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Dont believe it? Check out these polls.
We are in the midst of what many pundits call the Trump era, but in fact most Americans neither like nor agree with President Trump, as Tuesdays election results strongly suggest. Since June, Trumps job approval ratings have hovered between 33 percent and 40 percent, according to the Gallup poll. This is lower than any other presidents approval rating at this point in his presidency. Nine months into the Trump era, 65 percent of Americans say he has accomplished not much or little or nothing, according to a Washington Post-ABC News survey.
A national poll conducted in October asked Americans to name the first word that comes to mind when they think of Trump. The most popular words were strong, determined, and bold, followed closely by arrogant, egocentric, and narcissist. The next most popular words were incompetent and unqualified, with idiotic, ignorant, and great not far behind.
But when it comes to key policy areas, polls show that a vast majority of Americans also depart from Trump by leaning left.
These wordsboth positive and negativefocus on Trumps outsized personality, not his policy ideas. But when it comes to key policy areas, polls show that a vast majority of Americans also depart from Trump by leaning left. That lean isnt generally reflected in Americans self-designations, nor is ideological consistency a notable American trait. A new Pew survey found that about one-third of Americans hold both liberal and conservative views, depending on the specific issue. Another Pew report divides Americans into nine categories based on their political and social views, from core conservatives (13 percent) to solid liberals (16 percent). But even those on the extreme right and left ends of the spectrum share some views in common.
More: https://prospect.org/article/most-americans-are-liberal-even-if-they-don%E2%80%99t-know-it
Vinca
(50,237 posts)the bootlickers in the GOP and the entire cult would be all over themselves praising the policies.
Wounded Bear
(58,604 posts)Every major part of the ACA got widespread support.
But the whole thing? Oh no, that was socialism. They hated it.