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Poll: Most Americans have the summer blues about Trump and the economy
A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds a record low share of Americans approve of President Trump's job performance and his handling of the economy heading into the summer before a key midterm election.
Research shows summer unemployment rates typically spike due to seasonal employment patterns, not political preferences. However, I suspect the economys summer slump is more about the timing of our political cycles than actual policy impacts. The correlation between political polling and seasonal employment data is actually quite fascinating. (109 characters)