Dan Pfeiffer

That's not what's actually happening, but that's the case he's trying to make.

And I think in his mind, anything that happens after that is Pete Hicks' fault.

I will.

So Trump's position is even worse than people think it is.

As you point out, his approval rating is lower than it has ever been.

He is under 40 in three polls this week.

As Lakshya Jain in the argument points out, Trump is not just unpopular.

He's more unpopular than any modern president at this point in the presidency, including Donald Trump in his first term.

It's tough.

He is underwater on every single issue.

His entire political strength, the reason he's been able to survive every other problem, period of political turmoil in his career has been because people trusted him on the economy.

That is over.

He has 20 points underwater on the economy, 30 points underwater on inflation.

In a couple of these polls, Trump's economic rating is now lower than Joe Biden's was at any point in Joe Biden's presidency.

Wow.

And then there's another point here, which I think does not get enough attention.

I hit on this in the message boxes.

It had always been true since Trump came down the escalator that yes, Trump drove intense opposition among Democrats.

He also drove intense support among Republicans.

And so Trump being on the ballot, or Trump being out there campaigning, yes, it would drive up Democrats, but it helped Republicans because it would drive up Republican turnout too.