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RandySF

(86,412 posts) Mon May 18, 2026, 06:16 AM Monday

A Crack in the Polling Floor Puts Trump in New Territory [View all]

Over the last decade, it’s often been said that President Trump’s support has a low ceiling but a high floor.

In this morning’s latest New York Times/Siena poll, whether Mr. Trump really has a high floor is starting to be put to the test.

Just 37 percent of Americans approve of his performance as president, a drop of four percentage points from the last Times/Siena poll in January and his lowest approval rating in any Times/Siena survey in either term.

A four-point decline isn’t necessarily huge, but it puts Mr. Trump’s ratings in new political territory. While recent presidencies have often been unpopular and polarizing, no president’s approval rating has been under 38 percent for more than a few days in the last 17 years, according to our average. If there has been a floor during this partisan era of politics, Mr. Trump’s ratings today have fallen to it.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/upshot/trump-poll-times-siena-analyis.html

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A Crack in the Polling Floor Puts Trump in New Territory [View all] RandySF Monday OP

I'm not a fan of polls, gab13by13 Monday #1

it's fake news. See Louisiana's vote against Cassidy. They still love Trump. dem4decades Monday #2

national vs local pimpbot Monday #4

Only 38% of all registered Republican voters in the state of Louisiana voted in their Senate primary. sop Monday #5

Thanks - fantastic context FiveFifteen Monday #13

Do you know about Louisiana Republican voters? They voted for David Duke back in the day. Wanderlust988 Monday #11

Even this poll does not contradict the Louisiana poll karynnj Monday #12

Seeing this in SEPA... but signs in red PA, too. FiveFifteen Monday #15

But What Will Democrats modrepub Monday #18

That is a Republican primary edhopper Monday #16

A small minority that will deliver a majority vote to a MAGA candidate. dem4decades Monday #17

I shudder to think... BH liberal Monday #3

Incredible, isn't it? MyOwnPeace Monday #14

So a third plus of America are hard core LuvLoogie Monday #6

The pollsters don't have any reason to "butter him up" any more FakeNoose Monday #7

"no president's approval rating has been under 38 percent for more than a few days" Azathoth1 Monday #8

I have seen so many articles the past couple months about his poll numbers dropping ToxMarz Monday #9

Means nothing Abstractartist Monday #10

I've been saying all year that his popularity doesn't get lower than 37% Wicked Blue Monday #19