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WASHINGTON POST-ABC NEWS POLL, OCT. 29-NOV.1, 2017
Trump's approval rating remains historically

low and confidence has declined
Published: November 6
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In this poll: Part 1: Approval of Mueller's handling of Russia

investigation, skepticism of Trump cooperation
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demographic groups (i.e. By age, race, sex and Part 2: Half of Americans oppose Trump's tax plan
region).
Part 3: Trump's approval rating remains historically
Article: Poll: Trumps performance lags behind even low and confidence has declined
tepid public expectations
Part 4: A look ahead to 2018 midterms
Data: Complete trends over time
Poll Questions
Q: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as
president?
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APPROVE DISAPPROVE No
opinion
Q: Trump has been president for about nine months. Would you say he has
accomplished a great deal during that time, a good amount, not very much or little
or nothing?
**Great deal/Good 35 %
amount**
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A great deal 12
A good amount 23
**Little/Nothing** 65
Not very much 22
Little or nothing 43
No opinion 1
Q: What kind of job do you think Trump is doing on handling the economy?
**Excellent/Good** 44 %
Excellent 20
Good 24
**Not so good/Poor** 53
Not so good 23
Poor 30
No opinion 3
Q: What kind of job do you think Trump is doing on dealing with race relations? (Half
sample)
Excellent 7
Good 21
Not so good 19
Poor 51
No opinion 1
Q: What kind of job do you think Trump is doing on improving the health care
system? (Half sample)
Excellent 6
Good 20
Not so good 23
Poor 47
No opinion 4
Q: What kind of job do you think Trump is doing on dealing with the threat of
terrorism? (Half sample)
Excellent 18
Good 25
Not so good 21
Poor 33
No opinion 2
Q: Under Trump, do you think America's leadership in the world has gotten
(stronger), gotten (weaker), or remained about the same?
Gotten stronger 26 %
Gotten weaker 53
Remained about the 20

same
No opinion 1
Q: Is Trump keeping most of his major campaign promises, or not?
Yes 35 %
No 55
(VOL) Some, not others 4

No opinion 5
Q: Do you think Trump is a strong leader, or not? (Half sample)
Yes 40 %
No 59
No opinion 1
Q: Do you think Trump is honest and trustworthy, or not? (Half sample)

YES NO No
opinion

Q: Do you think Trump has the kind of personality and temperament it takes to
serve effectively as president, or not? (Half sample)
YES NO No
opinion
Q: Do you think Trump has brought needed change to Washington, or not? (Half
sample)
YES NO No
opinion
Q: Do you think Trump understands the problems of people like you, or not? (Half
sample)
YES NO No
opinion
Q: Do you think Trump is good at making political deals, or not? (Half sample)
YES NO No
opinion
Q: Do you think Trump is or is not biased against women?


IS BIASED IS NOT BIASED No
opinion
Q: Do you think Trump is or is not biased against black people?

IS BIASED IS NOT BIASED No

opinion
Q: Do you think leaders of the Democratic Party are mainly (presenting alternatives
to Trump's proposals), or mainly (criticizing Trump's proposals without presenting
alternatives)?
PRESENTING ALTERNATIVES CRITICIZING PROPOSALS No

opinion
WITHOUT PRESENTING
ALTERNATIVES
Q: How much do you trust Trump to act responsibly in handling the situation
involving North Korea - a great deal, a good amount, just some or not at all?
**Trust Great deal/Good 32 %

amount**
Great deal 21
Good amount 12
**NET Trust Some/Not at 67
all**
Just some 16
Not at all 51
No opinion 1
Q: Do you think that Trump is trying to make the current federal health care law
work as well as it can, or trying to make it fail?
TRYING TO MAKE THE LAW TRYING TO MAKE IT FAIL No

opinion
WORK AS WELL AS IT CAN
Q: NET Do you think that Trump is trying to make the current federal health care law
work as well as it can, or trying to make it fail? (IF M AKE THE LAW WORK OR M AKE IT
FAIL) Do you support or oppose his doing that?
**Trying to make it work** 33 %

Make it work, Support 27
Make it work, Oppose 4
Make it work, No opin. 1

**Trying to make it fail** 59
Make it fail, Support 8
Make it fail, Oppose 50
Make it fail, No opin. 1
No opinion 8
Q: Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as a...

Democrat 31 %
Republican 23

Independent 38
Other 6
No opinion 2
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WASHINGTON POST-ABC NEWS POLL, OCT. 29-NOV.1, 2017

Trump's approval rating remains historically

In this poll: Part 1: Approval of Mueller's handling of Russia

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Not very much 22

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Remained about the 20

Q: Is Trump keeping most of his major campaign promises, or not?

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(VOL) Some, not others 4

Q: Do you think Trump is a strong leader, or not? (Half sample)

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Q: Do you think Trump is honest and trustworthy, or not? (Half sample)

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Q: Do you think Trump is or is not biased against women?

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Q: Do you think Trump is or is not biased against black people?

IS BIASED IS NOT BIASED No

PRESENTING ALTERNATIVES CRITICIZING PROPOSALS No

**Trust Great deal/Good 32 %

TRYING TO MAKE THE LAW TRYING TO MAKE IT FAIL No

**Trying to make it work** 33 %

Make it work, No opin. 1

Q: Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as a...

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