Trump's Approval Slides

[applegrove]

Trump’s Approval Slides

April 16, 2020 at 2:16 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 125 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2020/04/16/trumps-approval-slides/

"SNIP...

Gallup: “As President Trump works to contain the damage from the novel coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., the rally in support he enjoyed as the nation entered a virtual lockdown has faded. His job approval rating, now 43%, has slipped six percentage points since mid-March when he earned 49% approval, which tied his personal best.”

“The six-point decline in the president’s approval rating is the sharpest drop Gallup has recorded for the Trump presidency so far, largely because Trump’s ratings have been highly stable and have yet to reach the historical average for presidents (back to 1945) of 53%.”

.....SNIP"

[empedocles]

1. 'Time wounds all heels'

[malaise]

3. ROFL

Nicely played

[applegrove]

6. Ha!

[Skittles]

2. watch for him to get more and more unhinged

yup

[doc03]

4. Isn't it mind boggling to think that 43% of the country could

still approve of him in any way. I wouldn't trust that SOB with my dog.

[empedocles]

7. Again, in 1932, the bottom of the Great Depression - unemployment 25%, stocks down near 90%,

downslide 3 years old - still 40% still voted for 4 more Hoover/Republican.

In that context . . .

[sfstaxprep]

5. There's That 43 Fucking Percent

I NEED to see consistent polling in the mid-30's. That's got to be his "true base." Anything above 40% is unacceptable at this point. It was unacceptable long ago, but to see 43% still makes me cringe.

[doc03]

8. I would think that at least one or two percent of the 43% would have

died by now. Are they clones?

[thucythucy]

9. This article contains at least one lie

when it says Trump "works to contain the damage from the novel coronavirus outbreak..."

Trump, if he's "working" at all (and I'm loathe to apply that word to what he does) isn't doing it to contain the damage caused by the virus.

He's doing what he does to try to contain the damage to himself.

Period.

Anyone who thinks otherwise is delusional.