New Gallup poll shows Trump at 40% approval

[OliverQ]

this week and 56% disapproval.

Can anyone explain to me how his approval basically never moves, ever? If support for impeachment is increasing, even among Republicans and Independents, how is his approval staying permanently at 40%?

I don't understand how absolutely nothing can really move it from that point.

[mucifer]

1. It sucks.

[DrToast]

2. His approval has decreased

You can’t just look at one poll.

[Polybius]

30. That is a decrease

It was around 43% last time.

[DrToast]

31. Lol....I didn't check the previous Gallup poll

So basically this whole thread was pointless.

[empedocles]

3. Most polls cited here earlier had trump down a point

[BigmanPigman]

4. They have been brainwashed by Fux Ruse and RW radio for 25 years.

as well as social media. Don't expect it to change much at all for a long, long time.

[redstateblues]

5. According to Trump that is through the roof!

[Zambero]

9. Like an asteroid

Too bad about the house!

[LonePirate]

6. Republicans, the elderly, white working class members and Southerners love him. They will not budge.

[Zambero]

11. Not all elderly

Some, perhaps a majority, but certainly not all. I've spoken with quite a few who despise him with a vengeance.

[walkingman]

12. White evangelicals - not all but most.

[Garrett78]

7. Cult 45, that's how. He has a cult following. Look at the graphs at 538.

Scroll down to "How Trump compares with past presidents": https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/trump-approval-ratings/

His approval rating has been incredibly steady. It's unprecedented. And it's why the only Republicans who will risk challenging Trump are leaving Congress or in really safe seats (e.g., Romney).

Getting a conviction in the Senate will require incredibly salacious evidence.

[SayItLoud]

21. Epstein was the only chance (slim as it was)

to get some of his cult (think Evangelicals) to move away from him. Not to Dems but away from him; not voting, or protest voting Weld or write ins.

[Miles Archer]

23. McConnell's running campaign ads saying it won't pass the Senate as long as he's majority leader

It's been posted on DU and links are everywhere...he copped to the fact that if it passes the House, he has no choice but to go through the motions in the Senate, but the verdict is going to be "We love you, Dear Leader."

[Garrett78]

25. And requesting money at the same time. Bribing the cult. Conviction only happens if...

...quite a few more whistleblowers come forward, Dems keep control of the narrative and Schiff & Co. turn up something incredibly salacious.

Even that might not do the trick.

[Zambero]

8. My best estimate of where his support comes from

25-30%: Bedrock "base" support. Shoots their granny on 5th Avenue and, well, MAGA!!
8-10%: Don't care for the guy, but hey, the economy, and I'm too dense to realize it's despite him and not because of him.
3-5%: He's the devil we know. Not sure a Democrat would be any better. Stay the course, even if it means going off the cliff.

[Cicada]

10. Trumps opposition to immigrants and minorities anchors his support

Make America Great Again means opposing immigrants, minorities, homosexuals. Many people think those nonwhites or other weirdos unfairly get government benefits from taxes they pay. They think all government spending is wasteful, taking their money and giving it to those who don’t deserve it. They see Trump as understanding that.

[NRaleighLiberal]

13. they are a cult. they will never leave him.

and as Hillary so adradroitly put, they are deplorable

[MustLoveBeagles]

22. She was far too kind

[Miigwech]

14. Evanbeciles

New word : evanbeciles ... do you need a definition?

[Downtown Hound]

15. The increased support came mostly from Democrats

and probably some Independents who were previously reticent to make such a move. Trump's base will never give him up. They've signed on for the whole cluster fuck, wherever it may lead.

[Joe941]

16. That cant be right... I just dont believe it could be that high.

[Downtown Hound]

18. Accept the reality that about 40% of the country are fascists

and would welcome a fascist government in America. It's been that way for awhile. That is our reality, unpleasant as it is.

[Enoki33]

17. The 40% is the result of Fox 'News' propaganda. Without it he would

probably be in the low 30s.

[Garrett78]

24. Without Fox, he never would have become president.

[ffr]

19. For perspective, Bill Clinton's approval ratings skyrocketed when he was impeached

So it not moving for tRump is a sign that he's not getting an impeachment bump, he's underwater.

As anyone who has betrayed his oath of office and betrayed the American people should see.

[UniteFightBack]

20. Russiapublicans don't know right from wrong. nt

[brush]

26. And Gallup is a right-leaning poll so in actuality his numbers are lower than 40%.

[OliverQ]

27. Is Gallup right leaning? I though they were pretty reliable.

[Foolacious]

34. Their polling techniques are more "traditional".

That means more land-lines, and that means they tend to over-sample older voters. (That is changing, but slowly.) Therefore, they trend rightward.

[brush]

38. Gallup always leans right.

[Doodley]

28. We live in times in which the truth no longer matters. Fox News and right-wing radio shows provide

an alternative reality either directly or indirectly to 40 percent of the population.

[TheRealNorth]

29. According to my RW relatives, the "perfect" memo/transcript Trump released

Is Fake News

[Blue_true]

32. Gallup has a heavy republican bias in it's numbers.

Take away 5-10% approval and add that to disapproval and you are more likely to have real numbers.

[underpants]

37. Yeah. I was going to comment - 40% from GALLUP!?!?!

[Unbelievable]

33. Because I think

Polls are fake.

[LeftInTX]

35. One reason his polling numbers are good:

Unemployment is 3.5%
The lowest it has been in 50 years.
People see/hear this and they think he is doing something right:


https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf

[NCLefty]

36. Most of Nixon's supporters were with him until the end. This is normal-ish.