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"American voters disagree with President Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey, think the dismissal was for self-serving reasons, and approve of a special counsel being appointed to investigate Russian government efforts to influence the election and the Trump campaign. In addition, a majority opposes the Republican plan to replace Obamacare.
That’s according to a new Fox News Poll of registered voters nationwide.
The last month took a toll on the president’s ratings. The poll finds 40 percent of voters approve of the job Trump is doing, down from 45 percent last month. Disapproval is up 5 points to 53 percent.
Some of the drop in approval comes from Republicans, as just 81 percent approve of the president. GOP approval had been between 84-87 percent during Trump’s first three months in office. Plus, his approval among whites without a college degree went from 62 percent last month to 53 percent now. Working-class whites were a key voting bloc for him in the election (66 percent backed Trump according to the Fox News Exit Poll)."
Source Article: Fox News Poll: Trump approval down, voters support special counsel on Russial
Source Poll: Fox News Poll: May 24, 2017
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Despite the article's headline and the paragraphs I excerpted above showcasing the hot-button media topics de jour, there's actually a lot of interesting additional details in this article, possibly even more interesting considering it's a conservative pro-Trump source.
One that strikes me is the fall in the President's approval amongst non-college educated (working-class) Caucasians from 62% to 53%. Another, while still pretty solid, is a slip in the President's support from a high of 87% to a current 81% amongst Republicans.
Somewhat surprisingly to me, almost half of the Republicans (46%) approve of a special counsel to investigate Trump, but then surprising me in the other direction 56% believe Trump was reasonable in sharing intelligence with the Russians!
Also perhaps a sign of concern for the President's re-election prospects, the President's support amongst Indies fell from 42% to 34%. Trump received 46% of the Indie vote in 2016.
But there are some positives for Mr. Trump: 90% of the Trump supporters and 84% of the Republicans believe the current turbulence is "what change feels like".
There's also more in the way of general economics and foreign policy that's pretty interesting, showing that despite the media gloom & political brouhaha the mood of the country is getting more positive in general terms - particularly economically.
Enjoy!
That’s according to a new Fox News Poll of registered voters nationwide.
The last month took a toll on the president’s ratings. The poll finds 40 percent of voters approve of the job Trump is doing, down from 45 percent last month. Disapproval is up 5 points to 53 percent.
Some of the drop in approval comes from Republicans, as just 81 percent approve of the president. GOP approval had been between 84-87 percent during Trump’s first three months in office. Plus, his approval among whites without a college degree went from 62 percent last month to 53 percent now. Working-class whites were a key voting bloc for him in the election (66 percent backed Trump according to the Fox News Exit Poll)."
Source Article: Fox News Poll: Trump approval down, voters support special counsel on Russial
Source Poll: Fox News Poll: May 24, 2017
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Despite the article's headline and the paragraphs I excerpted above showcasing the hot-button media topics de jour, there's actually a lot of interesting additional details in this article, possibly even more interesting considering it's a conservative pro-Trump source.
One that strikes me is the fall in the President's approval amongst non-college educated (working-class) Caucasians from 62% to 53%. Another, while still pretty solid, is a slip in the President's support from a high of 87% to a current 81% amongst Republicans.
Somewhat surprisingly to me, almost half of the Republicans (46%) approve of a special counsel to investigate Trump, but then surprising me in the other direction 56% believe Trump was reasonable in sharing intelligence with the Russians!
Also perhaps a sign of concern for the President's re-election prospects, the President's support amongst Indies fell from 42% to 34%. Trump received 46% of the Indie vote in 2016.
But there are some positives for Mr. Trump: 90% of the Trump supporters and 84% of the Republicans believe the current turbulence is "what change feels like".
There's also more in the way of general economics and foreign policy that's pretty interesting, showing that despite the media gloom & political brouhaha the mood of the country is getting more positive in general terms - particularly economically.
Enjoy!
