ABC poll: Trump approval hits highest mark since first 100 days in office

[oberliner]

President Trump in a new poll hit his highest approval rating in the survey since his first 100 days in office.

The Washington Post/ABC News poll finds 40 percent of respondents approve of the job Trump is doing in the White House. Another 56 percent disapprove of Trump's performance, however.

A majority of Americans living in rural areas, 59 percent, approve of the job Trump is doing. Fifty-three percent of whites also say they approve of Trump's job performance.

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/383213-poll-trump-approval-hits-highest-mark-since-first-100-days-in-office

[Squinch]

1. Quite the booster these days, aren't you?

[oberliner]

6. It's terrifying

How can his approval rating be going up?

[Squinch]

8. Yes. You're terrified. We can see that.

PS. It isn't going up.

[oberliner]

14. I think we all should be

Sometimes, I think we at DU can forget that there are literally millions of people who think positively about Trump.

My view is - the better we can understand that reality, the easier it will be to do something about it.

Putting one's head in the sand (like saying "it isn't going up" in response to a poll showing that it is) can be less than productive.

I know it's fun to just post about what a buffoon Trump is - but I think we owe it to each other to do more.

DU is an amazing place filled with wonderful and thoughtful people - let's make the best use of our collective resources to work together towards our common goals!

[Squinch]

16. Uh huh.

[writes3000]

21. LMAO!!! Im loving you right now, Squinch.

In two words, you turned my eye-roll into a big belly laugh. Thank you.

[Squinch]

22. .

[oberliner]

36. Agreed

One of my favorite posters - especially lately. I always appreciate being taken to task by those who think I am full of crap. That's one of the best things about this site - the friendly snark.

[dpibel]

26. Which head, which sand?

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142038153

"Trump job approval slips 4 points to 39 percent in NBC poll"

So, by your logic, we should be ecstatic over a poll that says Trump's approval is dropping. From, oddly, the same source--The Hill.

Or maybe we should simply be aware that, Rasmussen aside, Trump's poll numbers fluctuate in a narrow band, and movement within that band is not reason for panic or celebration.

[Squinch]

31. Now, why would someone make a whole OP about one of the polls in that article

and never mention the other one from the same article?

I can't begin to imagine.

[oberliner]

37. Good point

I think I sometimes feel a need to look at the negative rather than the positive when it comes to Trump. I should probably re-examine why that is the case.

[oberliner]

35. Fair enough

I am certainly pleased that his approval is as low as it is - but I am also sad that it is as high as it is if that makes sense.

[stonecutter357]

30. +1000

[oberliner]

38. A well-deserved round of applause

Definitely cause for some self-examination on my part.

Thanks for keeping me honest one and all.

[Takket]

2. 59% in rural support him, but how did he do in those areas in 2016?

Drumpf took more of those areas with 75-80%

[bearsfootball516]

3. Lot of people who dont necessarily support him will vote for him.

[CrispyQ]

9. The people in rural areas are more likely to listen to hate radio.

Democrats & liberals have been demonized to the point that in a recent election, Alabama, white women were on national TV lamenting the fact that they had to choose between a child predator & a democrat. Moore got 48% of the vote! WTF? That is what the dems are up against that they continue to ignore.

[CrispyQ]

4. In another poll, the Post/News found 40% of respondents had their head up their ass.

I'll bet those 59% of rural voters listen to AM radio & Fox news.

[SHRED]

5. This will only encourage him to bomb more

[oberliner]

7. What is it that the people who like him like about him?

I don't feel like I have a handle on that.

[dawg]

13. He hates the same people they do. He legitimizes their prejudice.

It ain't rocket science.

[oberliner]

15. But is the number of prejudiced people in this country really that high?

I always thought it was a much smaller number. Disheartening to think otherwise.

[dawg]

19. I'm guessing you don't live in rural Georgia.

But, yeah, there's a bunch of them.

Add to that the gun nuts, anti-abortion nuts, and rich greedy people, and you'll get up to almost 50% of the country.

[oberliner]

34. That would be correct!

Yes - it's hard sometimes to wrap my head around certain parts of the country.

