Pollster Matt Towery said Friday on Fox News that despite Democrats’ attempt to gain traction with their “chaos” messaging against President Donald Trump, polls who correctly predicted the outcome of the 2024 election show only a “minor” dip in his approval rating.
In February, the president hit a 53% approval rating, according to a CBS poll, which has been the highest of his two terms. On “The Ingraham Angle,” host Laura Ingraham asked Towery whether Democrats’ attacks on Trump’s reciprocal tariffs were breaking through with voters.
“No, not right now. If you look at the polls that are out by pollsters who did well in the 24 and 20 elections, President Trump has had a minor decrease in his approval rating, but very minor, not significant,” Towery said.
“When you look at the pollsters — like Nate Silver and FiveThirtyEight like to go to and push — who were way off. Oh, well, their averages have him way down. The truth is Trump is not off very much right now. The message is not resonating,” Towery added.
After Trump announced April 2 that the U.S. would impose reciprocal tariffs on a list of countries, Democrats pushed back and criticized Trump’s trade policy. By Wednesday, Trump declared a 90-day pause on all tariffs except China’s.
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Despite the market rebound, Democrats like Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Thursday that “chaos is still up.”
Towery went on to say how some polls, like Quinnipiac, have Trump significantly down in approval, but added that Americans are more understanding of the president’s actions.
“I think they’ve been waiting, Laura, for a time period when they could say ‘He’s falling apart,’ and they could rush in with these legacy media polls. But you haven’t seen them because it’s not happening. I mean, Quinnipiac said he’s down 12 [points],” Towery said.
“Look, they missed the race last time by a mile. So if we listen to who really got the race right and knows how to poll Trump, this is not a big deal,” Towery added. “The American people are more understanding of what Trump is doing than the Wall Street pundits.”
According to a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday, 41% of respondents approved of Trump’s job performance —down 12 points from CBS’ recent high but just one point lower than Quinnipiac’s March 13 poll.
Meanwhile, a Rasmussen Reports poll released Friday had Trump at 48% approval. Additionally, a Harvard Caps Harris poll conducted between March 26-27 — notably prior to the tariffs’ announcement — shows Trump with a 49% approval rating.
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