Gallup: Trump job approval rating matches.......................

[riversedge]

I am beginning to lose faith is so many people.




Gallup: Trump job approval rating matches all-time high


https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/489285-gallup-trump-job-approval-rating-matches-all-time-high
By Jonathan Easley - 03/24/20 03:03 PM EDT


President Trump’s job approval rating has jumped by 5 points in the latest Gallup survey, matching the high point of his presidency, as a majority of voters say they have a positive view of how the president has handled the coronavirus pandemic.

The new poll finds Trump’s job approval rating at 49 percent, up from 44 percent in the same survey earlier this month. The 49 percent job approval rating is the high mark for Trump since he came into office. He first hit that mark in late January, shortly before he was acquitted by the Senate in his impeachment trial.

The president’s job approval rating has remained steady among Republicans (92 percent), but he’s gained 8 points among independents (43 percent) and 6 points among Democrats (13 percent)...... ...........................

[uponit7771]

1. This is horrible for a national emergency level president.

[empedocles]

4. Context is important

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

6. Indeed

[dem4decades]

2. America is a country of idiots.

[smirkymonkey]

23. That is the conclusion I have come to.

It depresses me beyond belief.

[catsudon]

45. the country have 50%

idiots...

it is not going to change anytime soon.....


it is not like here in du

[madaboutharry]

3. People still don't want to believe that the president is a psychopath and a fascist.

The reality is too hard for some people to process. It is easier for them to engage in magical thinking and deceive themselves into believing that Trump is a normal person.

[NRaleighLiberal]

9. this. plus...actual critical thinking seems hard for many.

we live in a very disappointing, disillusioning time.

[Mime-Is-Money]

5. How in the wildest world of phuques is this happening?

[RandySF]

10. Most people don't see the full press conferences.

[still_one]

7. Approval of what? The latest national poll show Biden beating trump

[getagrip_already]

8. gallup is a shitshow pollster... they always show trump better than the pack. n/t

[LenaBaby61]

34. "Gallup is a shitshow pollster."

THIS 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻

As I recall, Gallup was the only poll showing McCain beating then Senator Obama for the presidency in 2008, so when they saw themselves being called an outlier poll, they changed their numbers so that they would fall more in line with other pollsters who cited that Senator Obama pretty much taking a very solid lead over McCain nearing November (Especially after folks really started taking a REAL look/listen @ that dumb, ignorant, racist dingleberry Palin).

Gallup USED to be the gold standard in polling many years ago. But their methodology, number of respondents used, MOE, the lack of diversity of respondents used and the fact that they tailor the polls around respondents who who are older, white, lean mostly right and who use land lines ONLY.

[dweller]

11. does Michael Cohen have internet access in his cell?

you know they were into manipulating polls ...

✌🏼

[BeckyDem]

12. See what I mean? Our side has to hit much harder.

No one could be less deserving than this man's performance as president. He tweets his bad press away with a constant flood of new bullshit.

[underpants]

13. Consider that Pence just had to strongly emphasize the 15 day rules

Who. The. Fuck. Doesn’t. Know. This. ?

[WhiteTara]

14. I keep remembering Michael Cohen's statement

that trump paid pollsters for his ratings.

[Turin_C3PO]

15. This is bad but it could be worse.

Typically, Presidents have very high approval ratings during emergencies. He still hasn’t cracked 50%. I predict his approval rating will go back down as this crisis continues to get worse.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

22. Yep

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213167519#post21

[maxrandb]

24. Exactly...look at FDRs approval on 12/8/1941

Or Bush II on 9/12/2001

49% during a "rally round the flag" event is shit. Even Goebbels...err... I mean Gallop can't get him above 50.

This fucker would be at 49 if Mexico invaded Texas... his floor wouldn't go below 37 with his cult, even if he was leading the Mexican Army on a march across the United States.

They'd still find a way to kiss his "looks like 50 lbs of chewed bubblegum" ass.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

27. John Kennedy's approval rating went up ten points after the Bay Of Pigs fiasco.

[Moostache]

36. Amen....SHRUB was in the 90% range post 9/11 week...

This existential crisis and American's propensity for rallying around the flag or the office of POTUS is normal when scared or under threat...but in this case, I have to wonder about the 13% of Democrats that approve of this imbecile...there is NO FUCKING WAY that 1 in 9 of us think this guy is anything but the worst officeholder in political HISTORY!!!

[The Magistrate]

28. Exactly, Sir

A normal President could count on 75% at least, without anyone bothering to think about the detail of the policies he was implementing. These figures actually how little standing and respect the man has.

"How weak must you be to look at Trump and see a strong man?"

[Vogon_Glory]

40. I agree

Orange Julius might have higher numbers now but this crisis is a long way from over.

[Phoenix61]

16. People are hearing how bad it's going to get

but we aren’t there yet. He’s on tv everyday lying his ass off to a complicit media. People want to believe it’s all going to be ok so they are going to feel good about someone who tells them what they want to hear. Watch what happens in 10 days. Atlanta’s ICU’s are full now and we are no where near the peak. When we are parking bodies in ice rinks his approval will nose dive.

[D_Master81]

17. We'll shoot he's on tv every day

Telling everyone how great they are doing. He says the right things but if you do an ounce of research you see what a failure his leadership is.

[Takket]

18. the Democrats are really in an impossible position right now..........

