President Donald Trump’s approval surge in the latest AP-NORC poll is being driven by “substantive policy,” political analyst Patrick Allocco told Newsmax on Thursday.

Trump’s approval rating climbed to 45% in the poll, a five-point jump from July. Allocco, founder of the Zoose Political Index, told “American Agenda” that the results validate earlier predictions that Trump’s approval zone consistently hovers in the mid-40s, regardless of news cycles.

“That is where he lives. And that’s where he’s comfortable, no matter if he had a good week or a bad week,” Allocco said. “What’s driving it is substantive policy. His policies on crime and his policies on the economy. Those are what’s driving us up right now.”

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