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Trump ratings spike

Middle_Ground said:
You compared Obama's overall numbers to Trumps at the same time period. I'm asking shouldn't Trumps overall numbers be better? You know with the economy and all?
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Generally speaking, not always.
Approval ratings are based on many other issues besides the economy.
 
KLATTU said:
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Wednesday shows that 51% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Trump’s job performance.

Probably the more Dem candidates talk, the better Trump seems.
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Good news! Stand by for the usual unhinged effluvia from the loony lefties about citing Rasmussen
 
trixare4kids said:
You have missed my original point, a data point, and ought to be apologizing for
1) doing it purposely
OR
2) misreading.
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I only apologize when I’m wrong, so that’s not gonna happen.
 
Ballotpedia's Polling Index: Presidential approval rating - Ballotpedia

Ballotpedia's presidential approval polling average: 43% (September 18, 2019)
Results are updated daily at 9:30 a.m. EST and aggregated from the most recent polls from the sources listed in the methodology section below.

The presidential approval rating indicates public satisfaction in the job performance of the president of the United States. It is the percentage of people polled who approve or think favorably of the president.

DataMethodology

Current polls
Polls included in Ballotpedia polling indexes, as of September 18, 2019

Type Source Date range Positive result Negative result Sample size Margin of error
Pres. Approval (average): 43% 53%
Cong. Approval (average): 18% 68%
Dir. Country (average): 36% 57%
Pres. Approval Rasmussen Reports 9/12-9/17 49% 50% 1,500 likely voters +/-2.5%
Pres. Approval Scott Rasmussen 9/14-9/17 47% 53% 3,002 registered voters +/-3.1%
Pres. Approval Politico/Morning Consult 9/13-9/15 43% 53% 1,994 registered voters +/-2%
Pres. Approval Economist/YouGov 9/8-9/10 44% 54% 1,188 registered voters +/-3%
Pres. Approval Reuters/Ipsos 9/9-9/10 44% 53% 992 registered voters +/-3.5%
Pres. Approval CNN 9/5-9/9 42% 54% 1,526 registered voters +/-3.2%
Pres. Approval Marist 9/5-9/8 43% 53% 1,160 registered voters +/-3.8%
Pres. Approval Washington Post/ABC 9/2-9/5 40% 55% 877 registered voters +/-4%
Pres. Approval Harvard-Harris 8/26-8/28 45% 55% 2,531 registered voters +/--%
Pres. Approval Emerson College 8/24-8/26 43% 52% 1,458 registered voters +/-2.5%
Pres. Approval Quinnipiac University 8/21-8/26 38% 55% 1,422 registered voters +/-3.1%
Pres. Approval USA Today/Suffolk University 8/20-8/25 44% 54% 1,000 registered voters +/-3%
Pres. Approval Monmouth University 8/16-8/20 40% 53% 800 adults +/-3.5%
 
RaleBulgarian said:
I only apologize when I’m wrong, so that’s not gonna happen.
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You were wrong because you failed to address my first post to the thread.

You're dismissed now.
 
trixare4kids said:
Leaving Rasmussen's numbers aside, according to Gallup, Trump is in a virtual tie with Obama in the same time period before the election; (14 months).
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The specific number is less important than the trend IMHO. I also watch Pas's poll on opinion on the direction the country is moving. It hit 42% last week; while that doesn't sound great it's one of the highest in decades and far ahead of O's numbers for most of his term. As someone pointed out above the only poll that matters is in November of 2020.
 
Bullseye said:
The specific number is less important than the trend IMHO. I also watch Pas's poll on opinion on the direction the country is moving. It hit 42% last week; while that doesn't sound great it's one of the highest in decades and far ahead of O's numbers for most of his term. As someone pointed out above the only poll that matters is in November of 2020.
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Good points. If one looks at ballopedia, and accounts for Rasmussen's +/- , their numbers are not that far off from the other pollsters. And Rasmussen polls far more people.

Oh but Rasmussen...
 
trixare4kids said:
Good points. If one looks at ballopedia, and accounts for Rasmussen's +/- , their numbers are not that far off from the other pollsters. And Rasmussen polls far more people.

Oh but Rasmussen...
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Let's be honest Trump is never going to out-popularity Obama, which is why I watch that "direction of the country" poll. That shows the real feelings of people. In Obama's last years he struggle to pull that number above 30% while Trump has been breezing along in the high 30's to low 40's.
 
