Trump Approval %, we are so fucked!

[edhopper]

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-approval-opinion-poll-2025-2-9/

?v=c6b5070a57014f3b00753bf0e763f9c3

And don't lay on any bullshit about not trusting the polls, the polls were accurate before the election. The reality we have to deal with is most Americans want a fascist, racist State.

[Phoenix61]

1. Says the company he is suing for 10 billion. nt

[DemMedic]

5. That was my first thought.

[edhopper]

11. That is just the story

The poll is from YouGov and reflects what other polls say.

[uponit7771]

43. Not Gallup,

[allegorical oracle]

55. Took that poll. Have been taking YouGov polls for several years. You can imagine what my

responses were because I'm on this site and I'm a lib, which YouGov knows well. Am surprised that it came out that favorable for TSF.

At least you can take solace in that they poll both sides of the political spectrum at least to some extent. And there will be another one coming along.

[GoCubsGo]

13. He just doubled it to $20 billion...

But, yeah. This kind of result isn't surprising in light of that. Not to mention that they're probably not doing a good job of keeping their audience accurately informed. I wouldn't know. I haven't watched CBS News in decades. Don't trust 'em.

[mahina]

26. 20 billion

yep

[uponit7771]

42. **THANK YOU!!**

[rso]

2. Approval

Still the lowest approval number ever for a new President in the “honeymoon” stage.

[edhopper]

14. Yeah

great, America approves a fascist coup, but only by a little. That will help me sleep at night.

[TheBlackAdder]

22. CBS is going in front of the FCC for s merger approval. That's why they settled Trump's Kamala edit lawsuit.

Of course they will have favorable polls.

[Maru Kitteh]

36. Do you honestly believe that the poll is significantly skewed though? It's still much too high

even if it is 5 points off. I mean sure, if it is 15 points off, that would be very comforting, but is that comfort real or just self-soothing? I have a hard time believing the career statisticians at yougov are willing to set their careers on fire for some concept of corporate well-being. I don’t think so, I think it’s closer to the truth than we would wish, but I also think we need to start dealing with what is, rather than what we would wish for.

This country is poorly educated, particularly in the areas of science, history and culture. I see Trump’s approval rating in the face of his recent actions is a natural outcome of the shoddy care of our democracy.

[Polybius]

57. No!

You're forgetting Trump 1.0. It was lower.

[underpants]

3. Looks like a good poll but remember we are still in the honeymoon period

Most people don’t want to come off like they want the President to fail and give them the benefit of the doubt for a while.

This CBS News/YouGov survey was conducted with a nationally representative sample of 2,175 U.S. adults interviewed between Feb. 5-7, 2025. The sample was weighted to be representative of adults nationwide according to gender, age, race, and education, based on the U.S. Census American Community Survey and Current Population Survey, as well as 2024 presidential vote. The margin of error is ±2.5 points.

[Initech]

9. Yeah, just wait until Congress starts flinging shit and the MAGA SCOTUS is in session.

[karynnj]

20. "as well as the 2024 Presidential race"?

This might suggest that the result is better framed as "a representative sample of people who voted in 2024". Unfortunately for the world, the Republicans seemed to have gotten out a higher percent of their base than we did ours. This might explain why this poll shows Trump a minor amount better than other polls referenced in other posts on this thread.

[underpants]

37. Great point.

[rubbersole]

4. Did musk's virgin doge-bags have access to the polling data?

[Think. Again.]

6. Or is THIS the truth?...

"Overall, 47% of U.S. adults approve of how Trump is handling his job as president, while 51% say they disapprove. And most of these views are strongly held: 37% strongly approve of his performance, while 40% strongly disapprove."

Source: February 7, 2025 https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2025/02/07/trumps-second-term-early-ratings-and-expectations/

[uponit7771]

45. Only if they're not wanting a merger approved like OP poll

[videohead5]

7. Rasmussen has Trump's approval at 52%

And they lean right. So, I call this a BS poll. Trump got less that 50% of the voters that voted.

[Polybius]

58. Rasmussen simply sucks with approval ratings

They also had Biden's approvals higher than anyone else.

[videohead5]

59. What I was pointing out

Is that they have Trump's approval rating lower than the CBS poll.

[malaise]

8. That's BS

absolute bullshit.
A poll supporting a coup - still illegal

[MagickMuffin]

10. Saw this yesterday posted here, today went to the link

1. The website was unbearable to view.

2. No mention of how many people were surveyed, which I believe is important.

3. How many polled are magas?

I left before I could access any data because of the intrusive website.

[Quiet Em]

12. There is something off in this poll

While the CBS poll has his approval rating among men in line with two other recent polls, the CBS approval rating among women and under 30 is off.

Seems to be an outlier.

[RoeVWade]

15. If I really think I'm right, I don't change my mind because of a poll, but I might change my strategy.

nt*

[AStern]

16. That approval rating is as genuine as the added cheers at the Super Bowl

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There's no way that is accurate.

[Wiz Imp]

17. Total bullshit poll

Total outlier on most questions compared to other polls from trustworthy pollsters.

[Basso8vb]

18. Complete bullshit.

The right has been weaponizing "polls" since at least 2000.

[Prairie Gates]

19. Every day

A ray of sunshine.

[edhopper]

39. Every day

another reason our country is fucked.

I am not in the pony and rainbow business.

[hamsterjill]

21. Elon is probably hacking that, too.

Don’t ask me to give proof. The “proof” is what else he has hacked.

[ProfessorGAC]

23. I Don't Find It As Alarming As You

First, there was a discussion in GD on Saturday that had his approval at under 49%. So, which poll is more reflective of the country.
Second, 49.5% of voters just voted for him 2 months ago. It's highly unlikely many of them would change their mind just 20 days after the term began.
So, we're starting at 50%.
Even if the 54% is a more accurate reflection, it's only 1 in 25 people who didn't vote for him.
Third, a poll is never going to be as accurate as an election, as the sample size 1/100,000th of the vote totals.
I'll be way more concerned if it's still the same number in the fall.
Finally, calling out anything that may disagree "BS" shows a lot of hubris.

[Raven123]

29. What is alarming is the laziness of the media.

Polls take no effort and the results are so emotive

[ProfessorGAC]

32. Not Sure If I Agree Or Not

I just explained my position on these polls vs. election results.
That seems to suggest the polls, at this point, aren't wildly inaccurate.
And, this is coming from someone who finds almost all modern polling suspect, but not 100% of the time.
If the presumed floor is the 49 7%, a number of 54 isn't a number that makes me think sloppy or lazy

[David Furritus]

49. Carefully worded questions can change everything

I took a few marketing classes in college and learned how opinion polls really work. The questions are created in a way to influence those polled in order to get a certain reaction. Polling/market research companies are hired not to get honest feedback, but instead to reinforce the opinions of those that finance them.

Simply put: they're all bs and they know the answers before they even ask the questions.

[ProfessorGAC]

53. Not Quite That Cynical, But...

...but we agree in principle.
And, welcome to DU.

[KS Toronado]

56. Welcome to DU !

[LetMyPeopleVote]

62. Welcome to DU

[helpisontheway]

24. Polls don't mean a damn thing. The actual vote is what mattered and voters fucked that up! Nt

[rasputin1952]

25. From time to time I get polled by...

YouGov. I am honest in my answers and I believe they are honest in reporting the results. From time to time,

On certain polls, I question the results, particularly if the poll is dedicated to landlines.

There is another "off", some people straight out lie. I just took a YouGov survey prior to replying to this thread.
There were some very interesting questions, some based on "groups", some based on children, and some based on the amount of thought used in solving problems. There were questions on Blacks, feminists, white privilege, violence, and gun control.

I felt that some of my answers were contradictory, but I went with how each question was asked. I don't believe any of the questions were biased, but I'm going to have to wait a while to get the results of the survey.

I cannot generally tell if there is any political motivation behind these surveys. But the questions are often quite intriguing.

As for the "standard polls", I do not personally know of anyone who has ever participated in one.

[eShirl]

27. the poll is not the reason we are fucked

[qazplm135]

28. Nothing matters less

Than presidential approval polling before six months into a new administration.

[Terry_M]

30. Because all of the

he's doing things that may in the future hurt this group or that group stuff is not felt.

Believe it or not, the average American is not reading political news for an hour a day as many people here do.
Trump's actions need to actually filter through and actually have a negative impact before many people realize something went wrong.

[Demovictory9]

31. Lots of people happy to see groups (immigrants, trans) harmed

Impact hasn't hit them personally

[JohnSJ]

33. It is bullshit. Approval ratings are probably the most volatile and unpredictable of all.

Especially since it has only been 3 weeks, and the impact of his policies will take time to “trickle down”

The reality is this is a 50-50 country, come back in six months and let’s see where it is.

[milestogo]

34. Don't fall for it.

[Deep State Witch]

35. Honeymoon

He's still in the "honeymoon" stage. He's taking bold, decisive action. Wait until people figure out that his "bold decisive action" will hurt them.

[Emile]

38. Trump is suing CBS which may explain the poll.

[spanone]

40. Kissing his ass to reduce lawsuit....?

I believe ZERO polls.

[Vinca]

41. Republicans are touting this like nobody's business, but I suspect it was taken at a Trump rally somewhere.

CBS is desperate to get back in the good graces of Dear Leader to fend off the lawsuit. Wait until a real poll comes out.

[RussBLib]

44. "the polls" said Harris was going to win

...not very accurate. Or maybe they were, and Trump stole it.

[edhopper]

46. The polls

were within the standard variations to make the election a toss up. Exactly what we saw with a margin of less than 2%

[Kaleva]

47. I thought the polls said the election was too close to call

[LostOne4Ever]

48. After his first month Biden's approval was in the 60+ percentile

The people got to have time to feel the effects of the policies. Trump is still in his honeymoon phase. As prices go up and jobs go down there will be a sharp drop once people feel it.

If the media will report it is another matter.

[edhopper]

51. Biden was not

dismantling the US. He was getting Covid vaccines out to the people.

[LostOne4Ever]

61. Yep!

He was one of the best presidents we ever had!

[Self Esteem]

50. Wait until summer when the honeymoon is over.

[William769]

52. CBS has 20 billion dollars on the line.

I wonder...

[Rebl2]

54. That

Poll is bulls…!

[GoodRaisin]

60. So 53% of Americans are okay with starving children waiting on food to

arrive from USAID frozen by Donald Trump and rotting in ports.

Or, maybe that’s how the poll question needs to be asked so we can get a closer read on how Americans feel about Trump starving children.