Unemployment is rising in eight Trump states; polls show some have turned on him [View all]

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Unemployment rates edged up year over year in Mississippi, Arizona, North Carolina, Indiana, South Carolina, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska, according to the latest numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

All eight states went to Trump in 2016.

Trump’s net approval rating remains high in most of these states. But more people in Arizona and North Carolina disapprove of his job as president than approve, according to the latest Morning Consult poll.

It's unlikely that all eight states, which have a combined 73 electoral votes, would flip to the Democratic candidate in 2020.

Trump lost the popular vote in 2016, but won in the Electoral College thanks in large part to victories in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan, which all voted for Democrat Barack Obama twice. Employment edged up year over year in all three states.

At: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/21/unemployment-rising-in-8-states-that-voted-for-trump.html

Trump regales Mississippi supporters with his tall tales last year.

At +17%, his net approval in Mississippi is the highest in the nation. The state's stagnant economy tells a different story.