45% of Republicans think the asshole is one of the best presidents in U.S. history

[dalton99a]

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/us/politics/trump-poll-second-term.html

https://archive.ph/FXiJ7

Few Voters Say Trump’s Second Term Has Made the Country Better, Poll Finds
A majority of voters said that Mr. Trump had focused on the wrong priorities and that they disapproved of his handling of top issues, but the president still enjoys strong support from Republicans.
By Shane Goldmacher, Ruth Igielnik and Camille Baker
Jan. 22, 2026, 5:03 a.m. ET

Less than a third of voters think the country is better off than it was when President Trump returned to the White House a year ago, with a wide majority saying he has focused on the wrong issues, according to a new poll from The New York Times and Siena University.

A majority of voters disapprove of how Mr. Trump has handled top issues including the economy, immigration, the war between Russia and Ukraine and his actions in Venezuela. And significantly, a majority of Americans, 51 percent, said that Mr. Trump’s policies had made life less affordable for them.

All told, 49 percent of voters said the country was worse off than a year ago, compared with 32 percent who said it was better.

The survey also revealed the extent to which Mr. Trump has polarized the nation into its furthest partisan corners, with more voters seeing him as on track to be historically bad or good than merely below or above average. Some 42 percent of voters said he was on track to be one of the worst presidents in American history — and 19 percent said he was headed to be one of the best.

Mr. Trump’s own job approval rating stands at 40 percent, down three points since September. His disapproval rating has crept up to 56 percent.

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[JustAnotherGen]

1. I really wish well-meaning left leaning folks

Would wake up and realize that these magapubs are an existential threat to all of us.

[dem4decades]

2. 45% of Republicans are racist assholes?

[Walleye]

22. The Republican party hates women and people of color, and they love anybody who also does

What they do love is corruption and count up their money all the time

[dem4decades]

24. Black Republicans and Republican women, i just don't understand.

[Initech]

3. 45% of republicans are fucking idiots and brainwashed cultists.

[dalton99a]

6. Irredeemably so.

[Kid Berwyn]

4. Cultists seldom can see beyond the hind end of their Fuehrer.

All in public office using their positions to advance dipshit’s various treasons and high crimes should be held to account as dipshit’s co-conspirators.

[bluestarone]

5. Yep absolutely no chance for Impeachment for sure

Gonna be a hell of a ride in the next 3 years, and beyond

[Johonny]

7. This is bad news, isnt it

Normal GOP polling is cult like levels of allegiance. Meaning, anything the GOP is for typically hits 80+%. For only 55% not to give the "correct" answer feels like bad news for team Trump. A lot of GOP voters off message. Indeed, the majority right now.

[Initech]

20. It's so insane that they only hear what they want to hear and shut out any other opinions.

They can't see that the absolutely terrible politicians who represent them are killing this country. Their arrogance and elitism will ultimately be their undoing.

[viva la]

8. They say they think that....

I know some GOPers who will always aver that Trump is great, that the rest of us are crazy... but then when I probe gently about how they really feel, they admit that he's actually not a good guy. They won't deny him or anything, but there's clearly a conflict in their hearts because they realize in some sense that he violates every value they used to hold.

I speculate that as soon as they get that he's also a big LOSER, they'll start peeling away.

I don't know what will be needed for them to realize that, but I think his support is pretty fragile.

[Lanius]

16. This makes me wonder how many Trumpers are going to pretend they never supported him after he's gone.

Or that they might have voted for him but then they lost his support due to ICE, the tariffs, and his doing nothing on affordability.

[viva la]

29. I remember after Watergate....

most people I knew said they hadn't voted for Nixon (who had won 61% of the vote 2 years earlier).

Nixon, I think, is the person who benefits most from Trump. We're no longer saying he was the worst president ever! I even found myself saying, "Was Watergate really that bad? And Trump did establish the EPA. And he went to China."

[Solly Mack]

9. They don't know history.

[Blue Owl]

10. He's a P E D O P H I L E

Are you people insane???

[Ocelot II]

11. More importantly, what percentage of voters still identify as Republicans?

[Tadpole Raisin]

15. Even if the number went down to 35% of the population identifying as republicans,

Pollsters and republicans would make sure that their polls broke it down to 50/50 and drastically skew the answers to questions.

“Rassin frassin daggin zaggit” as Yosemite Sam would say…

[Walleye]

23. Points for the Yosemite Sam reference

[Tadpole Raisin]

26. They be varmints n idgets...

lol, I still love those cartoons. Hey - it started my interest in classical music and I didn’t even realize it!!

[Walleye]

30. I saw the movie Fantasia in a theater. I was covering it for the paper and the full Wilmington Philharmonic Orchestra

Play the music to the score live. It was magical and the color was fantastic

[Tadpole Raisin]

31. lol, I have synesthesia. The first time I saw Fantasia

I had a meltdown of euphoria with the sensations I experienced. I didn’t find out what it was called for another 40 years.

Nice that you were covering Fantasia in a theater - must have been an incredible and singular experience in your life. Glad you had that opportunity!!

[dflprincess]

12. Keep in mind the number of people who identify as Republican

Is dropping daily.

[bucolic_frolic]

13. A way must be found for the 45% to live under Trump's rules

[EarlG]

14. Those numbers... don't seem great for Trump

Prior to this year most of his power was drawn from the fact that he still had a solid lock on the GOP. This poll shows that only 77% of Republicans currently think that he is merely a better than average president. Less than half of Republicans think he's a great president.

Meanwhile 84% of Democrats think he's one of the worst presidents of all time, and a total of 94% think he is a below average president. And 68% of Independents consider Trump a below average president compared to 26% who think he's an above average president.

With Trump in his fifth year, I think it's only going to get worse for him from here on out.

[leftstreet]

18. At least they were able to find some GOPers

Polls show that fewer and fewer people identify by party.

Any polls showing whether or not those Republicans can find Venezuela on a map? Have they ever heard of Maduro? If they're just gleefully identifying with the Stick It To Those Liberals! party, their approval of Trump makes sense

DURec

[Tree Lady]

19. The border question is the reason

Many people voted for immigration reasons and why they still approve of him.

[Lovie777]

21. fake news................

[Raven123]

25. 45 % of Republicans' brains are monosynaptic

They operate at the level of the knee jerk reflex. No CNS function detectable

[Fiendish Thingy]

27. Reminder: Siena consistently overweights its samples with republicans. Nt

[11 Bravo]

28. I seriously doubt that 45% of Republicans are capable of actual thought.