President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office have been some of the most chaotic and destructive in American history. Given this fact, the “conventional wisdom” suggests that Trump’s presidency should be in grave trouble at this early point in his second term. But the following caveat must always apply when assessing Donald Trump and his political fortunes: He has repeatedly broken the limitations, expectations, and force of the “conventional wisdom.” Trump would not have otherwise been elected twice.
Nonetheless, the public opinion polls would appear to suggest that the conventional wisdom about Donald Trump’s declining popularity is, at this early point in his reign, correct. On broad assessments of the economy, Trump is continuing to lose support. For example, a new poll from Gallup shows that the American people feel that the economy is heading in the wrong direction and are less hopeful about the future. The new Gallup poll contains these specific findings:
