Pic Of The Moment: Wheeeeeeeeeee!

[EarlG]

Donald Trump speaks to shrunken Atlanta crowd as poll numbers drop

Poll: Trump Unfavorable Rating Jumps 10 Percentage Points

Donald Trump’s unfavorable rating jumps to a staggering 70%

Poll: Trump has 94 percent unfavorable rating with blacks

Donald Trump falls behind in US presidential polls

Trump to GOP leaders: 'Don't talk. Please be quiet.'

GOP Approval Sinks to New Low

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[tonyt53]

1. Nice!!!

[Arkansas Granny]

2. Riding it all the way to the bottom.

[bjobotts]

15. His 'reality show' campaign is to improve the value of Trump name not to be president.

He thinks anyone voting for him deserves to be duped. Steaks anyone?

[NewJeffCT]

3. Who are the 6% of black voters that approve of Trump?

Herman Cain, Clarence Thomas, Ben Carson (maybe)... ?

[awoke_in_2003]

29. Margin of error?

[NewJeffCT]

31. realized afterwards

94% disapproval does not necessarily mean 6% approve. Some of the 6% could be neutral towards him.

[progressoid]

32. Sadly, I know one.

Well, he doesn't so much approve of Trump as disapprove of Hillary. He thinks Hillary is going to take away everyone's guns. Weird thing is that he doesn't have a gun.

[NewJeffCT]

34. I know a few white guys who have that attitude

some of them are pretty progressive on a lot of issues, but hate Democrats in general because they're afraid Democrats are going to take their guns.

[Fantastic Anarchist]

40. Ask him which he likes better.

A black jackboot on his head or his imaginary gun. Then ask him which one is realistically possible.

[Fantastic Anarchist]

39. Ha, I just asked this question myself (down thread without seeing yours).

That's an incredibly high number, actually.

Just a quick Wiki of voting age population equals 235,248,000 as of 2012. 6% of that is 14,114,880 ... yes, that's 14 million black people who find Trump favorable.

That ... that just seems so high to me. As a white Jewish guy, I can't help but think why anyone of any ethnicity would find him favorable.

[NewJeffCT]

45. not quite

235,248,000 is the total voting population - black, white, asian, hispanic, mixed. African-Americans make up about 27.4 million total registered voters. So, 94% of those voters have a negative opinion of Trump, and that leaves about 1.6 million that do not have a negative impression of Trump. (as I stated above, some could be neutral on Trump, some could like him.)


27.4 million is from here:
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/02/03/2016-electorate-will-be-the-most-diverse-in-u-s-history/

[Fantastic Anarchist]

48. Oh, duh.

Many thanks for the correction.

[geardaddy]

4. And he slides into a pool of shit.

[bucolic_frolic]

5. Things are good right now

Let's keep it up through election day

[Flo Mingo]

6. Here's some light reading as Repulicans ponder their decline........

Galatians 6 -8 ESV / 485 helpful votes

Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.


Galatians 6 ESV / 390 helpful votes

Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap.


Job 4:8 ESV / 302 helpful votes

As I have seen, those who plow iniquity and sow trouble reap the same.


Luke 6:38 ESV / 252 helpful votes

Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”


Proverbs 22:8 ESV / 209 helpful votes

Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity, and the rod of his fury will fail.


Galatians 6 -9 ESV / 177 helpful votes

Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.


Jeremiah 17:10 ESV / 121 helpful votes

“I the Lord search the heart and test the mind, to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds.”


2 Corinthians 9:6 ESV / 103 helpful votes

The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.


Mark 4:24 ESV / 91 helpful votes

And he said to them, “Pay attention to what you hear: with the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and still more will be added to you.


Philippians 2:3 ESV / 85 helpful votes

Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.


Hosea 10:12-13 ESV / 74 helpful votes

Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, for it is the time to seek the Lord, that he may come and rain righteousness upon you. You have plowed iniquity; you have reaped injustice; you have eaten the fruit of lies. Because you have trusted in your own way and in the multitude of your warriors,


Galatians 5:24-6:18 ESV / 66 helpful votes

And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another. Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted. Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. ...

[NoMoreRepugs]

7. just hang in there till the convention T-Rump.... please.....

then let the Repubs have at it and fracture their party

[phazed0]

8. Hillary favorability sinks to lowest since 1992...

In the very same poll...

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trumps-unfavorables-spike-clintons-challenged-poll/story?id=39856303

Clinton, while less poorly rated than Trump, has troubles of her own, with no bounce in favorability after clinching the Democratic contest last week. From a 44-53 percent favorable-unfavorable rating last month, she was at 43-55 percent this month. While that’s within the margin of sampling error, it’s Clinton’s highest disapproval rating on record, in polls dating to her first appearance on the national stage in March 1992.

[Martin Eden]

11. Polls are 2-dimensional

I would be counted among those with an unfavorable view of Hillary Clinton, but when faced with the prospect of Donald Trump becoming President of the United States I will vote to keep him out of the White House.

[phazed0]

12. As would I...

but let's not congratulate ourselves for Trumps approval ratings when Hillary's are only bested by Trump's. Seems a little two faced.

[Martin Eden]

13. Congratulations are not what I had in mind

I think it's a terrible shame the American people will not have better choices this November (not counting 3rd party candidates with zero chance of winning).

Nevertheless, Donald Trump has taken presidential politics to a new low that is IMO orders of magnitude worse than anything I've seen in my lifetime of 58+ years.

[phazed0]

14. "I think it's a terrible shame the American people will not have better choices this November"

Agreed.

