Page 46 - Point Drop News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Monty killed in afghanistan. so again this president did not have his facts right. i want to ask you about what david just talked about and that is a response to hurricane maria. 44% approved how the president is handling the hurricane response. that is a 20 point drop from just a few weeks ago. that was after harvey and irma hit the mainland. how damaging are these numbers for the white house? >> they're very damaging. he might not be doing well with hispanics or puerto ricans who have moved here to the united states. but that is a reflection right now of his stewardship of the government. an...

It has been almost a month since hurricane maria hit puerto rico. there's breaking news, some brand-new numbers tonight show how people think the president is handling this crisis. new cnn polling shows 44% approve of how the president is handling hurricane response. that's a 20 point drop from just a few weeks ago. after harvey and irma hit. at the same time blaming both geography and local services. >> puerto rico is very tough because of the fact that it's an island, but it's also tough because as you know it was in very poor shape before the hurricanes ever hit.

Post" poll approve of the president's performance, a six point drop since april. the president, for his part, tried to hut his spin on it. the abc/"washington post" poll, almost 40% is not bad at this time. was just about the most inaccurate poll around election time. just about the most inaccurate poll around election time. a quick check on that one, the abc/"washington post" was 47-43 for clinton. the final was clinton, 48.5, trump 46.5 given the 2.5% margin of error, it is accurate. looking at the numbers, david. david, the top line there, it isn't good news for the president. >> that's ...

There wasn't enough emphasis on jobs, jobs, jobs. people are feeling pain. but you cannot deny that this of all presidential elections had this extraordinary intervention in the election by a foreign government who wanted to sway the election and as we continue to learn that had an impact. >> i mean, rick, look, the problem is it's unknowable. you can't put a numerical percentage on this. how much was the james comey letter. how much was her not connecting in michigan. >> there were all sorts of factors that contributed in this election. the overarching one is the one i talked about. look, jam...

Republican. and a 6 point jump, that's a big swing overall when you look ate. democrats now have the edge with college educated voters. republicans have seen a 5 point jump with that group while democrats have seen a 5 point drop. also a pretty significant twing. this education gap follows some geographic trends that we've been following that help us explain why some of the republican districts have the highest re-election rates. now some other areas where republicans have seen the most growth, men over the age of 50 up five points. rural voters up five points and those between the ages of 50 ...