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55% of Americans disapprove of Trump's job performance

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President Trump Job Approval | Election Other | RealClearPolitics

Per RCP, 43.5% approval, 54.5% disapproval. That's an 11 point difference.

As I have reported on here a number of times, Trump is in deep, deep trouble. People are obviously upset about the economy and how the Trump Administration responded to the Coronavirus. The current electoral college map has Biden leading in 28 states and over 300 electoral college votes.

I know it's only late May, but he needs to turn this ship. Mocking Biden for his stutter, old age, making mildly embarrassing gaffes, and wearing a mask are apparently not working.

If Trump's numbers deep into the 30s, I don't think he should accept the Republican nomination. I am not trying to be anti-Trump here, but the WH seriously needs a complete change of strategy.
 
In other shocking news, gravity still works today.
 
Trump will take the senate down with him. Democrats will have the house, senate and presidency.
 
swing_voter said:
Trump will take the senate down with him. Democrats will have the house, senate and presidency.
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Exactly. Yesterday there was a poll out of Utah showing Trump with a 3% lead over Biden. Lets remember that Utah hasn't gone Democrat since JFK and Johnson were in the White House.

If Trump doesn't make a dramatic change of direction, the Democrats are going to have control of the legislative and executive branch.
 
OlNate said:
Actually, I'm surprised it's so low.
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I am not.

These numbers will vary slightly poll to poll, and based on the leans of the polling sampling. What we are not going to see is tons of movement within the hardcore Trump supporters nor the hardcore Trump haters. The sway will be the Independents and probably down to the subject.

"Job Approval" tends to be one of several questions, added to phrasing can give us all sorts of things to be concerned about.

Then the economy tanks... like it is doing now... and the numbers are even more skewed.
 
BrotherFease said:
President Trump Job Approval | Election Other | RealClearPolitics

Per RCP, 43.5% approval, 54.5% disapproval. That's an 11 point difference.

As I have reported on here a number of times, Trump is in deep, deep trouble. People are obviously upset about the economy and how the Trump Administration responded to the Coronavirus. The current electoral college map has Biden leading in 28 states and over 300 electoral college votes.

I know it's only late May, but he needs to turn this ship. Mocking Biden for his stutter, old age, making mildly embarrassing gaffes, and wearing a mask are apparently not working.

If Trump's numbers deep into the 30s, I don't think he should accept the Republican nomination. I am not trying to be anti-Trump here, but the WH seriously needs a complete change of strategy.
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A giant second stimulus checks right before election will work wonders. In the meantime, approval raings do not necessarily translate to votes one way or the other
 
BrotherFease said:
President Trump Job Approval | Election Other | RealClearPolitics

Per RCP, 43.5% approval, 54.5% disapproval. That's an 11 point difference.

As I have reported on here a number of times, Trump is in deep, deep trouble. People are obviously upset about the economy and how the Trump Administration responded to the Coronavirus. The current electoral college map has Biden leading in 28 states and over 300 electoral college votes.

I know it's only late May, but he needs to turn this ship. Mocking Biden for his stutter, old age, making mildly embarrassing gaffes, and wearing a mask are apparently not working.

If Trump's numbers deep into the 30s, I don't think he should accept the Republican nomination. I am not trying to be anti-Trump here, but the WH seriously needs a complete change of strategy.
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FYI - 538's polling aggregator is also showing an 11 pt differential this morning. 11.1, to be exact.
 
Drawdown said:
A giant second stimulus checks right before election will work wonders. In the meantime, approval raings do not necessarily translate to votes one way or the other
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Only within reason. There may not be a direct 1:1 correlation, but there is some, even in the battlegrounds.

But also importantly Trump's approvals will have an effect on some Senate races due to the coat-tails effect. I don't see a scenario where Trump keeps the Presidency and loses the Senate. But I can see his sinking approvals costing a Senate seat or two. And obviously if he loses the Presidency, losing the Senate is a foregone conclusion.
 
Drawdown said:
A giant second stimulus checks right before election will work wonders. In the meantime, approval raings do not necessarily translate to votes one way or the other
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That is true. I am not saying Trump is without hope, but when the country is unsatisfied with the President, they are most likely going to favor the challenger.

Biden doesn't really have to say anything bold. He just needs to say Trump is awful. If Biden continues to win the hater poll, it's going to be disastrous.
 
OrphanSlug said:
I am not.

These numbers will vary slightly poll to poll, and based on the leans of the polling sampling. What we are not going to see is tons of movement within the hardcore Trump supporters nor the hardcore Trump haters. The sway will be the Independents and probably down to the subject.

"Job Approval" tends to be one of several questions, added to phrasing can give us all sorts of things to be concerned about.

Then the economy tanks... like it is doing now... and the numbers are even more skewed.
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Is America truly that polarized? Up here there's a good chunk of people that generally move between Liberal and Conservative, depending on the platforms, and past performance of the incumbent. Does that not exist in America?
 
Chomsky said:
Only within reason. There may not be a direct 1:1 correlation, but there is some, even in the battlegrounds.