[Fantastic Anarchist]

42. I hope I'm not breaking any rules ...

But Bernie is so much more electable than Hillary. I just don't understand how want to play with fire on this one.

[Fantastic Anarchist]

41. But those qualifiers work the other way around, too.

I find her unfavorable, but find Trump much, much worse. But I'm sure there are people out there that mirror us. Find Trump unfavorable, but find Clinton worse.

Scary election this cycle. I can't imagine a Trump presidency.

[Separation]

17. I could be wrong but

I could have sworn I read an article that the major polling companies said that they are hesitant of running any type of meaningful polls because both candidates have such horrible negative numbers.

With that being said, I wouldn't trust any polling data on either candidate with exception of maybe exit polls come November.

Either way though, I believe that Trump is going to be a disaster for the the Republicans. They are going to have to finally reap all the negativtivity that they have sewn in years past, and I for one will sit here with a smile.

[Fantastic Anarchist]

43. But the Democrats somehow always seem to let the Republicans off the hook. nt

[progressoid]

33. Yup. She and her team need to start fixing that asap.

It's not just about her election, but how it will affect all the down ticket Democrats on the ballot as well.

[BootinUp]

9. K & R -It still amazes me that he was nominated,

the GOP is in total chaos.

[gademocrat7]

10. Hope he continues his downward spiral

[DesertRat]

16. Awesome graphic!

[Initech]

18. Please nominate Trump! Please nominate Trump!

[Jamaal510]

19. "Don't talk. Please be quiet"

is what GOP leaders should've been saying to him instead.

[awoke_in_2003]

30. Dr Frankenstein

is much smaller than his creation, and he cannot stop it.

[AC_Mem]

35. Were they listening to him?

It seemed like none of them wanted to talk yesterday. Is it because they are fed up? Because he is so bad that they literally cannot bring themselves to defend him? Or are they saying nothing because he told them to?

Annette/Orlando

[Fantastic Anarchist]

44. Some of them have political ambitions ...

... and now they can't cross the man who is the leader of their power. They are stuck between a rock and a hard place. What can they do? I know I don't feel sorry for them, though.

[ailsagirl]

20. Wheeeeeeeeeee! is right!!!

poor, poor twump

[red dog 1]

21. K&R...Thanks for posting, EarlG

Trump is the first openly asshole presidential candidate in American history!

[iscooterliberally]

22. Donald DumpsterFire. #donalddumpsterfire n/t

[jimlup]

23. So thinking about big strategy

It would be bad if we got the Republicans to realize what a disaster Trump will be as their nominee while they can still concievably change it. Our best case senario is that he leaves Cleveland with the nomination in hand after a knock down drag out hand wringging convention of chaos.

Though I suppose their is some danger to the country if this transpires as some unpredicted event could occur in October causing American's to vote irrationally thus leaving us with the disasterous situation of a Trump presidency.

[RoccoR5955]

24. It seems like this section of DU

Has become what the mainstream media is. All Trump, all the time.
I am getting sick of seeing his face.
How about more positive things about Hilliary, or do they exist?
I am wondering why none of the mainstream has been running anything positive about her, and is all Drumpf, all the time myself.
Now it's here. Oh well, cest la vie!

[arcane1]

27. It will get even worse once the new rules kick in n/t

[Fritz Walter]

37. Point taken

However, we either confront evil here and now, or face the prospect of the unthinkable. If these posts motivate even one DU member to help get out the vote come November, I consider this acceptable.

The reason why the corporate-owned and -directed mass media keep running stories about Drumpf is because of ratings. It's all about the shock value, and just as so many motorists slow down to catch a glimpse of gore at a roadside accident, viewers cannot resist gawking at this carnival sideshow that has manifest itself into a presidential campaign. That said, I try not to ascribe too much influence in broadcast or print media. Their time has come and gone. Social media has much more influence these days (with those under the age of 70). And that's where we should concentrate our efforts.

As to Hillary's positive aspects, I look forward to watching so many Drumpfster heads explode in November. Just today at a grocery store parking lot, I saw a Drumpfster's bumper sticker that read in part "Vote for Hillary... Are you F....ing Kidding?" Oddly, the photo of the boy-man was one of the least flattering, but I won't quibble with that choice.

Stay strong!

[turbinetree]

25. Please, Please get the coronation --------------------------

because I want to see the republicans continue to squirm and shift there positions and try to have it both ways---------------and I want the media to tag these hypocrites to this fascist back side and what they have been doing for a very long , long time, and it is now catching up to them --------------------yeah.

There republican leadership--------

http://www.chron.com/politics/election/national/article/Cornyn-urges-Texas-Republicans-to-get-behind-Trump-7466926.php





Honk-----------------for a political revolution

[Agschmid]

26. Kick!

[Mike Nelson]

28. To Donald...

...Geronimo!

[Fritz Walter]

36. Well done, but I would have used a different -- possibly less tasteful -- graphic

Here's a hint: when I flush my toilet, the water and waste make a sound that sounds like "Drumpf" when the bowl empties.



I've been waiting months for the right opportunity to use that particular smiley. Sorry if the scatalogical imagery is too much, but the prospect of his campaign winning is even more shocking.

[Fantastic Anarchist]

38. Who are the 6% of blacks who like him? nt

[niyad]

46. now, why do tom lehrer's lyrics about "sliding down the razor blade of life" come to mind?

[eastsidemanglerNY]

47. Over/Under on Trump's losing margin in November.

+/- 40%.

Go!

[MADem]

49. The six percent of black people who approve of Trump MUST include professional comedians. nt