# President Trump's approval rating at the highest it's been in many months. Why?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-trumps-approval-rating-at-the-highest-its-been-in-many-months-why/823457>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [October 24, 2018, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-trumps-approval-rating-at-the-highest-its-been-in-many-months-why/823457 "2018-10-24T21:16:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-trumps-approval-rating-at-the-highest-its-been-in-many-months-why/823457/61 "2018-10-27T01:27:32Z")

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> [@Lance\_Turbo](#):
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> This is false.
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> Google “DJIA” click “YTD”. The market has been chaotic this year. It was dow for the year for almost all of April and May.

It was dow for the year the rest of the months as well 🆒

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**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-trumps-approval-rating-at-the-highest-its-been-in-many-months-why/823457/62 "2018-10-27T12:52:12Z")

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> [@RitterSport](#):
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> He’s down to 42.4%! :eek:
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> Noise? Stock market? Bomber? How did he get so low?!???!
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> Whatever it is, I’m sure it’s important.

Quick, we need a distraction!

NEW THREAD: _Are Democrats intimidated by Donald Trump’s virility, perfect features and natural athleticism?_

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**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-trumps-approval-rating-at-the-highest-its-been-in-many-months-why/823457/63 "2018-10-27T13:57:07Z")

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> [@VinylTurnip](#):
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> Quick, we need a distraction!
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> NEW THREAD: _Are Democrats intimidated by Donald Trump’s virility, perfect features and natural athleticism?_

😃

We already have the one about the GDP growth – with the most recent number make him known to historians as a great president or the best ever?

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