But also importantly Trump's approvals will have an effect on some Senate races due to the coat-tails effect. I don't see a scenario where Trump keeps the Presidency and loses the Senate. But I can see his sinking approvals costing a Senate seat or two. And obviously if he loses the Presidency, losing the Senate is a foregone conclusion.
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He won the presidency with low approval ratings and low poll numbers. Trump is an outlier.
 
Drawdown said:
A giant second stimulus checks right before election will work wonders. In the meantime, approval raings do not necessarily translate to votes one way or the other
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If they wait until September or October to get another Bill passed it will have Zero impact on the election, a day late and a dollar short is a losing tactic. The best they can hope for is to get something to small businesses and to individuals by July and hope like crazy that the economy is doing far better by October.
 
BrotherFease said:
That is true. I am not saying Trump is without hope, but when the country is unsatisfied with the President, they are most likely going to favor the challenger.

Biden doesn't really have to say anything bold. He just needs to say Trump is awful. If Biden continues to win the hater poll, it's going to be disastrous.
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Biden is holed up while Trump is going out. The pearl clutchers have already chosen their sides. Hillary having "cozy" campaign events was a disaster. Biden has to get back on the campaign trail and risk dying of COVID or he is toast. Online events are not the same as having the circus come to town. People have forgotten that Obama just flooded america with campaign events going into places that haven't seen presidential candidates in a generation or more. People underestimate how much that means to voters to have someone come to town. It says, "You matter to me". It is also why Bernie flailed around both campaigns---he refused to go anywhere but big blue cities that could produce big blue cheering crowds.
 
BrotherFease said:
President Trump Job Approval | Election Other | RealClearPolitics

Per RCP, 43.5% approval, 54.5% disapproval. That's an 11 point difference.

As I have reported on here a number of times, Trump is in deep, deep trouble. People are obviously upset about the economy and how the Trump Administration responded to the Coronavirus. The current electoral college map has Biden leading in 28 states and over 300 electoral college votes.

I know it's only late May, but he needs to turn this ship. Mocking Biden for his stutter, old age, making mildly embarrassing gaffes, and wearing a mask are apparently not working.

If Trump's numbers deep into the 30s, I don't think he should accept the Republican nomination. I am not trying to be anti-Trump here, but the WH seriously needs a complete change of strategy.
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Oh hell, here we go with that RCP Average nonsense again.

Tell me, BrotherFease, what do you get when you calculate the average of eight bogus polls?

Answer: One bogus average.


REJECTED!!!
 
Casper said:
If they wait until September or October to get another Bill passed it will have Zero impact on the election, a day late and a dollar short is a losing tactic. The best they can hope for is to get something to small businesses and to individuals by July and hope like crazy that the economy is doing far better by October.
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Depends on how fast they get the money out there this time. That some people are still waiting for their checks this long out and the IRS is backlogged in printing tax refund checks at the same time is a logistical disaster.
 
Drawdown said:
A giant second stimulus checks right before election will work wonders. In the meantime, approval raings do not necessarily translate to votes one way or the other
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It will work wonders in increasing the debt. Other than signing the Bill, what is Trump's involvement in shaping the stimulus bill? Seems Congress should get the credit.
 
Drawdown said:
Biden is holed up while Trump is going out. The pearl clutchers have already chosen their sides. Hillary having "cozy" campaign events was a disaster. Biden has to get back on the campaign trail and risk dying of COVID or he is toast. Online events are not the same as having the circus come to town. People have forgotten that Obama just flooded america with campaign events going into places that haven't seen presidential candidates in a generation or more. People underestimate how much that means to voters to have someone come to town. It says, "You matter to me". It is also why Bernie flailed around both campaigns---he refused to go anywhere but big blue cities that could produce big blue cheering crowds.
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With all due respect, Biden is doing just fine. He's literally "winning from his home". I don't think it's smart for him to attend live events just yet. Once we get to August, he's going to get out more. Lets remember that Biden won states in the primaries he never visited once.

The person who needs a campaign change of approach is Trump, not Biden.
 
mike2810 said:
It will work wonders in increasing the debt. Other than signing the Bill, what is Trump's involvement in shaping the stimulus bill? Seems Congress should get the credit.
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Seems like but Mitch McConnell/Trump are one and the same. Two sides of the same coin. Yang and yang.
 
BrotherFease said:
With all due respect, Biden is doing just fine. He's literally "winning from his home". I don't think it's smart for him to attend live events just yet. Once we get to August, he's going to get out more. Lets remember that Biden won states in the primaries he never visited once.

The person who needs a campaign change of approach is Trump, not Biden.
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Biden won states he never visited because everybody else dropped out. At the end of the day, a democrat winning democratic votes is not the same thing as a democrat winning swing voters...and this rape thing isn't going away. The PACs will put it on blast after the conventions.
 
Drawdown said:
He won the presidency with low approval ratings and low poll numbers. Trump is an outlier.
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In 2016, he was in the challenger seat, not the incumbent seat. He was up against the incumbent with a net negative approval rating as well.

I am just warning people here. It's looking ugly for him. Time to change strategy.
 
Drawdown said:
Biden won states he never visited because everybody else dropped out. At the end of the day, a democrat winning democratic votes is not the same thing as a democrat winning swing voters...and this rape thing isn't going away. The PACs will put it on blast after the conventions.
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Incorrect. He never visited Mass, and he beat out both Sanders and Warren.
 
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