POLL: Trump Approval Rating Up TEN POINTS From December, Tax Reform Driving Love For GOP

A Monmouth poll, out Wednesday, shows the presidential approval rating up double digits since December, with Donald Trump now enjoying a high of 44% support among likely voters — and that’s without taking into account any goodwill received from Trump’s Tuesday evening State of the Union address.

Republicans are also regaining territory they lost in the months following President Trump’s inauguration. Thanks largely to the tax reform bill — which is up to 44% approval rating from just 27% approval when it first passed — Americans are more bullish on the GOP than they have been in months.

Among all Americans, the president is enjoying a 42% approval rating, his best since the summer of 2017.

Monmouth also points out that the increase in Trump’s approval rating is part of a long-term trend that was sustained through January. It’s likely to keep going; the first news out from major economic analysts say Americans are likely to see good news about the economy in the first jobs report of the year, due out on Friday.

The Monmouth poll is, of course, lower than other polls, like Rasmussen Report’s and Fox News’, but both of those polls are traditionally more favorable to Republicans. The Monmouth poll is more centrist, but has shown, at least, the same trends.

This can’t be good news for Democrats who, starting Thursday, will be returning to their home states to kick-off midterm campaigns, and press their bases into action against the tax reform bill. They’ve already lost nearly ten points on the generic ballot and will be facing down a legislative session that could mean more success for Trump, especially if the president and the GOP manage to ink an immigration deal or a favorable long-term budget deal before Congress heads out of session for the summer.