Bullseye said:
Obama got some heavy front loading in his first couple of years when everyone was gaga for him, BFD, Take a look at the graphs on your link and notice how O's approval quickly fell off the table.
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Notice how Obama went up and down, but was up far, far more than Trump.

Bottom line, Obama’s average polling was higher than Trump’s highest single approval. That sucks, a lot.
 
Airyaman said:
I wonder what the crowds would look like if they charged admission?
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I guess Hillary and Bill would know since they couldn't sell tickets to their tour for more than 6 bucks. Ask them. lol
 
RaleBulgarian said:
Notice how Obama went up and down, but was up far, far more than Trump.

Bottom line, Obama’s average polling was higher than Trump’s highest single approval. That sucks, a lot.
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Obama had eight years, Trump is still working n his third. As I mentioned above I'm more interested in how the people feel about the direction of the country.

By the way your the chart has a feature that let's you compare presidents by day. Trump is at about 960 his rating is 40%. Obama on that same day: 41%
 
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Bullseye said:
Obama had eight years, Trump is still working n his third. As I mentioned above I'm more interested in how the people feel about the direction of the country.
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Rasmussen shows that as Disapprove +11 and it's the best of all polls.
 
Condor060 said:
I guess Hillary and Bill would know since they couldn't sell tickets to their tour for more than 6 bucks. Ask them. lol
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Hmm, since they weren't part of this discussion, I can only surmise that you're saying Trump's rallies would not be well attended if there was an admission price.
 
Airyaman said:
Hmm, since they weren't part of this discussion, I can only surmise that you're saying Trump's rallies would not be well attended if there was an admission price.
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Since they are the only politicians who tried to raise money selling tickets to rally's, I would say it has everything to do with your comment. Unless you didn't have a clue they tried this.

Airyaman said:
I wonder what the crowds would look like if they charged admission?
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itstony said:
Rasmussen shows that as Disapprove +11 and it's the best of all polls.
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"That" what? the "direction country"? Scroll back to the Obama years - what's the numbers back then?


ETA: Wow, I was far too generous to Obama - his "direction of the country" numbers in 2016 were UNDER 30%. No wonder running as "Obama's third term" didn't help Clinton. :lamo
 
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KLATTU said:
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Wednesday shows that 51% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Trump’s job performance.

Probably the more Dem candidates talk, the better Trump seems.
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Probably every once and awhile the friendliest poll to DonDon there is allows him to get his head above water for a gulp of air.
 
Bullseye said:
.... while Trump has been breezing along in the high 30's to low 40's.
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Bull****. Only Rasmussen and IBD/TIPP (far right wing group) have Trump above 40% at any time during his presidency.

Bullseye said:
Obama had eight years, Trump is still working n his third. As I mentioned above I'm more interested in how the people feel about the direction of the country.

By the way your the chart has a feature that let's you compare presidents by day. Trump is at about 960 his rating is 40%. Obama on that same day: 41%
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You may be more interested in “how people feel”, but that isn’t a better predictor either. Obama handily defeated Romney in ‘12 (332 electoral votes) with just 31% saying the country was headed in the right direction. He was at 51% approval though. Do you really think Trump can repeat what Obama did in ‘12?

Thanks for the info. I already know how the site works.

Bullseye said:
ETA: Wow, I was far too generous to Obama - his "direction of the country" numbers in 2016 were UNDER 30%. No wonder running as "Obama's third term" didn't help Clinton. :lamo
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You misinterpreted the numbers. The week prior to the ‘16 election 37% thought the country was going in the right direction. The next week, after Trump was elected, it dropped to 27%. Do you need the significance of that explained?
 
RaleBulgarian said:
Bull****. Only Rasmussen and IBD/TIPP (far right wing group) have Trump above 40% at any time during his presidency.
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I was talking about direction of the country numbers.

RaleBulgarian said:
You may be more interested in “how people feel”, but that isn’t a better predictor either. Obama handily defeated Romney in ‘12 (332 electoral votes) with just 31% saying the country was headed in the right direction. He was at 51% approval though. Do you really think Trump can repeat what Obama did in ‘12?
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So what? Romney was a blah candidate.

ralebulgarion said:
Thanks for the info. I already know how the site works.
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Congratulations.

ralebulgarian said:
You misinterpreted the numbers. The week prior to the ‘16 election 37% thought the country was going in the right direction. The next week, after Trump was elected, it dropped to 27%. Do you need the significance of that explained?
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Say 30% on my page.
 
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