RISING AGAIN – AT 9:44 A.M. ET:  Despite controversy surrounding him, President Trump continues to rise in the Rasmussen poll:

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Friday shows that 46% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Trump’s job performance. Fifty-three percent (53%) disapprove.

The latest figures include 30% who Strongly Approve of the way Trump is performing and 43% who Strongly Disapprove. This gives him a Presidential Approval Index rating of -13.

COMMENT:  We fully recognize that other polls have the president lower, in some cases dramatically lower.  But Rasmussen is the only daily tracking poll left, and has a history of accuracy in polling Trump, who traditionally underpolls.

I'd imagine that we will get a pretty accurate overall picture of the president's standing later in the year when the effects of tax reform take hold, and the campaign for the midterms reveals what the Democratic Party actually stands for. 

Thus far the biggest political news coming out of the Democratic camp is the deep yearning for Oprah Winfrey for president.  Translated:  They really haven't got anybody. 

January 12,  2018