If anything, the poll is pushing an awfully rosy view.
Agreed. A poll of 1,500 likely voters would show about a 31% approval, at best. He is in Carter/Nixon territory. The country has completely tuned him out and is even now looking for a replacement.
I think pollsters are just about as ethically challenged as real estate appraisers. They both can just about give you any number you want and back it up with stacks of documentation.