Trump approval at 38%! 38% !!

[Kingofalldems]

Link to tweet

[gratuitous]

1. THAT is why it's important to keep his failures on the front page

A lot of people don't pay very close attention to politics, certainly not like the political junkies here. But you keep a story like Trump's errant sharpie in the news for a few cycles, and some folks begin to notice. Losing 6% in his approval numbers will drive Trump even further around the bend.

[Skraxx]

12. And RIDICULE Works! That's Why "Sharpiegate" is NOT a Distraction!

The twitter memes serve a purpose. It's a new world folks, this is how it's done. It makes it harder and harder to for his supporters to support him when THEY are being laughed at too. Sooner or later A LOT of them will go silent and pretend they never really supported him. That's how they do it. They slink away and pretend it never happened.

[muriel_volestrangler]

38. And the poll was taken 2nd-5th - after his first tweet, but before it became headline news

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/ten-call-recession-trump-approval-drops-points-poll/story?id=65414875

The sharpie-altered chart only appeared on Sept 4th. So most of the polling was before that.

[Phoenix61]

2. That is still disgustingly high.

WTF is wrong with people?!?! Happily, the ones around here who support him have gotten strangely quiet over the past year. I’ve had more conversations with people who are sick of the racism and incredible stupidity. I think the Hurricane screw up will do it for a lot of folks around here. We’ve always taken hurricanes seriously and after Michael nailed us that type of bs doesn’t play well at all.

[USALiberal]

8. Well......

They hate dems so even if they think trump is terrible they don’t want to help him look bad.

[Kingofalldems]

14. Really?

[hurple]

27. Yes, really!

I know quite a few people who would slit their own throats before even saying a kind word about a dem.

[deurbano]

65. "Owning the libs" is a (the?) major motivation of the Dead Enders.

[NewJeffCT]

17. 80% of the people aren't paying attention to politics

and the media and Trump keep bleating that the economy is great and people really only pay attention to that.

[Desert Dem]

18. Something has to erode this sh*t mountain

[NYC Liberal]

33. It won't get him re-elected though. And that's what matters.

[dlk]

47. Amen to That!

Unfortunately, there's never a shortage of truly awful excuses for humans.

[PatSeg]

49. Yes, I find 38%

disturbingly high for a president like Trump. I picture 100 random people, 38 people is over 1/3 of the group. That many people can cause a lot of chaos and destruction.

[smb]

64. Bizarre

I've seen about 100 people so far today, and I didn't notice 38 of them dragging their knuckles on the ground or drooling all over themselves or wearing their underpants on their head or displaying any other signs you'd expect from anyone that abjectly stupid.

[PatSeg]

67. I know!

And that is even more horrifying. Like the Pod People, they often just blend right in. I've noticed people standing behind Trump at rallies and most of them look incredibly normal, though they might have been chosen because of that.

Thanks for the visual and the chuckle!

[Bengus81]

68. Hitler was probably supported by 38% of Germans as Berlin was bombed to the ground...........

These are peeps who are just as racist--or more than Trump and love everything he touches.

[monmouth4]

3. I saw a repub poll yesterday. Said he was at 88%...LOL.

[Kingofalldems]

4. He's yuge! with all the repubs.

[qazplm135]

5. if true that means

a whole lot of Indys aren't on-board.

[yaesu]

20. when polling rethugs only its around 80%, yep, they are that stupid. nt

[DeminPennswoods]

21. 80% of your party is concerning to any politician

Usually that number is 90% and above. You can't really win with less than that.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

28. I heard 94% was it just dingbat saying that

[NYC Liberal]

36. I remember one time he tweeted that it was something like that.

The Washington Post researched it and found that the poll he was citing was taken at CPAC. So 94% of the most hardcore right-wingers approve of him. (I assume the other 6% are the ones who don’t think Trump is right-wing ENOUGH.)

[Laura PourMeADrink]

30. Never quite understood that. Aren't "Republicans"

Only a third of the voters?

[RainCaster]

42. The poll was taken among bottom dwellers

Statistics can be gathered any way you want. Are you looking for accuracy, or a particular point of view? In this case, the GOP wanted a poll to shore up the rapidly leaving disillusioned conservatives. So they attended a KKK rally and found that 88% of them support DFT.

[Doitnow]

48. 88 % of what? That's the question. If people are dropping out of the Rethug party,

of course, that number looks high. It could be even higher with fewer people in the total.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

71. As of 2017

Gallup. As of October 2017, Gallup polling found that 31% of Americans identified as Democrat, 24% identified as Republican, and 42% as Independent.

