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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Tue Oct 17, 2017, 07:56 AM Oct 2017

CNN poll: Trump approval steady, but more say he's leading in the wrong direction

Source: CNN




By Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Polling Director

Updated 7:24 AM ET, Tue October 17, 2017

Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump's approval rating holds steady in a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, but that overall stability belies declining views on how things are going in the country today.

Overall, 37% of Americans approve of the way Trump is handling the presidency, 57% disapprove -- virtually identical to his marks in late September. But the percentage who say things in the country are going well has fallen from 53% in August to 46% now, about the same as after Trump's tumultuous first weeks in office.

And as the White House pushes for congressional action on tax reform and takes steps to modify Obamacare on its own, few say they think Trump's policies will bring about positive change. Around four in 10 (38%) say the policies Trump has proposed will move the country in the right direction, 56% say the wrong direction. Back in March, that was a near-even split.

Even fewer approve of Trump's approach to Republicans in Congress. Overall, 32% approve of the way the President is handling his relationship with Republicans in Congress while 54% disapprove.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/17/politics/cnn-poll-trump-approval-steady/index.html





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CNN poll: Trump approval steady, but more say he's leading in the wrong direction (Original Post) DonViejo Oct 2017 OP
Unbelievable headline! greeny2323 Oct 2017 #1
Exactly my thought BumRushDaShow Oct 2017 #2
OK, 37% of Americans are f'ing idiots...got it! eom Maeve Oct 2017 #3
From my experience in life, that is correct padfun Oct 2017 #4
They're proud of it too dalton99a Oct 2017 #5
Well, first I'd change the headline. "Trump Disapproval Steady." PatrickforO Oct 2017 #6
I approve of how he's handling Reputins in Congress. lagomorph777 Oct 2017 #7
If true . . . Metro135 Oct 2017 #8
You have to remember - Ray Bruns Oct 2017 #9
 

greeny2323

(590 posts)
1. Unbelievable headline!
Tue Oct 17, 2017, 08:18 AM
Oct 2017

He's at a horrible, terrible, no-good approval at 37% and the headline says it is "steady"! LOL. How absurd.

BumRushDaShow

(130,028 posts)
2. Exactly my thought
Tue Oct 17, 2017, 08:25 AM
Oct 2017

It's like they left out a word and should have said "Trump negative approval steady, but....". Or they could have said "Trump disapproval unchanged, but..." or "Trump approval still underwater, but....".

padfun

(1,792 posts)
4. From my experience in life, that is correct
Tue Oct 17, 2017, 09:16 AM
Oct 2017

Too many people are just intellectually lazy. Those same people shouldn't be allowed to drive or own guns, but they are the loudest supporters of guns.

PatrickforO

(14,604 posts)
6. Well, first I'd change the headline. "Trump Disapproval Steady."
Tue Oct 17, 2017, 09:29 AM
Oct 2017

What gets me is the 38% who still believe Trump is taking the country in the right direction. Unless you're being lied to, it's pretty hard to miss how phenomenally bad this pretender has been.

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
7. I approve of how he's handling Reputins in Congress.
Tue Oct 17, 2017, 10:42 AM
Oct 2017

He's bringing them down with his sinking garbage scow.

Ray Bruns

(4,124 posts)
9. You have to remember -
Tue Oct 17, 2017, 05:07 PM
Oct 2017

Donald Trump is what a stupid person thinks a smart person sounds like. So, yeah 37% sounds about right.

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