[lunasun]

24. yep it is a hater's banquet. Some only hate gays others gays ok not mexicans others jews are taking

jobs others hate women making choices or hate other religions because their pastor told them it is ok to hate
and many rich hate the poor and needy and don't think we need taxation and want to privatize. He is the FU I got mine prez

Of course the standard racist bigots that were always there will never leave him and try to recruit the young as he boosts their numbers

Some just love chaos and though they will not benefit would like to watch the country burn
they hate America 2018 and fantasy is 1955 or nothing

[SonofDonald]

28. They were quiet before he was installed

This has been written about endless times now.

They came out of the woodwork for dumpf, at least there's hope they're all old enough to fart dust and won't be a factor forever.

With the surge of young voters coming I'm hoping it will be enough to offset the old hate filled dinosaurs until they go extinct.

And join their ancestors, soon.

[BumRushDaShow]

20. He thinks like them and talks like them and dresses like them (when they "dress up").

He was able to do what both Shrub and RMoney were unable to achieve (as similar very wealthy men) when both tried to "dress the part of the common man" (in jeans, cowboy boots, etc).





In the case of Drumpf, the ill-fitting suits, too-long tie, and tacky baseball cap on his head seemed to do the trick.

[lame54]

10. People love them some bombs

[BumRushDaShow]

11. I posted about this poll last Friday

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142036526

Specifically regarding that article's focus about the ongoing investigations and how the vast majority of Americans agree with the Mueller investigation.

This part of the poll should be most notable -

A majority, 61 percent, has an unfavorable view of Trump "as a person," according to the poll.

Just 32 percent of respondents say they have a favorable view of Trump as a person.

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/383213-poll-trump-approval-hits-highest-mark-since-first-100-days-in-office

[oberliner]

17. That part you bolded is definitely encouraging

I just cannot wrap my mind around anyone saying that they approve of the job Trump is doing as POTUS.

[helpisontheway]

12. All we can do is focus on midterms so that HOPEFULLY

we can gain control on the house and reign him in for the rest of his term (s). I’m just not convinced that we will get him out with all the crooked shit going on..

[oberliner]

18. Yes - amen

The midterms will be critical. Here's to massive Democratic victories across the board.

[mucifer]

23. Hopefully it's because they aren't following the investigations and when the

results of the trump investigations are out there some of the deplorables will give a damn.

I can hope can't I?

[Greybnk48]

25. Deplorables having "wargasms."

Wait until they find out that President Twitler CALLED Putin to warn him a week in advance, and we were very careful to only hit unimportant and empty buildings in Syria. Their bomb boners will be wet noodles--short ones.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

27. The poll was completed on the 11th.

I would be content to keep Trump at 40% through his entire term. Those aren't close to re-elect numbers unless our candidate is awful.

[guillaumeb]

29. Gallup:

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Donald Trump's favorable rating, already low by historical standards, has dropped to 38% -- while his unfavorable rating is at 59%.

http://news.gallup.com/poll/232433/trump-favorable-rating-dips.aspx

And that national average varies by state.

[spanone]

33. Between the lines of Trump's approval ratings tweet

Link to tweet

Just hit 50% in the Rasmussen Poll, much higher than President Obama at same point. With all of the phony stories and Fake News, it’s hard to believe! Thank you America, we are doing Great Things.

Between the lines: Rasmussen's most recent numbers indeed show that 50% of voters approve of Trump, but RealClearPolitics' polling average puts his approval rating at 42.5%. Their average approval rating for President Obama at this point in his term was 48%.

Two other big-name polls were released today, showing good news and bad news for Trump and his party in equal measure:

An ABC News/Washington Post poll gave Trump his highest approval rating in a year at 40%. Americans view his handling of the economy relatively evenly — and his approval rating in the Midwest jumped to 48%, thanks to his tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum.

Yes, but: 56% of Americans disapprove of his performance as president.
And there's this: "His average approval rating after 15 months in office (38-57 percent approve/disapprove) is the lowest on record in polls dating to the Truman administration."

https://www.axios.com/trump-tweets-rasmussen-approval-rating-polls-fact-check-03e80c9d-93c5-4d5a-97bf-74234da13477.html