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NEW EPISODE OF BEHIND THE NUMBERS IS COMING TO YOU TODAY AT 3PM ET HERE: https://youtu.be/seDaiMr9HQM

Trump’s approval is in freefall, with the ECP tracker dropping him to 41% approval while AP-NORC shows Republican support collapsing from 81% in March to 68% in November.

The negativity is broad and sticky: Navigator’s word clouds are dominated by “Epstein,” “files,” and “tariffs,” signaling that voters aren’t just hearing bad news—they’re attributing it directly to him (insert image: Navigator negativity word clouds). The shutdown deepened the damage, with independents blaming Trump and Republicans nearly two-to-one, a divide reinforced by Navigator’s final “blame game” read (insert image: Navigator shutdown blame chart).

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