If it's 88% of 24% not bad.

[Joe941]

6. How can it even be that high?

What is wrong with people?

[Kingofalldems]

7. Not gonna work.

38%

[Yeehah]

15. I have come to accept

there are a lot of gullible people in the world.

[FiveGoodMen]

56. Apparently, fascism is an inherent human characteristic

[spanone]

9. K&R...

[Johnny2X2X]

10. Even some FOX viewers are getting sick of him

I have a good friend here at work, someone who I really respect and is a good person. He's an Air Force vet and a pilot. He still supports Trump, but isn't thrilled with him. We don't talk politics much at all, but he's starting to make more comments about how Trump treats people and how he's always created drama.

This guy would have voted for Hillary if Trump and the media hadn't convinced him she was guilty of all sorts of felonies.

I believe this is the voter we can flip, he's conservative, but is a decent person and is sick of Trump's immorality. He's looking to vote for someone else. But I fear that whomever the Dems nominate it will be Hillary all over again with the vilifying. They'll find some deal Warren or Biden made when selling a boat 20 years ago for 10% over market value and they'll turn that into the crime of the century.

[Kingofalldems]

11. Hopefully there are many more like him.

[FakeNoose]

16. That's the best news - even THEY can see through the hoax

It shows that something is finally getting through. I know these people will never vote D, but maybe they can be convinced to not vote R next year. They're as tired of this bullshit as we are.

[yaesu]

22. its sad that people like that can't think for themselves, are too influenced by media

but generally make good soldiers because of that flaw.

[Johnny2X2X]

26. Yeah, that's not it

Dude is one of the smartest people on the planet, literally. He’s an aerospace engineer and he’s about the smartest person here in a building full of about a thousand aerospace engineers many of whom are MIT grads or ex NASA engineers.

He thinks for himself. He’s just pro gun, anti choice, and has a military slant on everything. And he was a wounded vet and Trump retroactively cut his taxes for his disability payments for years. He got $35K extra back in his taxes and he attributes that directly to Trump. He is the type of FOX viewer who watches Rachel Maddow once a week to try to see the other side of things.

He’s a good family man and does a ton of good in the community. He senses something is really wrong with Trump and is open to thinking. There are good people like him that whoever our candidate is needs to reach.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

35. That's why IMHO we have to at least try to capture

some of voters like him. They will fall back to trump if we nominate a progressive leaner.

[Johnny2X2X]

44. I know that will make people here mad, but I agree

I'm not as liberal as many here, but I'm still more liberal than some. We have a big tent party, if our candidate can bring the promise of returning the country to some sense of normalcy he or she can get millions of Trump voters to support him or her.

I cringe when threads here seem to be centered around purity tests of our candidates. We have a ton of great candidates, some less liberal than others, every one of them would save the Republic if elected because the Republic is not going to survive another Trump term.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

66. That's true. I've been around bankers and business people all my

career. There are SO many who are fiscally conservative and social liberal. They would never think of denying civil rights or telling women they can't decide on abortion, for instance.

Yet their livelihoods depend on businesses, their clients, their banks thriving. I firmly believe that IF we put up a more centrist candidate, we can win them over. Unfortunately, I also believe that a very progressive candidate will scare them into holding their noses and re-electing Dipshit.

[gratuitous]

53. Which wolf will win? The one you feed

Make sure your good friend gets some tidbits about the reprehensibility of the Trump administration. If he's open-minded enough to watch Rachel Maddow, you can feed him little morsels of information. You don't have to be doctrinaire or overbearing, but passing comments about some stupidity or other perpetrated by Trump or his administration will give him something to digest.

[Johnny2X2X]

55. I think the Scottish airport story will have a big effect

This is a high integrity person who was an officer in the Air Force. He knows all about protocols for flying into airports and refueling. This will stink to high heaven to him as he's likely been on flights like these ones.

[gratuitous]

58. You're in a far better position than me

But yeah, a simple side comment like, "Boy, somebody's going to have his turn in the barrel for that Scotland thing. Why would someone think that was a good idea?" Your friend will probably be able to fill in the blanks: Someone thought it was a good idea because Trump is always open to any idea that puts more coin in his pocket.

[Johnny2X2X]

59. I wonder if it's been covered at all on FOX

I bet it hasn't gotten a mention on FOX. He might have no idea. But Trump did tweet a denial.

