLDS – AT 11:52 A.M. ET:  I find it remarkable how solid the president has been in polls despite all that is thrown at him.  I have no proof of what the cause might be, but perhaps he is benefiting from a kind of sympathy vote.  Americans seem to be filtering out much of the criticism.  From Rasmussen: 

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Tuesday shows that 49% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Trump’s job performance. Forty-nine percent (49%) disapprove. 

The latest figures include 36% who Strongly Approve of the way Trump is performing and 39% who Strongly Disapprove. This gives him a Presidential Approval Index rating of -3. (see trends).

COMMENT:  We've had unsourced stories in the last few days suggesting that some Republicans fear the collapse of the Trump administration, and even wonder whether Trump will be the candidate in 2020.  I would doubt these stories.  This man fights, and there's really no important evidence against him at this point.

We stress always that polls are snapshots in time, and that Rasmussen tends to lean a bit right.  However, as the last surviving daily tracker, it is useful in following trends.

December 11,  2018