There’s no guarantee that he’s his bottom yet. Remember, this is supposed to be the honeymoon period. (“Truman, Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush . . . registered sub-30% job approval ratings during their presidencies. Each of those instances occurred near the end of the president’s administration — in his final or penultimate year in office.”) Logically it is possible that some voters still are holding out faint hope for Trump to improve; if he doesn’t, they too could jump off the bandwagon.

Moreover, it’s entirely possible, even likely, that events will detract from his already putrid approval ratings. If he revokes DACA, which garners as much as 70 percent approval, his polling could take another hit. And surely if he decides to fire special counsel Robert S. Mueller III or pardon family members and cronies caught up in the Russia scandal the floor could drop out. Finally, if Mueller’s report finds real wrongdoing, voters may throw up their hands and urge a quick exit from the White House.

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If his approval could certainly get worse, could Trump recover supporters he lost? That will be hard for several reasons.

First, there is no sign Trump is capable of improving. Dozens of “pivots” and moments when “Trump became president” have come and gone, swiftly to be followed by regression to the true Trump. His insistence on tweeting when all evidence points to its negative effect on voters (even his supporters want him to stop), for example, suggests his fixation with certain behaviors and deep narcissism don’t allow him to engage in self-reflection and growth.

Second, a good deal of the opposition to Trump stems from personal qualities, not necessarily his position on issues. He’s dishonest, racist and selfish, according to his critics. It’s much harder to decide, “Hey, he’s not a racist after all,” than, say, to be more supportive because he achieves some policy end (e.g., a tax cut). Moreover, it’s very possible he won’t accomplish any major legislative initiative on which he ran, leaving little to lure back disappointed voters.

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Third, his handling of Hurricane Harvey, generally favorably reviewed, hasn’t helped. He’s at a low point. Moreover, his approval appears to be entirely disconnected from voters optimistic view of the economy. If he isn’t going to pick up points in a national emergency (when the pattern has been to rally around the president) or when the economy is cruising along, it’s hard to see what would endear him to voters.