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orangecrush

(19,572 posts)
Mon Apr 22, 2019, 03:48 PM Apr 2019

Feeling Discouraged? Buck up, the FIGHT IS JUST BEGUN!


Trump’s Approval Drops Following Mueller Report



"President Donald Trump’s approval rating dropped 3 percentage points following the Thursday release of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian attacks on U.S. elections and Trump’s efforts to obstruct the probe.

The poll was conducted by Reuters/Ipsos from Thursday afternoon to Friday morning. It showed Trump’s approval at 37%, the president’s lowest this year. That’s down from 40% on April 15 and from 43% after U.S. Attorney General William Barr released a letter “summarizing” the Mueller report in late March, Reuters reported."

On the issue of impeachment, 40% of those surveyed said Trump should be impeached, compared to 42% who said he shouldn’t. And half of the Americans polled said they agreed that Trump or someone working on his 2016 presidential campaign collaborated with Russia to influence the elections. Fifty-eight percent said they believed Trump tried to obstruct the investigation.

"If you find any of these numbers discouraging, remember that former President Richard Nixon’s approval ratings were over 50% shortly before the Senate began holding televised Watergate hearings in May 1973. When those hearings started, the percentage of Americans who thought Nixon should be removed from office was at only 19%, according to the Pew Research Center. That number had climbed to 57% by the time Nixon resigned in August of the following year."
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Feeling Discouraged? Buck up, the FIGHT IS JUST BEGUN! (Original Post) orangecrush Apr 2019 OP
Couple noticable things so far today. Wellstone ruled Apr 2019 #1
Yes, Trump sucks. Can we change the channel to Earth Day now? DemocracyMouse Apr 2019 #2
FYI Only 43% of Americans thought Nixon should be impeached 40% think Red Don should be impeached uponit7771 Apr 2019 #3
It's coming orangecrush Apr 2019 #4
 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
1. Couple noticable things so far today.
Mon Apr 22, 2019, 05:07 PM
Apr 2019

Mike Lee doing his best to protect his Church's position after Trump's Romney bashing.

And,now we see McConnell's statements as to moving House past Legislation in the Senate,DOA.

The Rethugs have just declared all in with Trump and it is going to be nothing but a PR war till January of 2021.

Look for a major Government shut down coming this fall.

uponit7771

(90,347 posts)
3. FYI Only 43% of Americans thought Nixon should be impeached 40% think Red Don should be impeached
Mon Apr 22, 2019, 06:36 PM
Apr 2019

... so we're not the far away

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