They need to save the country but when the relief checks hit the American pocketbook, it is drumpf who's poll numbers are going to skyrocket.

People are going to see a deposit and be thrilled.

The reality is if you talk to most people on the street they are going to see this as an "act of God", something there was no way to predict.... and they aren't going to hold drumpf responsible.

Today is not the day to fight that fight.

That fight needs to be had later this year, when Joe Biden needs to call out drumpf for calling this a hoax, for not prepping us with test kits and working on medical supplies MONTHS ago. Everything we are doing now is playing catch up. And Congress needs to support Biden with hearings on the response (and lack thereof) to this crisis to expose what has happened here.... and point out that the thousands of lives were are likely to lose and TRILLIONS of dollars we are about to pass as relief DID NOT HAVE TO HAPPEN

[Anon-C]

20. Well said.

[Snackshack]

19. I don't believe polls anymore.

Since 2016 they simply have not reflected reality.

[smirkymonkey]

29. The only thing I can think of that might possibly be reassuring is that the only

responses they are getting are from older people with land lines. Most people I know, myself included, only have a cell phone and will not answer the phone when they don't recognize a number that they don't recognize or doesn't have a name attached to it (one that hasn't been entered as a contact).

I always figure if it is a legitimate call, like a doctor's office or a restaurant calling about reservations, they will leave a message, so I never pick up. I wonder if they ever record the demographics when they poll. I would imagine most people who only have cell phones and don't pick up are younger, urban, educated and technologically savvy, and therefore would probably skew more liberal.

[Snackshack]

41. That is a good point.

I only have a cell and if I do not recognize the number or the phone shows it as “potential spam” I don’t answer either. If it is a real call a voicemail will be left. So the older demographic with land lines is a pretty solid theory I had not considered. Thanks.

[stillcool]

30. I don't either..

when they stopped doing exit polls...whatever election that was... is when poll reality started skewing around on me. They just piss me off now...and yet I click.

[Rebl2]

33. I agree!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

21. Bush's approval exceeded ninety percent in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.

Jimmy Carter's approval rating soared to over sixty percent in the immediate aftermath of the Iranian embassy takeover. John Kennedy's approval rating soared to over seventy percent in the immediate aftermath of the Bay Of Pigs fiasco. Citizens want to believe their leaders are competent in a time of crisis.

Trump can't even reach fifty percent.

[spanone]

25. It's not unusual in a situation like this....

george bush jr & giuliani had crazy approval ratings after 911

people want to believe those in charge at times like these

[Loki Liesmith]

26. It's a bad number for Trump

Worst rally effect I’ve ever seen

[0rganism]

31. remember when W had an approval rating of 90%+ after 9/11?

people WANT to believe their leaders in a crisis, deservedly or not.

Trump is playing his PR campaign correctly, but he's only gained 5 points from it.

the Democratic nominee does need to show that he'll be a better leader than Trump in a crisis.

[VMA131Marine]

32. I believe there is a certain element of rallying around the flag

in these numbers. In a time like this, everyone wants the President to succeed in resolving the situation because the alternative is unthinkable. But, as others have noted, Trump has not gotten the boost than many other Presidents have in other crises.

Also, remember Bush Is approval ratings after the first Gulf War were sky high; he still lost re-election to what should have been a fatally damaged Bill Clinton (yes, Perot has an impact, but Bush gave Perot an opening to attack him)

[still_one]

35. Random phone poll. That means they trust the respondents when they say they are republican

Democratic, or independent

They are not verifying through registrations

The approval went up because of the increase in Democrats and independents, and I say bullshit.

I suspect some of those who said they were Democrats and independents were lying

[autorank]

37. Gallup is probably an outlier

Very pro Republican Poll - same time frame as Gallup 3/24

Rasmussen 3/19 - 3/23 1500 LV 46 52 -6

Monmouth - General election and job approval (same polling group, same time frame) bith 3/18-3/22

General Election: Trump vs. Biden Monmouth Biden 48, Trump 45 Biden +3

President Trump Job Approval Monmouth Approve 48, Disapprove 48 Tie

Even with a 48-48 Approve/Disapprove rating, Trump loses to Biden.

Politico/Morning Consult 3/18

President Trump Job Approval Politico/Morning Consult Approve 43, Disapprove 54 Disapprove +11

Gallup is good but this one is probably an outlier

[Polybius]

44. Harris just came out, and has him at 50...

https://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/489340-poll-trump-lands-50-percent-approval-for-first-time-in-two

[still_one]

38. It sure doesn't correlate into votes, where polls show trump loses against any Democratic candidate

[walkingman]

39. If you lived in Texas you wouldn't be surprised...we have some real doozies!!

[Poiuyt]

42. Trump is getting an opportunity to look "presidential."

One of the most important criterium for judging a president in history is how he (or she, eventually) guides the country though some crisis. Lincoln had the Civil War, Roosevelt had WWII and the Great Depression, etc. The public sees trump up at the podium every day acting like a president. They aren't digging too deep into what he says or what his proposals are. They're just looking at the optics. And the optics had been looking good for him until the last day or two when he's gone back to sniping at his perceived enemies.

The Democrats, and Joe Biden in particular, better do something to get back on top of the narrative.

[pansypoo53219]

43. this is like 9/11/ gotta support the president bullshit.be fucking pleased it ain't 89%.

can we trus† †hose #s? how firm is it? just wait. his ain't over.