The Trump Presidency

[skyeagle409]

Not so, according to Gallup. According to them Trump's approval rating among Republicans and Independents has taken a small uptick to 84% and 32% respectively.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/203198/presidential-approval-ratings-donald-trump.aspx

There's no getting away from the fact that Trump is hugely popular among Republicans and pretty popular among independents and I think the Democratic Party needs to understand that hoping that President Trump will be electoral poison will not work no matter how bad they think he is.

We can take a look at a trend. Let's take a look at a Gallup poll in February 2017.

Poll: Trump's approval rating after first month is historically low

A month into Donald Trump's presidency and his job approval rating keeps breaking records -- but probably not in the way the administration would prefer.

According to a Gallup poll over the weekend, Trump's 40 percent job approval is 21 points below the historic average for elected presidents around mid-February (61 percent). That's also 11 points below the lowest mid-February numbers for any other president in Gallup's history.

https://www.aol.com/article/news/20...g-after-first-month-is-historically/21717225/

And now, a more recent Gallup poll.

Gallup poll finds Trump approval rating at 37 percent

President Trump’s poll numbers have reached a low point in Gallup’s daily tracking poll -- 37 percent.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/gallup-poll-finds-trump-approval-rating-at-37-percent/

Let's see how things unfold in the coming months as multiple investigations continue.

 

[Segnosaur]

Agreed, there is fast coming a point where there are more GOP Loyalists on the disapprove and weakly approve side than there are strong Trump Loyalists, and at that point the Critters, especially the House ones, will start worrying more about their seats turning blue next year than they will be about being primaried for tossing Trump and installing President Pence. If his approval rate amongst Republican Supporters hits 65% I would not at all be surprised to start hearing the "I" word coming from Republicans.

The problem for the republicans is that even if there is a hardcore base of GOP voters who will vote repubican under all situations, at least some of Trump's voters are fans of Trump himself. If they impeach Trump, they risk loosing a significant block of voters who see his removal as "insiders taking over".

So the option is: continue to support a president who is causing you to loose support from moderates, or impeach him, and loose millions of votes from people who wanted "something different".

So republicans are darned if they do, darned if they don't.

 

[jimbob]

The problem for the republicans is that even if there is a hardcore base of GOP voters who will vote repubican under all situations, at least some of Trump's voters are fans of Trump himself. If they impeach Trump, they risk loosing a significant block of voters who see his removal as "insiders taking over".

So the option is: continue to support a president who is causing you to loose support from moderates, or impeach him, and loose millions of votes from people who wanted "something different".

So republicans are darned if they do, darned if they don't.

And I hope that the longer they tie themselves to the toxic brand, the worse it gets

 

[Civet]

The problem for the republicans is that even if there is a hardcore base of GOP voters who will vote repubican under all situations, at least some of Trump's voters are fans of Trump himself. If they impeach Trump, they risk loosing a significant block of voters who see his removal as "insiders taking over".

So the option is: continue to support a president who is causing you to loose support from moderates, or impeach him, and loose millions of votes from people who wanted "something different".

So republicans are darned if they do, darned if they don't.

Agreed. Not sure what I'd do if I was a Republican in Congress. Probably chicken out and just try to distance myself from the whole thing. Wouldn't go down with a sinking ship, but I might avoid being perceived as betraying the party.

 

[sts60]

Better to betray one's party than one's country.

 

[dudalb]

'Treason Never Prospers;
And What's The Reason;
If It Prospers
None Dare Call It Treason".

 

[dudalb]

And already reports are Trump is seeing the Georgia victory as a vindication,and will embolden him. That the GOP might has won the district in spite of Trump instead of because of him never entered Donald's mine. He might double down on his way of doing business...which would be bad news for the GOP.

 

[skyeagle409]

And already reports are Trump is seeing the Georgia victory as a vindication,and will embolden him. That the GOP might has won the district in spite of Trump instead of because of him never entered Donald's mine. He might double down on his way of doing business...which would be bad news for the GOP.

I agree! Trump thinks he has been vindicated. However, his continued drop in approval polls in the face of ongoing investigations tell a different story. Trump is a threat to the well-being of the United States and would do America a favor by stepping down.

People should also be aware that Trump has failed to confront the Russians after they interfered with our election process and I think ongoing investigations will eventually reveal why Trump is side-stepping a confrontation with Russia, an adversary of the United States, over their meddling in our election process.

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

The one benefit of the Georgia loss, Trump and the GOP will now feel free to be even more awful. Had Ossoff won they might have been more cautious.

 

[Drewbot]

Yep, republican's don't care what Trump is up to because he's their guy. However, everyone else is moving far, far away from Trump which is why he has horrible ratings on the whole.

To be fair, I don't think Trump's approval ratings were much over 50% on election day.

He doesn't seem to worry about approval ratings.

