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DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts) Mon Dec 11, 2017, 02:03 PM Dec 2017

Chump is back at 35/60 at Gallup

http://news.gallup.com/poll/201617/gallup-daily-trump-job-approval.aspx

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Chump is back at 35/60 at Gallup (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2017 OP

Polls always go up and down in the short term. The important thing is the trend over time. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2017 #1

Billy Richardson's Last Ride struggle4progress Dec 2017 #2

Statistical noise. Egnever Dec 2017 #3

Still pathetic for a president this early in his term book_worm Dec 2017 #4

The Dummy Line struggle4progress Dec 2017 #5

Ghost trains struggle4progress Dec 2017 #6

I really do not think these polls are very significant at this time. kentuck Dec 2017 #7

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,732 posts)

1. Polls always go up and down in the short term. The important thing is the trend over time.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Dec 11, 2017, 02:17 PM

Dec 2017

There's a margin of error of at least 3% in these polls, as well.

struggle4progress

(118,291 posts)

2. Billy Richardson's Last Ride

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Dec 11, 2017, 02:26 PM

Dec 2017

Egnever

(21,506 posts)

3. Statistical noise.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Dec 11, 2017, 02:30 PM

Dec 2017

you can't concentrate on 1-5 point shifts it is the long term trend that matters.

book_worm

(15,951 posts)

4. Still pathetic for a president this early in his term

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Dec 11, 2017, 02:31 PM

Dec 2017

heck, pathetic for a president any time in his term.

struggle4progress

(118,291 posts)

5. The Dummy Line

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Mon Dec 11, 2017, 02:34 PM

Dec 2017

struggle4progress

(118,291 posts)

6. Ghost trains

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Dec 11, 2017, 02:35 PM

Dec 2017

kentuck

(111,101 posts)

7. I really do not think these polls are very significant at this time.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Dec 11, 2017, 02:36 PM

Dec 2017

Simply because Republicans are caught up in the "cult". Even if they say they do not support Trump, when it comes time to vote, they fall in line. They are probably not included in the polls?

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