PRESIDENT UP – AT 10:08 A.M. ET:  It's only a point or two, but the trend is upward for President Trump as he celebrates our new North American trade agreement and faces down the Democrat McCarthyites attacking Judge Kavanaugh.  From Rasmussen: 

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Wednesday shows that 49% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Trump’s job performance. Fifty percent (50%) disapprove. 

The latest figures include 36% who Strongly Approve of the president is performing and 41% who Strongly Disapprove. This gives him a Presidential Approval Index rating of -5.

COMMENT:  Oh, I'd like to see it over 50% by the end of the week.  The president might single-handedly save his party in this election year.

We are trying to get more polling results from the states.  It's not always possible to get late information.  Polling is expensive, and state polls aren't taken that often, even when an election is pending.  The election is a month away, with enormous stakes.

October 3, 2018