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Reuters supplies a concrete poll, sample size, approval result, generic-ballot result, and margin of error, illustrating why the broader “polling terribly” characterization requires defined field dates and populations. DIRECT_TEXT

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Source: Trump approval up from record low, but outlook sours for Republicans, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:2e88728718d09efd5d2de47cf4c21d1d412614c3dfd3abb8d49196eb42f5bb27

The four-day poll gathered responses from 1,143 Americans nationwide, with a margin of error of 3 percentage points. Trump’s approval was 35%, and Democrats led Republicans 44% to 37% on the generic congressional ballot.