Slate- "New Poll Shows Trumps Base Eroding Approval Rating Sliding as 60 Percent Find Him Dishonest

[NRaleighLiberal]

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/03/22/new_quinnipiac_poll_shows_trump_s_numbers_sliding_60_percent_find_him_dishonest.html

by Elliot Hannon

If it feels, to you, like Donald Trump is doing a terrible job as president—you’re not alone. Recent polls have shown the president’s support cratering to historic lows, and a new Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday confirmed Trump’s unpopularity. Trump’s job approval rating stands at 37 percent with a whopping 56 percent of Americans disapproving of the job Trump’s doing. By comparison, nearly two-thirds of Americans approved of Barack Obama at a similar stage, and George W. Bush had an approval rating nearing 60 percent, while roughly 1-in-4 Americans disapproved of the former presidents two months into their first terms.

Inside the numbers, Trump’s support is eroding among Republicans—dropping 10 points—and his support among white voters and men—two demographics whose support was crucial to his election win—has also dipped. Trump’s personal characteristics are also proving to be deeply unpopular. According to Quinnipiac’s nationwide survey conducted March 16–21, some 60 percent of Americans think the president is not honest and does not share their values; 66 percent believe he is not level-headed; and 57 percent say President Trump does not share their values.

National poll - #PresidentDonaldTrump strengths and weaknesses pic.twitter.com/kUIY2aazz5

— Quinnipiac Poll (@QuinnipiacPoll) March 22, 2017
The majority of Americans also disapprove of how Trump is handling the major issues facing the country.

National poll - Approval of the way #PresidentDonaldTrump is handling #Economy #Terrorism #Immigration #ForeignPolicy #HealthCare pic.twitter.com/rx4xthBpYh

— Quinnipiac Poll (@QuinnipiacPoll) March 22, 2017
Only 19 percent of Americans believe that President Obama wiretapped Trump Tower during the election, according to the survey.

[Xipe Totec]

1. GOP Stupifany 2017 nt

[C_U_L8R]

2. Apparently it takes a heck of a lot of lies

To convince Republican that one of their own
is lying to their faces. That's a special kind of something

[madokie]

8. As I like to put it

That is SOME KIND of something

[D_Master81]

3. wow

is it possible that he'll be a lame duck president after the 2018 election assuming he makes it that far?

[Ilsa]

4. No wonder he's campaigning. It's the only

Time he can feel good about himself, getting the adoration he desperately needs.

[mountain grammy]

5. So do I feel better that the majority of Americans agree with me?

FUCK NO! HE'S STILL THERE!

[Gothmog]

6. Trump is a liar and his base no longer believes him

[doc03]

7. I have seen zero evidence of Trump's voters eroding. The ones I know

still believe in him 100% and are still displaying their Trump stickers, those stupid hats and
Drain the Swamp shirts.

[Azathoth]

9. Those jackoffs are a small minority

and always have been. They didn't elect the orange disaster. Trump won because there was a lot of quiet support for him once the voting curtains closed behind people. Those voters, hopefully, are now recoiling.