Donald Trump Is No Ronald Reagan

[struggle4progress]

10:52 AM MAR 29, 2016
By HARRY ENTEN

The .. reason Reagan .. beat .. Carter in 1980 was that Carter was .. unpopular. Carter’s image had been boosted .. because of a rally-around-the-flag effect after the Iranian hostage crisis started. But as the crisis wore on.. Carter’s approval rating fell to just 39 percent ... Carter’s approval rating on Election Day had dropped to 31 percent.

... Obama’s approval rating, 53 percent according to Gallup, is the highest it has been in more than two years. For the first time in a long while, his approval rating exceeds his disapproval rating ... Obama’s approval rating bump doesn’t seem to be tied to a single event, which means it is less likely to be temporary.

Trump’s favorable rating .. is, on average, 30 percent. His unfavorable rating is .. 63 percent. In other words, a lot more people dislike Trump than like him. The American public was more evenly split on Reagan .. in .. 1980 ...

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/donald-trump-is-no-ronald-reagan/

[DavidDvorkin]

1. Neither was Ronald Reagan

The myth-building was already under way during that election.

[Herman4747]

2. That's actually a good thing. n/t

[Doctor_J]

3. Agree, but I'm not voting for him anyway