[cnn.com]
Are you better off than you were before Trump?

Herbert Hoover had the Great Depression.

Jimmy Carter had a recession.

George H.W. Bush had a recession.

Even Ford's loss in 1976 was in part thanks to stagflation and the weak recovery from the energy crisis.

What's Trump got? He's overseeing a strong economy, near-low unemployment, unexpectedly strong growth in the gross domestic product, a surprising lack of consequences for the trade war he's tempted with China and Europe, and a strong dollar. It's been nearly 10 years of nonstop growth for the US economy, an expansion that will set a record starting in July.

In March, 71% of Americans said the economy was in good shape and a majority, 51%, approved of Trump's handling of it. That his overall approval rating remains well under 50% despite this economy will test the second part of what Mulvaney said -- that people will vote for somebody they don't like if they think it's good for them.

Trump has already proved he can get people who don't like him to vote for him. In 2016, according to exit polls, 60% of voters had an unfavorable view of Trump. Fifteen percent of those voters chose him anyway.