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Trump approval jumps ahead of Obama’s midterm approval rating

There is little to say to you as you deny the economy was on the mend prior to 2016, and have no ear for the criminality and ham handedness of the current administration. So enjoy your bubble. Of course if the democrats lose the unhinged mob will be leading massive rioting and you should run for the hills. LOL.

Actually, while 2014 and 2015 had seen the economy finally recover for the most part. Going into 2016, we saw the economy plateau out for most of the year, with very little positive news about the economy. Only one quarter since Q3 of 2015 throughout all of 2016 had a GDP increase of over 2.0%. 9 out of 12 months of 2016, unemployment was between 4.9% and 5.0%.--two of the three which were lower was after the election. Consumer confidence under President Obama topped out at an index of 101.034 in August 2015 and then slid back down. 2016's average consumer confidence index averaged only 100.63 for the year.

As for your last part of your post, unfortunately, this is what we have grown to expect with Democratic loses.
 
Make sure you stock up on Kleenex for the Nov 7nth crying jag when the House changes.
That and prepare the excuses for why it was not about Trump

You're only guessing as to what I think will happen. I've said no less than a handful of times that I expect the Republicans to keep the senate, the Republicans to take the House. Trump's approvals numbers being higher than Obama's at the midterms should tell you something though. It's not all doom and gloom as his haters would expect us to believe.
If anyone is going to need a kleenex it will be the Democrats 2020 when Trump takes all.... so keep that kleenex handy.
 
What kind of nonsense is that?? The House changing hands is what is expected and has been expected based on historical averages. The melting faces in need of Kleenex will be for you guys on the left if it doesnt happen.

What you said...
 
Actually, while 2014 and 2015 had seen the economy finally recover for the most part. Going into 2016, we saw the economy plateau out for most of the year, with very little positive news about the economy. Only one quarter since Q3 of 2015 throughout all of 2016 had a GDP increase of over 2.0%. 9 out of 12 months of 2016, unemployment was between 4.9% and 5.0%.--two of the three which were lower was after the election. Consumer confidence under President Obama topped out at an index of 101.034 in August 2015 and then slid back down. 2016's average consumer confidence index averaged only 100.63 for the year.

As for your last part of your post, unfortunately, this is what we have grown to expect with Democratic loses.

Thank you for pointing out the slow and steady turnaround in the economy Obama was dealt with.

As for the last part of your post: Unfortunately you have been captivated by the right wing mantra of ruthless unhinged mobs of democrats...It is sad to see otherwise intelligent people succumb to such bs.
 
I will leave that to Mueller, who of course is leading a "witch hunt" into "no collusion" The simple fact of not putting his assets in a blind trust, and profiting from those assets as President is enough. Not to mention the campaign finance violations because he can't keep his dick in his pants, and the sucking up to Putin, and now the Saudi's. Love your guy. Maybe he'll give you another $60 dollar tax cut. Are you on the payroll, or just a rabid fan?

In other words youve got nothing but hate. Thats what I figured.
 
In other words youve got nothing but hate. Thats what I figured.

You couldn't figure 2 + 2 without the help of Fox News. My "nothing but hate" is just a small sampling of the deficiencies of the POTUS.
 
Make sure you stock up on Kleenex for the Nov 7nth crying jag when the House changes.
That and prepare the excuses for why it was not about Trump

ETA: correction below

You're only guessing as to what I think will happen. I've said no less than a handful of times that I expect the Republicans to keep the senate, the Republicans to take the House. Trump's approvals numbers being higher than Obama's at the midterms should tell you something though. It's not all doom and gloom as his haters would expect us to believe.
If anyone is going to need a kleenex it will be the Democrats 2020 when Trump takes all.... so keep that kleenex handy.

eta: I meant to write the Democrats will take the house.
 
You couldn't figure 2 + 2 without the help of Fox News. My "nothing but hate" is just a small sampling of the deficiencies of the POTUS.

Now you are just lashing out because your vacuity has been exposed. Your posts are nothing more than a replay of a CNN panel discussion. If I want your opinion, I could just turn on Don Lemon.
 
You couldn't figure 2 + 2 without the help of Fox News. My "nothing but hate" is just a small sampling of the deficiencies of the POTUS.

Only 6 more years of president Trump. You will be just fine till 2020!
 
Trump's "wonderful never been better" jobs numbers are actually worse than Obama's after nineteen months in office,
 
Trump approval jumps ahead of Obama’s midterm approval rating

I don't put a whole lot of faith in presidential approval numbers because they change from day to day but it is noteworthy how much the left loves to gloat at how low Trump's approval numbers are, and it cannot be denied, they're not the greatest.

To my point, since the left tends to dwell on Trump's approval numbers often, I found it interesting that Trump's approval numbers jumped ahead of Obama's midterm approval rating during the same period, this according to a recent NBC/Wall Street Journal poll. Looks like the midterms may get a boost from Trump's improving numbers. I hope so, anyway. :)

Funny how GOP voters suddenly believe in polls again.
 
While that's definitely possible, I heard a lot of the same type of comments in the lead up to the 2016 election.

