Trouble for Trump: Disapproval at a high, 63% back Mueller, half favor impeachment

[demmiblue]

Source: ABC News

Disapproval of Donald Trump is at a new high, support for the Mueller investigation is broad and half of Americans in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll favor Congress initiating impeachment proceedings against the president.

Sixty percent in the national survey disapprove of Trump’s performance in office, numerically the highest of his presidency, albeit by a single point; that includes 53 percent who disapprove strongly, more than half for the first time. Thirty-six percent approve, matching his low.

The results come a week after Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, was convicted of fraud, and his former longtime personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty to eight felonies, including illegal campaign finance actions that he said Trump directed.

Trump’s average approval rating since taking office is the lowest for any president in modern polling since the 1940s. One factor: Contrary to his “drain the swamp” rhetoric, 45 percent say corruption in Washington has increased under Trump, while just 13 percent say it’s declined.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trouble-trump-disapproval-high-63-back-mueller-half/story?id=57507081&cid=social_twitter_abcn

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[mobeau69]

1. His bullshit's getting old.

[joshdawg]

6. Heck, it got old when he was nominated.

[paleotn]

17. Yep. Bullshit has a way of doing that.

That's why bullshit artists usually move on quickly. He may find himself stuck.

[bearsfootball516]

2. It's even starting to get old I'm some traditionally red states.

I’m friends with a reporter from the Indianapolis Star who covered Trump’s rally last night. She tweeted that an hour into the rally, people started to leave in large numbers, just straight up walking out. She also said she talked to a lot of people while they were waiting for the rally to start who said although they like trump, they disapprove of both the tax cuts and the tariffs.

[PearliePoo2]

4. Walking out on him?? That's a big, big deal actually!

Damn, I wish there was video of people getting up and leaving!

Did your friend write an article about her interviews? I love hearing stories like this! Thanks!

[DeminPennswoods]

11. Think it was on one of Matthew's roundtable

"tell me something I don't know" segments where one of the guests said that 1/3 of Trump rally goers aren't Trump voters/supporters. Took that to mean that those people just go for "the show" Trump puts on. Based on that, I'd guess those leaving are part of that group. Trump's probably getting to the point where his act and rhetoric are getting old.

[Lonestarblue]

13. How many of Trump's rally attendees are just hired to be there?

I’ve read in the past that political campaigns sometimes pay people so their audiences look larger.

[steventh]

21. Trump reportedly paid actors to cheer his escalator show

Donald Trump Campaign Offered Actors $50 to Cheer for Him at Presidential Announcement

2:53 PM PDT 6/17/2015 by Aaron Couch , Emmet McDermot

A casting call was sent out last week "looking to cast people for the event to wear t-shirts and carry signs and help cheer him in support of his announcement."

Donald Trump's big presidential announcement Tuesday was made a little bigger with help from paid actors — at $50 a pop.

New York-based Extra Mile Casting sent an email last Friday to its client list of background actors, seeking extras to beef up attendance at Trump's event.

"We are looking to cast people for the event to wear t-shirts and carry signs and help cheer him in support of his announcement," reads the June 12 email, obtained by The Hollywood Reporter. "We understand this is not a traditional 'background job,' but we believe acting comes in all forms and this is inclusive of that school of thought." (Read the full email at the bottom of the post.)

.@realDonaldTrump staffer not too pumped i took pic of "homemade" signs (passed out to people before event) in trash pic.twitter.com/zLL2ETBI79
— Megan Specia (@meganspecia) June 16, 2015

The pay was listed as $50 for less than three hours of work. According to the email, Extra Mile was reaching out to potential extras in partnership with Gotham Government Relations and Communications, a New York-Based political consulting group that has worked with Trump in the past. Gotham GR had no comment.

Questions as to whether the Trump campaign had hired extras were first raised Wednesday by anti-Trump activist Angelo Carusone, who came across an Instagram photo showing a man he recognized as a background actor posing at the Trump event. Carusone screengrabbed the photo of the actor, Domenico Del Giacco, and published it in a blog post. The photo shows Del Giacco with a woman, identified in the now-deleted Instagram post as actress Courtney Klotz. (Del Giacco has since deleted his entire Instagram account.)

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/donald-trump-campaign-offered-actors-803161

[DeminPennswoods]

38. Kinda doubt that

I honestly believe that most Trump rally attendees go just to say they were part of the audience at the Trump show.

[True Blue American]

8. Good!

[calimary]

16. How the hell is it that they still like trump?

What on earth is there to like?

[paleotn]

20. He's a racist ass....

They are racist asses too. I've heard others say they don't really care what he does as long as he appoints judges that blow up Roe v Wade. For many on the fundygelical right, he's a means to an end.

[mountain grammy]

22. Yep. Blow up Roe and America too.

[redstatebluegirl]

26. You don't know Indiana, lots of KKK in that state.

That is his true base.

[DeanMartin]

32. Indiana

I live in Indy. It's true. I'm not sure about flat out KKK members in the state, but it is a huge Trump state. Outside of Northwest Indiana and to some extent Indy it's largely Republican. I've lived here my whole life and despise it. Can't wait to retire and get out of here.

As for the numbers, I'm sure Fox News will come out and say that poll is dead wrong and Trump is wildly popular...

