(CNN) -- President Donald Trump's ace in the hole has been the economy. Even though a majority of voters have disapproved of his job performance overall during most of his presidency, more voters than not have given him a thumbs-up on the economy.
But Trump now may be seeing this advantage dissipate. His approval on the economy has seen a dramatic decline since the beginning of the year, and he's lost his edge on the economy over former Vice President Joe Biden.
Trump's economic approval was at one of the strongest levels of his presidency at the beginning of the year. He averaged a 56% approval rating on the economy in a January and February average of polls from ABC News/Washington Post, Fox News, NBC News/Wall Street Journal and Quinnipiac University. His disapproval rating on the economy in these same polls was just 38%.
In July, these same polls give him a 49% approval rating to a 47% disapproval rating.
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