I agree with this sentiment. But then again, let's be realistic, the GOP, and I have no doubt Trump himself, NEVER thought he would win. Nobody could have predicted that previous Obama voters in 3 blue states would have abstained from voting for Hillary, thus handing Trump a narrow victory.
 
Trump is a populist voted into his office for populist reasons, so his approval ratings can't be viewed in the same way that most politicians' approval ratings would be. His approval dropped two points after it became clear that he had no intention on governing as a moderate President, which means roughly 2% of people were naive enough to believe that he was anything other than how he presented himself during 2015 and 2016. Since then, his ceiling has been 44.5%, but however much his approval dips below that figure, they always start to creep back up toward 44.5%.

So where does that, and the fact that he's a populist intended to blow up the status quo, leave us? It means that his approval is always 44.5%.

And when it drops to 42%? It's 44.5%.
And when it rises back up to 43%? It's 44.5%.

His approval is 44.5%....period.

But....the Kavanaugh issue was extremely illustrative. All the so-called "never-trumpers" were consolidated with the rest of the Republicans when it came to the Supreme Court nomination issue. And since Republicans got into bed with Trump in the first place because of his promise to give them their Conservative nominees, that means that even though his approval is 44.5%, the percent that can be expected to vote a Republican ticket to protect him and the Federal judge appointment agenda...is 46.5%

Which leaves us with the same thing I've been saying since around January: If Republicans are ejected from power, it won't be because Republicans stay home (they won't), but because Democrats finally wake the **** up and vote with a vigor and reliability that we historically haven't seen from them. But that will only happen when Democratic voters see Federal lifetime appointments with the same level of importance that Republicans do.

Yep. Anyone going into the mid-terms with the mentality that Republican voters will stay home is an idiot. They WILL go out and vote straight ticket Republican, just as their political masters told them to. If the Democrats lose, it will be their own voters fault for NOT showing up in the numbers they should. Democrats outnumber Republicans, and could beat them if they come out in full force.
 
I agree with this sentiment. But then again, let's be realistic, the GOP, and I have no doubt Trump himself, NEVER thought he would win. Nobody could have predicted that previous Obama voters in 3 blue states would have abstained from voting for Hillary, thus handing Trump a narrow victory.

Definitely a possibility. I wonder if Trump was like, "I keep saying this crazy stuff and it doesn't matter! WTF!" That aside, I think polling data is not nearly reliable today as it was in the past. It's become so toxic that no one wants to say who they are voting for. This is why Trump didn't show up in the prediction polls as having a chance of winning.
 
Thank you for pointing out the slow and steady turnaround in the economy Obama was dealt with.
President Obama presided over the slowest recovery of any recession since and including the Great Depression. While 2014 and 2015 saw a couple of quarters of respectable growth, by 2016 the economy was by any objective measure anemic. Any claim that today's economy is due to President Obama's doing (as he made claim once again today) is simply missing any measured and objective scrutiny. To believe that he is somehow responsible with the economy today, one must ask what actions did he take as President that precipitated today's economy...especially one that is so temporally removed from his presidency. President Obama's major achievements were a healthcare bill that bled energy out of the economy, increased taxes, and increased regulations. In fact, I am unaware of any mainstream economic theory that posits that increasing taxes and governmental regulations is a boon to the nation's economy.

The sad truth is that the economy would likely have rebounded FASTER if it were not for President Obama's policies.
 
Trump's "wonderful never been better" jobs numbers are actually worse than Obama's after nineteen months in office,

By worse, I assume that you are referring to the jobs created numbers, no?

Because, after all total unemployment is at all-time lows for nearly all demographics. The Employment-Population Ratio is the highest since February 2009. The number of those working part-time jobs because they can not find full-time work is the lowest since 2005. The U6 rate which shows the alternate rate of unemployment is the lowest since 2001.

So, the only reasonable explanation for your post is you are citing the monthly job creation numbers. So why is that? After all, we must also realize that we have NEVER had this many Americans working in the history of our Republic. Puzzling, no? Is it possible, just per chance, that the reason that have fewer job creation numbers is because there simply are fewer people looking for jobs? After all, the total number of Americans on unemployment is the lowest in over 18 years.
 
President Obama presided over the slowest recovery of any recession since and including the Great Depression. While 2014 and 2015 saw a couple of quarters of respectable growth, by 2016 the economy was by any objective measure anemic. Any claim that today's economy is due to President Obama's doing (as he made claim once again today) is simply missing any measured and objective scrutiny. To believe that he is somehow responsible with the economy today, one must ask what actions did he take as President that precipitated today's economy...especially one that is so temporally removed from his presidency. President Obama's major achievements were a healthcare bill that bled energy out of the economy, increased taxes, and increased regulations. In fact, I am unaware of any mainstream economic theory that posits that increasing taxes and governmental regulations is a boon to the nation's economy.

The sad truth is that the economy would likely have rebounded FASTER if it were not for President Obama's policies.

And I am sure that the things you choose to read support your biased view of Obama's presidency.

For your amusement I offer a look at those policies, with both positive and negative results. It does undercut Trump's boasts quite a bit.

https://www.factcheck.org/2017/09/obamas-final-numbers/
 
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