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TwilightZone

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Sun Mar 3, 2024, 05:44 PM Mar 2024

CBS News/YouGov poll: many voters are clueless [View all]

I debated whether or not to post this. I decided to do so to provide a glimpse into how well the propaganda on the right works on voters and in part because I think we tend to underestimate Trump and his appeal (for lack of a better word). There's plenty of time to shift the narrative before November, but I think there's little argument that we'll need to do so.

Setting aside the war-of-the-polls, it's just one set of data and a snapshot of the present. That being said, some of the results are pretty perplexing. Some can be explained by partisanship. Some can't.

Choice for president, likely voters
48/52 Biden/Trump (MOE is 3.5%)

How would you rate their presidencies.
Excellent/Good
Trump, looking back: 46%
Biden, so far: 33%

How was the economy under Trump
Good
Trump, looking back: 65%
Current economy: 38%

Has a vision for the country
Biden: 50%
Trump: 63% (In fairness, I suppose that "authoritarian hellhole" is technically a vision)

After 2020 Election, Trump planned to:
44% Stay in office by illegal means
35% Stay in office by legal means
21% Did not plan to stay in office

12% of those who think Trump tried to stay in office by illegal means support him anyway.

Democracy and Rule of Law will be safe
34% Only if Biden wins
33% Only if Trump wins
13% If Either wins
20% Won't be safe either way
.

Side note: er, what??

Trump and Roe V Wade: Do you give him:
19% Credit
33% Blame
48% Neither

Mental & Cognitive Health to Serve as President
26% Only Biden
43% Only Trump
6% Both of them
25% Neither of them

Physical health to serve as president
17% Only Biden
45% Only Trump
9% Both of them
29% Neither of them

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/poll-trump-leads-biden-economy/

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Polling may be useless as Trump is a cult Johonny Mar 2024 #1
This looks like more than just the cult. TwilightZone Mar 2024 #3
I see these polls and just mvd Mar 2024 #2
That's pretty much where things stand - it's going to be monumentally hard to reverse these trends Dave says Mar 2024 #10
I agree. If that is actual voters we are DONE JCMach1 Mar 2024 #46
The election odds are about the same as I saw on an on-line gambling site. Chainfire Mar 2024 #4
If these polls are accurate, we are doomed Blaukraut Mar 2024 #5
Or has swallowed the propaganda hook, line, and sinker Dave says Mar 2024 #12
Most Americans are completely disconnected from current events. All Mixed Up Mar 2024 #21
"within the MOE" TwilightZone Mar 2024 #34
i know it look bad but....... Takket Mar 2024 #6
Agreed. TwilightZone Mar 2024 #7
I have said this before and will again.. DemocratInPa Mar 2024 #8
Being prepared isn't unreasonable. TwilightZone Mar 2024 #9
As am I. shrike3 Mar 2024 #18
Really embarrassing. Democrats are blamed: why aren't they saying all the right magic word-messages betsuni Mar 2024 #11
Agree completely. TwilightZone Mar 2024 #13
Red jerseys, Blue Jerseys... WarGamer Mar 2024 #14
He didn't stay there long. TwilightZone Mar 2024 #15
but 332 electoral votes in 2012... 26 States and DC WarGamer Mar 2024 #16
It doesn't take 70% approval to do that. TwilightZone Mar 2024 #17
Been a long time since a POTUS has had 50%+ approval... WarGamer Mar 2024 #19
Biden, August 2021 TwilightZone Mar 2024 #20
If Biden's approval improves by five-points between now and election day, he wins every state he won in 2020 + NC. All Mixed Up Mar 2024 #22
I think that might be a little low. TwilightZone Mar 2024 #23
I would agree if this opponent wasn't Trump. All Mixed Up Mar 2024 #24
Also depends on how RFK Jr does. TwilightZone Mar 2024 #25
Even on election day, Johnson did 1.4 points worse than he was polling. All Mixed Up Mar 2024 #26
Third parties are also the shiny new thing early in the cycle. TwilightZone Mar 2024 #29
Not looking that way - last 3 NC polls womanofthehills Mar 2024 #32
You're looking at the wrong column in your link. TwilightZone Mar 2024 #37
I don't think you're reading those polls right. All Mixed Up Mar 2024 #39
So who was the most popular President of the past 50 years? Polybius Mar 2024 #28
George H W Bush TwilightZone Mar 2024 #31
Wow, and he still lost in 1992 Polybius Mar 2024 #36
Bush was in the 30s at the time of the election. TwilightZone Mar 2024 #38
Bush had survivable approval up until 1992. All Mixed Up Mar 2024 #40
Look MFM008 Mar 2024 #27
The polls weren't all wrong. The partisan polls were wrong, and media interpretations were wrong. TwilightZone Mar 2024 #33
Ah, another "after the fact" polling apologist. lees1975 Mar 2024 #42
They were wrong because partisan polls flooded the market. TwilightZone Mar 2024 #43
YouGov explains a lot. lees1975 Mar 2024 #30
Wonder how long it will take to get someone credible to debunk this dogshit poll? The shit never stops. SoFlaBro Mar 2024 #35
A question that should be on every poll: Where do you get your information? Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2024 #41
That would be helpful information. TwilightZone Mar 2024 #44
Yet another poll that doesn't ask about Trump raping a woman, or his moral fitness muriel_volestrangler Mar 2024 #45
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