Poll: Trumps opening weekend gets lowest approval of modern era

[herding cats]

The first measurement of President Donald Trump’s job-approval rating shows Americans divided over his performance in his three days in the Oval Office.

Trump’s approval rating in the Gallup survey, conducted last Friday through Sunday, opens at 45 percent — the same percentage of Americans that said they disapprove of Trump’s first weekend on the job.

In fact, Trump is beginning his presidency with the lowest initial approval rating in the modern polling era, according to Gallup.

But while Trump’s first approval rating is improved from the poor reviews Americans gave to his presidential transition, it is also lower than previous presidents — a sign Trump has entered the White House without the same support from Americans that others have enjoyed. Barack Obama’s opening approval rating in January 2009 was 67 percent, George W. Bush’s was 57 percent in 2001, Bill Clinton’s was 58 percent in 1993, George H.W. Bush’s was 51 percent in 1989 and Ronald Reagan’s was also 51 percent in 1981.
http://www.politico.com/blogs/donald-trump-administration/2017/01/poll-trump-approval-rating-post-inauguration-234048

Lowest in the modern era or not, it's still too high. We need to be vigilant to point out the negative impact of his deeds, because Americans are easily confused and distracted.

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Anything over 30% is sickening, how can that many Americans be happy

about all the harm he is already doing?

[anneboleyn]

11. I don't get it either. This spectacle is an international embarrassment. Now Trump will stomp SS

-- wonder what his bumpkin fans will think then?

[Me.]

2. Spin THat Spicer

[herding cats]

3. I'm sure he'll say it would be much higher if it were an internet poll.

You can't trust polls that can't be voted in multiple times to gauge the enthusiasm of the participant, or some such none sense.

[Foo Fighter]

15. He'll say they only polled people that voted against him.

If they had polled people that voted for him, he would have had the highest rating ever. More than 100%. An internal White House poll of most some of his family showed that he polled at 1000%. 1000%! But the media won't even mention that now, will they? They've been against Dear Leader President Trump from day one and it's just not fair. The media in this country needs to learn to be fair to Putin the President or they wil pay a price.

[bdamomma]

4. oh the sheep

have taken to the continuous lies wait until those who voted for him it affects their way of life. Or are they that ignorant not to even notice. SAD.

[herding cats]

12. The GOP appear to have the all the things which will impact people adversely starting in 2019

After the midterms. Most Americans won't even know they're screwed royally if the media doesn't tell them.

[C_U_L8R]

5. Trump. Sad.

Such a small insignificant person. The smallest.

[herding cats]

6. No mandate. Pitiful.

His polls are the smallest. Weak.

[C_U_L8R]

8. I just realized

Trump speaks/tweets like the Hulk.

[herding cats]

9. Lol! you're right, I never realized it before.

Have you heard Mark Hammil reading Trumps tweets in character as the joker yet?

Here's a link where you can if you're interested: http://time.com/4627755/mark-hamill-joker-donald-trump-tweet/

[bdamomma]

13. can you believe

he has hired a bunch of people to applaud for him? what a sick bastard.

[Brother Buzz]

7. Saturday's Women's March knocked him down one point

Who's up for another healthy walk?

[herding cats]

10. I'm game!

It fits my New Years resolutions to get in shape and piss off Trump. Win-win!

[jmg257]

14. And supposedly it went up 5% already to get to 45%. Ugh!!

[winstars]

16. They don't care about this. It will be 15% and they will act the same. That what fascists do...

Bannon