[redstatebluegirl]

35. We lived there for 4 years.

I was in a position that required we monitor the Klan activities and there were a lot to monitor, especially in the rural areas of Indiana.

[redstatebluegirl]

37. They are there, no doubt. Underground where they belong.

[calimary]

44. Welcome to DU, DeanMartin!

My sympathies, my friend. My sympathies.

[Jimbo S]

39. I went to his rally in December, 2016

Went on over an hour. At one point, he spends roughly 20 minutes recollecting the election night in detail. Very self-indulgent. Quite boring. Few early departures, then again still was in the afterglow of his victory.

[leftynyc]

3. Wow - good news

Just when I start to lose faith in my fellow Americans, they rise (well, most of them, anyway)

[True Blue American]

5. Anyone notice in the Indiana Rally

How many behind Trump did not applaud his repetitive BS?
He has nothing new to say.

[bucolic_frolic]

7. If the cards fall right

this could be the mother of all midterm elections. That assumes our party has learned from other midterms, deploys assets well, is flexible enough to seize opportunities such as nuances of message in local districts, partners with other progressive groups, can throttle up after Oct 24, uses social media as well as Obama campaigns did, and does not have its message blunted by opposition groups.

We should drive the anger of the people at the Republican incumbents. If there was ever a time to throw caution to the wind, October is it, we have to go for broke. Because if we don't, it's over.

[njhoneybadger]

9. Fake job approval numbers

Fake books, fake media, fake Google, fake Lester Holt interview



Sources that aren't fake: National Enquirer, Alex Jones, QAnon, and some A-Hole painted orange

[beachbum bob]

10. doesn't bother trump as long as people are still talking about him

[DownriverDem]

12. Why is that?

I'd say because trump is naive when it comes to politics.

[beachbum bob]

14. he has an extreme narcissistic personality, ALL attention feeds it

[workinclasszero]

15. Trump's number 1!!

"Trump’s average approval rating since taking office is the lowest for any president in modern polling since the 1940s."

[efhmc]

18. I am wondering why the approval was so low during the war.

nt

[Historic NY]

24. Late 40's Truman was sinking but he pulled out the 48 upset.

by 52 he was down to 22. Thank the Dixiecrat's who opposed any form of integration, unions etc. The Korean War was another big drag

[efhmc]

29. Thanks.

nt

[Fred Sanders]

34. A+ is not A+ and truth is not truth. F for failing Fuehrer! Of course the brain dead RW media

shit feed Cult will either never know or resort to conspiracy theories and denial...The 24% that approve of the cult leader....but 12% waivering...each day more and more peel away from the insanity.

[MyOwnPeace]

19. Can't get excited...........

I've been hearing/reading about "this is it" regarding IQ45 for the past 2 years. EVERY new screw-up, disclosure, firing, or embarrassment is supposed to be "the event" that gets him out.

Hasn't happened yet.

When I see the door of the White House slam on that fat ass of his, I'll schedule my party.

Until then, I'm in the fight to Get Out The Vote and kick his fat ass to the curb!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

31. I don't think the left wing does a good enough job

Accumulating his crimes. We fall into his trap looking at the next new balloon. I would love to see MSNBC start scrolling his crimes. Even I have forgotten some of them. You hear about something and say oh man I forgot about that doozy.

[riversedge]

23. Preach it. Winter is coming for the #TrumpTrain--which includes the vile @GOP Congress!

[world wide wally]

25. Fake crowds to go with his fake hair, fake tan, and fake teeth...

The only think about Trump that is not fake is his bullshit.

[DownriverDem]

28. Yep

At the Indiana rally it was reported that folks walked out early.

[DownriverDem]

27. Comments at Washington Post

The repubs posting there keep saying how the polls were wrong for Hillary and they are wrong now. I pointed out that what is going on is similar to what happened to the Dems in November 2010. The Dems ignored the polls and Dems who retired or resigned. Then the Dems lost big in November 2010. I think trump supporters are more in denial than the Dems were because of their lack of facts. They are fed the lies from Fox and rightie web sites. Just vote in November folks. We have to save our country.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

30. Worse thing ever... He will probably bounce back

[yallerdawg]

33. Quick listen at C-SPAN this AM.

Every other call was Social Security retirees asking if they had just lost their January "Cost Of Living Adjustment" when the Dotard says he wants to take that away from federal employees.

Very unhappy - they think they are next!

[lagomorph777]

42. The retirees are correct - Lyin Ryan is already planning a raid on the Trust Fund.

Knowing that older folks tend to actually vote, I hope they are terrified of Trump and the Russiapublicans. We need them to wake up, see the truth, and vote.

[Dopers_Greed]

40. Looks like recent happenings are finally starting to put a dent in his poll numbers

The only polls that show him over 40% approval are the biased ones, like Rasmussen/Rasputin.

[lagomorph777]

41. Now that he's arresting native-born citizens on Trumped-up birth certificate BS, he's going lower.

Each desperate racist stunt he pulls only hurts him more.

Keep digging Donny! When you reach China, we're revoking your passport!

[roamer65]

43. Heck of a job, Dumpie.

Keep it up. Ride that Repuke party to oblivion.