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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greeny2323
(590 posts)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)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....".
Maeve
(42,310 posts)padfun
(1,792 posts)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.
dalton99a
(81,707 posts)They are beyond the reach of decency or logic
PatrickforO
(14,604 posts)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)He's bringing them down with his sinking garbage scow.
Metro135
(359 posts)Then 37% of the population should be in a mental institution. Scary.
Ray Bruns
(4,124 posts)Donald Trump is what a stupid person thinks a smart person sounds like. So, yeah 37% sounds about right.