 

[Spindrift]

To be fair, I don't think Trump's approval ratings were much over 50% on election day.

He doesn't seem to worry about approval ratings.

I think he does. If his approval ratings were high, he'd be tweeting it hourly.

 

[Drewbot]

He might double down on his way of doing business...which would be bad news for the GOP.

His way of doing business seems to be exactly what the GOP needed.

Executive, Legislative, and Judicial have all swung to GOP/Right, Governerships are heavily GOP, why would the GOP want anything other than Trump doubling down? Are you not watching the same movie I am?

 

[Drewbot]

I think he does. If his approval ratings were high, he'd be tweeting it hourly.

Of course he would, but I think winning over and over again with low approval ratings would be acceptable. If he gets high approval ratings he will definitely tweet about it though.

 

[pgwenthold]

I think he does. If his approval ratings were high, he'd be tweeting it hourly.

The other day, he tweeted about how Rasmussan had him at a 50% approval rating. He was boasting about it.

 

[quadraginta]

I think he does. If his approval ratings were high, he'd be tweeting it hourly.

No doubt. Even when they aren't he already tweets that they are.

Kinda like Inauguration crowds.

 

[quadraginta]

His way of doing business seems to be exactly what the GOP needed.

Executive, Legislative, and Judicial have all swung to GOP/Right, Governerships are heavily GOP, why would the GOP want anything other than Trump doubling down? Are you not watching the same movie I am?

This trend was already well established before Trump ever threw his hat in the ring.

If it hadn't been he might have decided he was still a Democrat.

What the GOP is looking at is whether Trump is going to be the thing which reverses that trend.

And they have every right to worry.

 

[Craig4]

No doubt. Even when they aren't he already tweets that they are.

Kinda like Inauguration crowds.

I'm interested to see the results of the court cases on him blocking critics from his Twitter feed. What will the Hair do if twitter is no longer a safe place for him? If he has to let the critics stay and post, his comfort zone may become a whole lot less comfortable.

 

[skyeagle409]

This trend was already well established before Trump ever threw his hat in the ring.

If it hadn't been he might have decided he was still a Democrat.

What the GOP is looking at is whether Trump is going to be the thing which reverses that trend.

And they have every right to worry.

The GOP has a valid reason to worry judging by the turmoil raging within the White House over the past 5 months.

Six resign from presidential HIV/AIDS council because Trump 'doesn't care'

Six members of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS have angrily resigned, saying that President Trump doesn’t care about HIV.

http://thehill.com/news-by-subject/...dential-hiv-aids-council-because-trump-doesnt


CIA analyst quits saying he cannot serve Trump administration ‘in good faith’

CIA analyst steps down, refuses to serve under President Trump
CIA employee quits over President Trump
Tuesday, 21 Feb 2017 | 7:51 AM ET | 00:48

A CIA analyst who had worked at the intelligence agency since 2006 has quit, citing an inability to serve President Donald Trump's administration "in good faith."

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/21/cia-...serve-trump-administration-in-good-faith.html


Elon Musk and Disney boss quit Trump's business panel over Paris pullout

Two of the US’s biggest business leaders, Tesla founder Elon Musk and Disney’s Robert Iger, have quit Trump’s high-powered business advisory panel after the president pressed ahead with plans to pull out of the Paris climate accord.

https://www.theguardian.com/technol...quit-trumps-business-panel-over-paris-pullout


Every Person In The White House Who's Been Fired Or Quit Since Trump Took Office

https://www.benzinga.com/news/17/05...os-been-fired-or-quit-since-trump-took-office


Report: Top Law Firms Don’t Want To Defend Trump On Russia Probe

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/trump-cant-find-lawyers-russia-investigation


Help wanted: Why Republicans won’t work for the Trump administration

The array of legal and political threats hanging over the Trump presidency has compounded the White House’s struggles to fill out the top ranks of the government.

Trump’s firing of FBI Director James B. Comey last month and the escalating probe into Russian interference in the presidential election have made hiring even more difficult, say former federal officials, party activists, lobbyists and candidates who Trump officials have tried to recruit.

Republicans say they are turning down job offers to work for a chief executive whose volatile temperament makes them nervous. They are asking head-hunters if their reputations could suffer permanent damage, according to 27 people The Washington Post interviewed to assess what is becoming a debilitating factor in recruiting political appointees.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...28ba60fbb98_story.html?utm_term=.bdbbe003549b

 

[skyeagle409]

The other day, he tweeted about how Rasmussan had him at a 50% approval rating. He was boasting about it.

Notice Trump's downward approval trend since January.

Trump's Approval Rating in a Nosedive

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/prez_track_jun21

 

[Trebuchet]

The other day, he tweeted about how Rasmussan had him at a 50% approval rating. He was boasting about it.

Notice Trump's downward approval trend since January.

No president has ever had a higher approval rating than Donald J Trump! Fake News! Sad!!!!!