Trump approval ratings thread 1.1

[GeorgiaModerate]

WTF do either of these sentences even mean?

I'm convinced that this account is somebody's idea of a joke, i.e. an attempt to imitate/parody the worst examples of right-wing platitudes.  Reading it in that light is actually rather amusing.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Gallup (August 28th)

Approve 35% (-/-)
Disapprove 60% (-/-)

The new normal, folks.

Have his approvals/disapprovals ever stayed exactly the same for four days in a row before?

No, not four exactly the same.  He did have a very stable stretch from May 14-22 where approval was 37 or 38 and disapproval was 56 or 57 on each day.

[GeorgiaModerate]

August 30th Approval Rating
Fox News Poll RV 8/27-8/29
Approve 41
Disapprove 55
(-14 Spread)

Their last poll (July) had Trump at 41/53.  Some favorables:

Joe Biden 56/35
John McCain 55/37
Obamacare 49/48
Mike Pence 46/43
Donald Trump 44/55
Paul Ryan 35/48
Nancy Pelosi 31/52
Chuck Schumer 27/34
Mitch McConnell 20/49

And this question:

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[GeorgiaModerate]

What's happen to Trump in WV? The Gallup polls showed him at around 60 percent approval rating, now I've seen two recent polls where Trump has had mediocre approval ratings in WV.

Maybe WV was pro-Trump for his policies but now they're wizening up to the fact he's incapable of carrying them out by acting like a spoiled child all the time?

Also, WV is one of the most dependent states on Medicaid.  The health care battle may have really hurt him here.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Gallup, 8/30

Approve 34 (-1)
Disapprove 60 (+1)

[GeorgiaModerate]

What were the field dates of the Zogby polls?

[GeorgiaModerate]

Gallup:
Approve - 34 (0)
Disapprove - 61 (+1)

Now ties the record all time low approval and all time high disapproval for Trump.

Is this the biggest difference so far (27 points) between approval and disapproval?

It equals the biggest difference (identical numbers on August 13).

[GeorgiaModerate]

So his disapproval for the week should average out to about 60%?

Again, I must say, it's pretty amazing how fast Trump is sinking. It's unprecedented. He is still supposed to be in the period of time where people are mostly giving him some benefit of the doubt, even if there is some modest erosion

Yes, starting on Aug 23 he had 6 consecutive days of 60%, then 59, 60, 61.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Im not sure how many times I need to post this but you should never read too much into the daily fluctuations of a tracking poll. They are prone to wild jumps for no reason.

You are so partial that your opinion is worth little.

Well at least you gave me a good laugh.

Gosh darn it, how am I supposed to ignore Daniel if you quote him.

If nothing else, his English is improving.

[GeorgiaModerate]

going from -27 to -18 is not exactly "noise"

He is probably rising a tiny bit from a combination of a solid governmental response to the houston flooding and avoiding controversy over the last few days.

The Irma storm that will hit Florida is going to be a huge story for the next few days. Will take more airtime off of russia stuff and other negatives.

He may get to like 40-55 or 41-54 but not much better than that.

We'll see. Huge movement in tracking is generally noise though.

Maybe, but I think Runeghost is essentially correct.  When Trump is the main focus of the news cycle, it's usually to his disadvantage, so when there are bigger stories that push him off the front page he tends to bounce back.  If Trump could keep his mouth shut and stay off Twitter, he'd probably be in the 50's.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Trump is at 36% in the new NBC poll while Hillary is at 30%. So there is a chance that Trump faces a deeply unpopular Dem candidate in 2020 (like Hillary) & wins.

It is possible for a Dem candidate to have worse approvals than Trump.

What plausible D candidate other than Hillary would be that unpopular?

[GeorgiaModerate]

I wonder what will happen in the next few weeks when tax reform will be in the headlines. Trump is going to 13 states to push for it.

Theoretically, it could raise his approval among republicans.

Depends on the details.  If it looks like a windfall for the rich, it's hard to see this helping him among working class Republicans.

[GeorgiaModerate]

You can't simultaneously call a pollster "trash" and then say their poll is "worth nothing" in the same sentence.

Sure you can! They mean the same thing!

...sorry, I know that was a typo but I could not resist.

Good catch.

Santander, with all the recent color changes in your avatar, you should change your handle to Chameleon.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Gallup, 9/12:

Approve 37 (nc)
Disapprove 57 (-1)

[GeorgiaModerate]

Gallup, 9/14

Approve 37 (nc)
Disapprove 57 (+1)

[GeorgiaModerate]

SurveyMonkey, 9/8-14, 16343 adults

Approve 42 (strongly 23; both +2 from previous week)
Disapprove 55 (strongly 44; both -2)

[GeorgiaModerate]

Marist

41 (+4)
50 (-5)

When was the previous poll that it's comparing to?

[GeorgiaModerate]

NBC/WSJ, Sep 14-18, 900 adults (change from August)

Approve 43 (+3)
Disapprove 52 (-3)

[GeorgiaModerate]

CNN, Sep 17-20, 1053 adults (change from Aug 3-6)

Approve 40 (+2) - Strongly 26 (+2)
Disapprove 55 (-1) - Strongly 45 (-2)

[GeorgiaModerate]

Is it true that Obama never dipped below 44% in approval from 2009-2016?

That seems fairly remarkable

No, he dipped as low as 40 on several occasions.  http://news.gallup.com/poll/116479/barack-obama-presidential-job-approval.aspx

[GeorgiaModerate]

PPP, Sep 20-21, 638 RV

Approve 42 (+2)
Disapprove 54 (+1)

[GeorgiaModerate]

SurveyMonkey weekly tracker, Sep 15-21

Approve 45 (+3) - Strongly 23 (nc)
Disapprove 53 (-2) - Strongly 40 (-2)

[GeorgiaModerate]

Yet another poll with a modest Trump bump: Harvard-Harris, Sep 17-20, 2177 RV (change from August)

Approve 45 (+2)
Disapprove 55 (-2)

[GeorgiaModerate]

Gallup, 9/22:

Approve 37 (-1)
Disapprove 56 (nc)

[GeorgiaModerate]

This thread is Rain Man levels of autism.

It's a thread about Trump's approval ratings.  People report and discuss Trump's approval ratings.  What's surprising about this?

Yes, it gets to an extreme level of detail at times.  But the same is true for threads on other topics.  This is the Internet.