[bucolic_frolic]

13. Trump believes the exact opposite of most normal people

Link to tweet

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[Renew Deal]

32. The gangster mentality

[Laura PourMeADrink]

37. Interesting. Why is it like gangsters?

[Renew Deal]

43. It's about snitches and rats.

He said the same kind of things about Michael Cohen.

[Eyeball_Kid]

40. Trumpy doesn't want intelligence agencies telling him the truth.

Trumpy wants to "manage" the truth. The intelligence agencies COMPETE with Trumpy's form of propaganda. So he discredits them. It's that simple.

[Botany]

19. According to a friend of my late father who is a noted political scientist told me that Trump ...

... has a 25 to 30% base that will never leave him.


Impeach his ass now and then if the republicans in the senate want to still stand with his treasonous ass
let 'em.

[Kingofalldems]

23. 56% disapproval!! Trump fans can't spin this one.

Link to tweet

[The King of Prussia]

57. So in other words

44% of Americans don't disapprove of Trump. That's horrific.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

24. A 38% approval rating plus a Republican majority in the Senate equals 146 lifetime appointments

to the Federal bench.

Judicial Appointment Tracker

[rainin]

25. Many benefitted from the tax bill. I live in an affluent city.

Imagine keeping 20K or more because of a simple change in the tax code. Tell these people to vote for a democrat and they'll laugh in your face. We need turnout to be strong. Money is a powerful motivator.

[malaise]

29. K & R

That Alabama lie has meaning - it's about people's lives and their economy. He fucked up big time with that sharpie and continues to make it worse.

[Renew Deal]

31. Seems high

[Paladin]

39. That's because it IS high, in any nation calling itself an honest democracy.

It ought to be a good 20% less, in the America in which I was raised. That may be my greatest disappointment in the trump era: discovering just how many brainless shitheads there are in this country.

[mountain grammy]

46. Exactly!

I hear 38% and want to puke. If i'm in a group of 10 people, 3 to 4 of them support this madness. I just can't take it..

[citizen blues]

62. I completely agree!

It never ceases to astound me that it’s not in single digits.

[Perseus]

34. Should be 1%, it shows how politically ignorant the US voters are

It is a shame...the sports mentality that dominates politics is a tragedy...people don't have a sense of what is good for the country, it is the mentality of my team against your team, and it doesn't matter that my team is set to screw us all, my team has to win.

Republican voters fight hard to win something that will become a loss in their quality of life. Win to loose...what a concept, how much stupidity and ignorance.

[MoonRiver]

41. What's not to like about this post? Great news! Mofo is going down!

[zentrum]

45. If so, then it's more important

.....than ever to take the Senate and keep the House.

A weakened Trump is helpless without McConnell.

Down ticket is where the real power and danger is.

[CaptainTruth]

50. How can 38% of people approve of him? I guess that's his cult base.

[PatrickforO]

51. Good. Going down.

Let's POUND on those impeachment hearings. The more Americans hear about what a dirtbag Trump actually is, the more his support will erode.

[NoMoreRepugs]

52. Congressional hearings, NY AG investigations, SDNY investigations,

Sharpiegate, Air Force being ordered to buy fuel at airport near tRumps Scottish resort, and more and more.... as long as there is a never ending litany of negative stories support will erode. Some Deplorables but more importantly Independents.

Donate, participate, vote... it's the only way we save our Democracy.

[redstatebluegirl]

54. I beg you all not to get excited by ANY poll!

I still believe that people are embarrassed to say they will support this guy but will do it in the privacy of a voting booth. Plus we know that the polls last time kept some democrats home because they felt the election was "in the bag". I hate polls!

[TommyCelt]

63. Yes, sad to say...

If 2016 taught us anything, polls are not to be trusted.

2020 has to be an OVERWHELMING drubbing of this trump. It is literally the only thing that will ever shut that trap of his; an unequivocally embarrassing electoral and popular vote loss that he will not be able to spin.

[calimary]

60. I'm surprised it's even that high.

[real Cannabis calm]

61. K&R

[riversedge]

69. Take him DOWN!

[Apple Fritter]

70. Bidding for a lower Number here

Starting at 38% do I hear a 36%? 36 Lookin for 36!
36% RIGHT THERE!

Okay33% Looking for 33. Do I hear a 33. 33%

RIGHT THERE!

Someone in blue shouts for a 12% and the crowd gasps in pleasure!

We got 12% disapproval. 12% Final call for 12.12? LOVELY! 12% To the Dems in blue.