CNN Poll Shows Best Economic Approval Numbers Since 2001

BASH what Americans think ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump and how ░░░░░░░░ is performing on key ░░░░░░░░ with some good news ░░░░░░░░ the President His approval ░░░░░░░░ ticked up and Americans ░░░░░░░░ better about the economy ░░░░░░░░ than they have in ░░░░░░░░ two decades CNN s ░░░░░░░░ Mattingly joins me now ░░░░░░░░ how is the President ░░░░░░░░ in this new poll ░░░░░░░░ Well Dana better Marginally ░░░░░░░░ still under water But ░░░░░░░░ you take a look ░░░░░░░░ the top line approval ░░░░░░░░ the President s job ░░░░░░░░ rating is at 42 ░░░░░░░░ Disapproval 51 percent This ░░░░░░░░ the lowest share of ░░░░░░░░ disapproving that have been ░░░░░░░░ over the course of ░░░░░░░░ entire presidency Where does ░░░░░░░░ actually put him historically ░░░░░░░░ the course of the ░░░░░░░░ couple of months You ░░░░░░░░ the uptick Two months ░░░░░░░░ in the middle of ░░░░░░░░ shutdown he was at ░░░░░░░░ percent Last month at ░░░░░░░░ percent Now at 42 ░░░░░░░░ So as you noted ░░░░░░░░ is starting to tick ░░░░░░░░ Now where does this ░░░░░░░░ him 596 days compared ░░░░░░░░ where past presidents were ░░░░░░░░ the third year of ░░░░░░░░ term at this moment ░░░░░░░░ take a look He ░░░░░░░░ at the lower end ░░░░░░░░ percent right now Ronald ░░░░░░░░ 1983 was at 41 ░░░░░░░░ Bill Clinton 1995 was ░░░░░░░░ 44 percent You ll ░░░░░░░░ both of those individuals ░░░░░░░░ their reelection But still ░░░░░░░░ the bottom tier If ░░░░░░░░ want to know why ░░░░░░░░ President s or at ░░░░░░░░ one of the potential ░░░░░░░░ why the President s ░░░░░░░░ rating could be taking ░░░░░░░░ look at this Current ░░░░░░░░ conditions of those polled ░░░░░░░░ percent say that s ░░░░░░░░ Why does that matter ░░░░░░░░ s the context there ░░░░░░░░ s the best number ░░░░░░░░ February of 2001 Obviously ░░░░░░░░ has been talking about ░░░░░░░░ good economy the President ░░░░░░░░ President s advisers want ░░░░░░░░ to talk more about ░░░░░░░░ good economy Clearly 71 ░░░░░░░░ of Americans that were ░░░░░░░░ saying the economy is ░░░░░░░░ at this moment reflecting ░░░░░░░░ The question is will ░░░░░░░░ carry over and will ░░░░░░░░ lead to future upticks ░░░░░░░░ well?”