But the Trump with whom America was familiar, to the extent this image of Trump was even accurate, told us very little about Trump the potential president. Trump was a mostly blank piece of Trump Organization letterhead on which various chyrons from Fox News broadcasts had been scribbled. The distribution of approval among Republicans is very narrow: More than half of the days for which YouGov has polling, Trump’s approval rating among Republicans has been between 80 percent and 85 percent. (Philip Bump/The Washington Post)In fact, considering this metric allows us to see up-and-down movement that occurs at certain points in time. In other words, the shift in support for Trump among Republicans has largely been one of degree.

Source: Washington Post March 07, 2019 20:26 UTC