Those articles are almost two months apart which could partially explain this. Plus, you’ll notice in the first article that his all-time high approval rating is at 44%. He’s extremely popular with his base, but his base is in the minority, which is how he could hit an all-time high yet trail his potential challengers
@SW-User but yeah I know it makes sense with what they’re talking about but people who only read one source will completely not hear about the counter points