Trump's Approval Ratings *MERGED* (illegal, March, illegals, abortion)

[Crossfire600]

Originally Posted by Scooby Snacks

His highest approval rating per Gallup was only 45%, and it's all been downhill from there. Why does it matter? It doesn't just bode negatively for his reelection prospects, but it also is bad news for the Republicans in the midterms. They stand to lose many seats, and historically presidential approval ratings are a good barometer of how many seats the president's party will win or lose. But there is still a lot of time until the midterms, so if he really gets to work, Trump has time to satisfy Americans' expectations of him better than he has so far.

Trump's poll numbers are in a very, very bad place - CNNPolitics.com

CNN? Seriously? CNN? ROTFLMAO!! ZERO CREDIBILITY CNN? LMAO!!

The poll was taken in Kennebunkport .. LOL

[bawac34618]

36% means his base is still with him, but nobody else is. 33% of the population is about what is considered to be reliable Republican voters. A third of the country is GOP, another third are swing voters, and a third are reliably Democrat.

It needs to get down into the 20s before Trumpers really need to worry.

[JAMS14]

Originally Posted by Enigma777

His polls are down in the swing states as well. He's even under water in states he won. Like TX.

Apparently he's not maga.

Donald Trump's Latest Approval Ratings in Election Swing States Reveal How Unpopular He Has Become

Wow, Texas disapproves by a margin of 54-42. Is there any state in the union where he is not underwater?

[bawac34618]

Originally Posted by JAMS14

Wow, Texas disapproves by a margin of 54-42. Is there any state in the union where he is not underwater?

Probably Oklahoma. He is still extremely popular in OKC.

[jrt1979]

Originally Posted by TreeBeard

Sooner or later, the American people are going to reach the breaking point with Trump's vacuous tweets, chaos administration, bizarre behavior and blatant incompetence. Only a matter of time before Trump's numbers fall not only to Carteresque levels, but below.

When Trump's more rationale supporters wake up expect his poll numbers to drop below 25% approval.

I wouldn't get your hopes up. The MSM has be like a fine oiled machine in regards to pumping out relentless negative press toward this guy for well over a year. You're either going to buy into it at this point, or you're not.

In an actual fair and unbiased polling system that doesn't cherry-pick or fudge the numbers, Trump is probably sitting at about a 45% approval rating, which is right about where the last guy was without the numbers being fudged or the polls being biased. I think he gets reelected unless the Dems find someone that can actually challenge him and a strong economy in a few years.

[jeffbase40]

Originally Posted by Scooby Snacks

His highest approval rating per Gallup was only 45%, and it's all been downhill from there. Why does it matter? It doesn't just bode negatively for his reelection prospects, but it also is bad news for the Republicans in the midterms. They stand to lose many seats, and historically presidential approval ratings are a good barometer of how many seats the president's party will win or lose. But there is still a lot of time until the midterms, so if he really gets to work, Trump has time to satisfy Americans' expectations of him better than he has so far.

Trump's poll numbers are in a very, very bad place - CNNPolitics.com

The Dems are only showing their true ugly colors. A ridiculous double standard and ugly intolerance and down right childish immaturity like purposely fighting to make Trump's cabinet picks as difficult as possible. I doubt they will win the mid-terms.

[HockeyMac18]

Originally Posted by Tall Traveler

We saw polls similar to this before the Republicans and Trump trounced the Dems last November. Trump and the Republicans have to follow through on jobs and safety and they'll be reelected, if they don't they won't....simple as that.

We did not see polls like this before the election. Trump was running on hypotheticals and promises, and many people reluctantly were giving him a chance.

Now people understand what he is all about, and his popularity has been sliding ever since. The trend is there in the data.

You don't have to believe the trend or the data, of course.

[Goodnight]

Originally Posted by jeffbase40

The Dems are only showing their true ugly colors. A ridiculous double standard and ugly intolerance and down right childish immaturity like purposely fighting to make Trump's cabinet picks as difficult as possible. I doubt they will win the mid-terms.

You need to stop blaming his lack of cabinet positions on anyone but Trump, he is way behind at this point and it isn't because of obstruction.

[GearHeadDave]

Originally Posted by Old Gringo

Trumplings: "Nobody looks at the polls after Nov 8th!" .

But the following pay close attention to those polls:

World leaders
Senators
Congressmen
PACs
Lobbyists
Wall Street
Governors

And most of all, tRump himself. How many dozens of times during the campaign did he cite poll numbers when they were favorable to him?

What's that Donny?

The cultists can yammer on about how polls are fake news, blah, blah, blah, but I can ASSURE you that Republican Congressmen and Senators are watching them very very closely. It's telling that Trump had only tweeted about the polls a couple times since his election. Even he is not dumb enough to call attention to his approval ratings through some tweet.

When you look at historical precedent, there has often been a backlash at midterm against the President's party. Take a look at the President's party midterm election losses in previous elections. Why would anyone actually believe the Republicans won't get hammered in the House in 2018?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United...dterm_election

House / Senate loss or gain of seats during midterm election

2014 Barack Obama Democratic D-13 D-9
2010 Barack Obama Democratic D-63 D-6
2006 George W. Bush Republican R-30 R-6
2002 George W. Bush Republican R+8 R+2
1998 Bill Clinton Democratic D+5 0
1994 Bill Clinton Democratic D-54 D-8
1990 George H. W. Bush Republican R-8 R-1
1986 Ronald Reagan Republican R-5 R-8
1982 Ronald Reagan Republican R-26 0
1978 Jimmy Carter Democratic D-15 D-3
1974 Gerald Ford Republican R-48 R-4
1970 Richard Nixon Republican R-12 R+1

Edited this to add the approval rating and the seats won or lost for the recent sitting Presidents. Lesson learned is that Presidents with approval ratings below 50% are in a world of hurt as far as losing seats.

Percent approval at midterm election is followed by number of seats won or lost:

1998 Clinton Democrat 66 5
1986 Reagan Republican 63 -5
2002 G. W. Bush Republican 63 6
1954 Eisenhower Republican 61 -4
1962 Kennedy Democrat 61 -4
1970 Nixon Republican 58 -12
1990 G. H. W. Bush Republican 58 -8
1958 Eisenhower Republican 57 -47
1974 Ford Republican 54 -43
1978 Carter Democrat 49 -11
1994 Clinton Democrat 46 -53
2010 Obama Democrat 45 -63
1966 Johnson Democrat 44 -47
1982 Reagan Republican 42 -28
1950 Truman Democrat 39 -29
2006 G. W. Bush Republican 38 -30
1946 Truman Democrat 33 -55

[Metsfan53]

Originally Posted by Goodnight

You need to stop blaming his lack of cabinet positions on anyone but Trump, he is way behind at this point and it isn't because of obstruction.

agreed- hard to fight appointments of those who require senate level confirmation when they haven't even been nominated.....

our horrific foreign policy as of late due to a woefully understaffed State Dept. that must only be filled with those who pledge loyalty to Trump (including the incredible vanishing Sec of State- Jefferson, Marshall, and Madison must be rolling over in their graves) is yet another example of the dangers of unfilled posts Trump's administration seems to be reveling in...