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Jennifer Rubin: Hanging on to Trump’s rabid base won’t be enough for Republicans

After the Helsinki debacle, 11 days of the Paul Manafort trial, contradictory statements on the infamous June 2016 Trump Tower meeting, numerous obnoxious and racist tweets, never-ending verbal duels with accusers (including past employees) and, for good measure, a senseless trade war, we shouldn't be surprised that President Donald Trump's approval rating is slipping somewhat. Gallup has it down to 39 percent; Quinnipiac has it at 41 percent.

"Only 31 percent of American voters like President Donald Trump as a person, while 59 percent dislike him, according to a Quinnipiac University National Poll released (Tuesday). ... By a smaller 54-43 percent margin, American voters dislike President Trump’s policies.