Donald Trump's latest approval ratings in election swing states reveal how unpopular he has become

[DonViejo]

BY TIM MARCIN ON 6/3/17 AT 8:40 AM

The country as a whole isn't thrilled with President Donald Trump's job performance. And in general, the same goes for the swing states that helped him win the presidency last November, according to the latest polls.

A handful of key states where both candidates seemingly had a shot at winning allowed Trump to shock the country and win over Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. Michigan was one such state. Trump narrowly edged out Clinton, earning 47.6 percent of the vote to her 47.3 percent. A paltry 11,612 votes gave the former reality star Michigan's 16 electoral votes.

A little more than four months into his presidency, Trump isn't exactly beloved in Michigan. Only 37 percent of likely voters in the state view him favorably, according to a new poll released by EPIC-MRA this week. Fifty-three percent viewed Trump unfavorably to some degree, while 44 percent of voters viewed the president very unfavorably. And that's not the worst of it.

Just 35 percent of likely voters gave Trump a positive job performance rating, while 61 percent gave him a negative rating, according to the EPIC-MRA survey. The poll interviewed 600 likely voters in Michigan from May 20 through May 24. It had a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.

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[Awsi Dooger]

1. This is when registration drives should be done, especially among the young

Capitalize when your opponent is unpopular. Young voters tend to register and forge party allegiance based on approval rating of the sitting president. It can last a lifetime.

If we use standard fare of making a push during a presidential election year, then everything is normalized with energy from both sides and opportunity lost.