One of the big questions for 2020 is whether Trump's bad approval ratings will translate into problems at the ballot box. Our new poll suggests that they may very well, if current trends hold.

In our poll, only 39% of voters say Trump deserves to be reelected. That compares to 58% who say he does not deserve to be reelected.

Again, it's not unusual for a president to be underwater on these questions. But Trump is far into negative territory.

The percentage of voters who said Obama didn't deserve reelection on this question was usually under 50%. Even at its height, it never got above the mid-50s. For Trump it has never gotten below the high 50s.

The same holds true when you at George W. Bush's reelection ratings. They were usually below 50% at this point in the campaign. They never got above the mid 50s even at their peak.

Perhaps more troubling for the president is these generic questions seem to be matching up with what we're seeing in the ballot test against potential Democratic contenders. As I noted previously, Trump's deficit against them is higher than it's been for any president since World War II.