How unpopular is Donald Trump?

[spanone]

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/trump-approval-ratings/?ex_cid=rrpromo

[Dan]

1. Does this poll only identify voters

Because the hate of Trump is palatable.

[Yonnie3]

7. This is a weighted average of polls.

At five thirty eight you can select likely or registered voters and the result is:

disapprove 51.6% and
approve 44.7%

I am astounded that this evil man has such a large approval rating.

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/trump-approval-ratings/voters/

[robbob]

19. Trump has brought to fruition the tear in the fabric of reality

that has been growing in years since the termination of the fairness doctrine. Faux News, Alex Jones, Breitbart and the like have all laid the groundwork, but it was a man of such low character as Donald Trump who could actually ascend to the highest office in the land on the proposition that you can’t believe your own eyes and ears. It’s all “Fake News”. Even Fox; if they dare to criticize him, instantly become “fake news”. The greatest damage DT has done to the public discourse is that people no longer believe in or trust objective reality. When shown proof of his corruption, even to the extent of billions owed to shady Russian oligarchs, or admission,in writing, of attempts to bribe/extort Ukraine to dig up dirt on the Bidens, they just shrug and go “meh; you say it’s criminal, he says it’s normal or even perfect; who’s to say who’s right?”.

This explain the high approval ratings; people who have chosen to support Trump do not believe there is even such a thing as proof or evidence; everyone is lying, every news outlet has a secret agenda, there is no way to really know what is true, so they might as well stick with the one they already chose.

Again, this is the greatest damage he done to our democracy, to our public discourse; in the minds of many people there is now no such thing as “the truth”.

[handmade34]

2. not unpopular enough!

[leftieNanner]

3. How can he be as popular as 43.9%???

Incredible!

[Rorey]

6. Some are his MAGAt base

And some just don't pay attention. I have no sympathy for apathetic people when they suffer the consequences of their lack of desire to keep informed.

[RKP5637]

8. Yep, I think there are a fair number that don't

like him but don't do crap about it. I've known people that complain all the time about things, but it's too much effort for them to even vote or contribute for worthy causes. They seem to think the country just runs itself and they are helpless.

[Dan]

16. Have a friend that voted for him

And will not listen to the news because of how much bad news is a result of him, his hatred, etc.

Will she vote for him in 2020 - well, she is a Christian so if Pete wins, you bet; if Liz or Amy wins, you bet; if Sanders wins - you bet. It’s all about Christian values. But she also acknowledges that anyone that doesn’t believe as she does - is not religious and have a false religion. I wonder where does this crap come from? She gives money to programs that provide money to Christians in foreign Countries, but would allow a welfare mother/children to starve to death here.

There is a level of insanity that I just do not understand. Of course she doesn’t know or read anything historical (...Germany...) and doesn’t believe it could happen here. And if it did, I am sure that at some point she would be sorry it happened and would wonder why it happened.

If the Democratic nominee is a Liz or Amy, Pete or Sanders - she will vote for Trump in a heartbeat. All of the good things of our nominee, all the evil that Trump has done and will do, does not override her views based on her understanding of the Bible.

Waaaa...making me sick thinking about it.

[Rorey]

17. I'm still amazed at how duped some are.

His past speaks for itself, and he has not changed.

[LakeArenal]

9. Because they respond to polls.

I haven’t been polled ever.

[leftieNanner]

11. Yeah.

We don't answer the phone either!

Except when I'm feeling ornery and want to holler at someone from "Microsoft" and ask them if their mother knows that they're a crook.

[A HERETIC I AM]

13. Or the guy with the heavy Punjabi accent named "Charles"....

Who says you’re going to jail because you owe the IRS money.

[leftieNanner]

14. Charlie?

Great guy.

[A HERETIC I AM]

22. Yup...Knows the address to the IRS's office in DC as.....

“Two and one eighth Of 54, Rd Number 45, Block C, Shivaji Park, Punjabi Bagh, Delhi, 110026, India”

Not to be confused with the building at 1111 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20224, which is full of spammers, scammers and imposters.

[Azathoth]

4. He's locked at 44%. That percentage have death cult-levels of commitment

And I'm willing to bet there's another 2 or 3 percent who know they will vote for him but won't admit it to anyone.

So the real answer is: he's got a lot more support than he should.

[redstatebluegirl]

5. Think about this, 4 in 10 Americans like this piece of horse s...

To people who don't live in red states I'm sure they can't imagine this being true, but I can tell you I totally believe it living where I do.

[RKP5637]

10. Yep, sadly that is quite true. A brain dead cult. I used to

wonder how someone like Hitler rose to power, now it's so plain to see. Stupid people that are just a bunch of reflex actions without a brain involved.

[Laelth]

12. A lot of Germans believed that Hitler would make Germany great again.

No joke.

-Laelth

[Proud Liberal Dem]

15. He made the trains run on time

[RAB910]

18. Are there really people vacillating between liking and disliking Trump?

[Journeyman]

20. Not enough . . .

[klook]

21. When your predecessor hands you a fantastic economy,

and your approval rating hovers around 40 percent... You are a loser.