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former9thward

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66. The Hill and Harvard-Harris had him at 46%.

Sun May 5, 2019, 01:04 PM

May 2019

So are all 4 polls "outliers"? Which poll in the average is not an outlier? Is Reuters, which at 39% is the lowest, an outlier?

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New Sunday NBC poll has Trump approval at 46% [View all] Funtatlaguy May 2019 OP

That was my first impression too tymorial May 2019 #1

He's tough greymattermom May 2019 #2

Fox and Reichwing radio have been working overtime. NoMoreRepugs May 2019 #3

If the Mueller report results were serious, wouldn't Democrats be impeaching? manor321 May 2019 #4

Stop blaming Democrats Trumpocalypse May 2019 #12

This is what happens when you don't fight back effectively BeyondGeography May 2019 #16

Who says they are not fighting back effectively? Trumpocalypse May 2019 #21

Pelosi fan Charles Pierce for one BeyondGeography May 2019 #25

One person's opinioin Trumpocalypse May 2019 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author cilla4progress May 2019 #36

This cilla4progress May 2019 #37

Polls reflect many factors Trumpocalypse May 2019 #39

Unfair, but strategic StarfishSaver May 2019 #43

Strategic for whom? nt Trumpocalypse May 2019 #44

This message was self-deleted by its author TwilightZone May 2019 #78

I don't see it as a blame, more of a reality... zaj May 2019 #17

Right it is not the Dems fault Trumpocalypse May 2019 #22

Haven't you heard? TwilightZone May 2019 #79

So true unfortunately nt Trumpocalypse May 2019 #81

I agree nt Sunsky May 2019 #33

Good overall impression for Trump. triron May 2019 #38

It isn't Butterflylady May 2019 #5

That's not how polling works zaj May 2019 #18

A poll is not appropriate for a national security issue... kentuck May 2019 #6

Respondents have a diminished collective short term memory. lpbk2713 May 2019 #7

Plus the MSM keeps feeding "great economic" news. Funtatlaguy May 2019 #11

I don't buy this # for a second Botany May 2019 #8

Yes and NBC Andy823 May 2019 #23

So out of 900 people Andy823 May 2019 #9

They only polled 900? Iliyah May 2019 #13

Statistical sampling works. zaj May 2019 #19

Sorry I don't buy it. nt Andy823 May 2019 #24

Math doesn't care whether you buy it Loki Liesmith May 2019 #31

Math does depend on safeinOhio May 2019 #34

Internals are available but Loki Liesmith May 2019 #46

Thats life. nt Andy823 May 2019 #74

It might be getting too old fashioned in some way treestar May 2019 #59

Was it landline or cell phone polling? Landline polling leans Senior voters . sarcasmo May 2019 #58

People are used to the usual crazy twitter rants and no longer care... Terry_M May 2019 #10

The laws of Gravity often prevails.... ProudMNDemocrat May 2019 #14

+1000 Thekaspervote May 2019 #35

I won't believe those polls, unless they include a test question. Baitball Blogger May 2019 #15

Yep... Over representative issues are important. zaj May 2019 #20

I agree Andy823 May 2019 #28

It is the economy LibFarmer May 2019 #26

And trump Andy823 May 2019 #29

Please take a statistics class. Loki Liesmith May 2019 #30

THIS.. LovingA2andMI May 2019 #72

49% think either 17% impeach or 32% investigate !! This poll has always had high approval numbers... uponit7771 May 2019 #32

So many Americans don't care if they have a dictator, so long as they think economy is ok. triron May 2019 #40

I stopped believing these polls a while back lunatica May 2019 #41

Roughly half the country is rethuglicon and insane. democratisphere May 2019 #42

Economy's still doing well, Mueller punted, and Dems are all bark and no bite Azathoth May 2019 #45

One (still) mediocre poll and DUers lose their shit. John Fante May 2019 #56

It's not just this poll... Drunken Irishman May 2019 #61

Meh. Unless you put a lot of stock into Harris and Rasmussen John Fante May 2019 #62

A lot of DUers refuse to believe reality sometimes. bearsfootball516 May 2019 #67

Bullshit. I don't believe it. BlueStater May 2019 #47

His real support has always been slightly higher than the polls indicate Azathoth May 2019 #48

Trump is riding on Obama's economy that he created 96 months ago. Stellar May 2019 #49

George H.W. Bush was at something like 70% Blue_true May 2019 #50

************THIS POLL IS REGULARLY AN OUTLIER******************* uponit7771 May 2019 #51

Not really. former9thward May 2019 #57

He's right. NBC has been more Trump-friendly than other pollsters John Fante May 2019 #65

The Hill and Harvard-Harris had him at 46%. former9thward May 2019 #66

FiveThirtyEight heavily downweights Rasmussen bearsfootball516 May 2019 #69

Fair enough. Trump's average is still at a dismal 42.7%. John Fante May 2019 #70

Frankly I can see zero reason to trust corporate media (or any other) PufPuf23 May 2019 #52

It may be that this country wants to be racist no good fuckers Eliot Rosewater May 2019 #53

Nixon won the 1972 election by a landslide, and his approval was at 67% The Velveteen Ocelot May 2019 #54

This message was self-deleted by its author brandnewday2009 May 2019 #55

traitortrump still dominating the news cycle. empedocles May 2019 #60

Because of the economy and jobs. Oneironaut May 2019 #63

What advantage does he have? John Fante May 2019 #68

That doesn't seem to be true. Oneironaut May 2019 #83

Yeah Trump's numbers have been consistent alright. Consistently shit. John Fante May 2019 #85

Then why 2018? treestar May 2019 #73

I would not start with the assumption that we will match the enthusiasm of 2018. Oneironaut May 2019 #84

2018 was a midterm. It is harder to get enthusiasm for those. treestar May 2019 #88

True, but that does not speak to the level of enthusiasm we'll have in 2020. Oneironaut May 2019 #89

It's the economy, stupid... Drunken Irishman May 2019 #64

It's how they ask too marlakay May 2019 #71

The poll does not say 46%. It says 46% plus or minus 3.27%. Cicada May 2019 #75

Ironically the WSJ-NBC poll is the same poll that showed Trump was at 46% approval DemocratSinceBirth May 2019 #76

Since Hillary won the 2016 vote... Mike Nelson May 2019 #77

How many Republicans? earthside May 2019 #80

That is usually in the cross tabs Funtatlaguy May 2019 #82

He always flunctuates between 35 Jspur May 2019 #86

Even with Russian help? I don't see 2020 being less free and fair than 2016 uponit7771 May 2019 #87