Posted on 12/24/2018 2:35:37 PM PST by Signalman
Well, it’s Christmas Eve. For those of who are traveling today, hope you get to your respective family gatherings safely. In the meantime, on the political front, the Democrats have decided to shut down the government. They do not support border security. President Trump wants $5 billion for part of his wall. The Senate has adjourned and we could be in for a long showdown over this part of the spending package. Armageddon won’t come I assure you, but for those on the Left hoping that Trump’s approval ratings could take a hit—there are a few reason why it won’t budge. Gallup has more, but one big reason why it won’t is because we’re as polarized as ever. I’m not complaining. Polarization is healthy in my book; it allows us to see who the enemy is. The polling firm added that Trump’s approval ratings are stable, more stable than any other president in recent memory, while adding that there hasn’t been a honeymoon period or a significant rally point in his presidency thus far:
Americans' approval of the job Donald Trump is doing as president has been highly stable, showing less movement than all previous presidents' ratings during their first two years in office. His presidency also has been notable for the absence of two historically reliable patterns in presidential job approval -- honeymoon periods and rally events. It is possible that Trump -- and to a lesser extent his predecessor Barack Obama -- have ushered in a new era of marked stability in job approval ratings resulting from extreme party polarization.
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Trump's and Obama's presidencies have been characterized by new levels of party polarization. The average 70-point gap in Obama's approval ratings between Democrats and Republicans exceeded the prior record by nine points. The gap in Republican-Democrat ratings of Trump thus far has been 77 points, on average.
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One way to describe President Trump's job approval ratings thus far is "unprecedented." Never before has a president had such low ratings early on in his presidency, and his ratings are by several measures the most stable a president has had during his first two years in office, a time when presidents' ratings usually show a larger degree of variation.
Much of those ratings are a function of the polarized views of Trump, with Democrats giving him low ratings from day one while Republicans' ratings have remained high throughout his time in office. The 2016 campaign presaged these ratings with his low favorable ratings which included little positivity from Democrats, or independents.
But many of these patterns under Trump were in place before he took office. Polarization in presidential approval ratings began to expand under Reagan and has accelerated with each president since Clinton. And while Obama had a strong honeymoon, his support generally held in the 40s after that until his last year in office. Obama's approval rating did not increase significantly in response to a number of events between 2010 and 2015 that arguably could have produced rallies.
Given the intense polarization, the Trump wing of the GOP wants a wall. The party wants the wall. And those who don’t want it don’t like Trump anyway, so no love lost. Hence, why we could have a lengthy showdown over the border wall funding. Trump’s approval ratings aren’t the best, though it’s a different picture when you ask folks about the issues, like the economy, where the administrations scores much higher marks. Trump’s personality is unpopular, but his policies are, and that’s the pickle for the campaign and media wizards working for the GOP.
10% of 30% of a hugely bloated government isn’t a “shutdown”, it’s barely a good start.
Presidential ratings are nothing more than ‘bomb damage assessment’ by the media.
They like to check and see how much effect each week’s partisan praise (for liberals) or vilification (for Americans) had on the viewership.
He tweeted a few minutes ago that he just signed the contract for 115 more more miles of wall.
I don’t get it. is my logic wrong? It takes only 5-15% of the population to get things passed for them (Special Treatment), but when over 44% (+ I am sure) want the wall, there is a problem? The Critters are as worthless as they are, and the newer ones? God help the USA.
Trump is the first President in a very long time that sides with the citizens and the rule of law.
This in spite of all major media outlets trying to subvert President Trump. Maybe Americaneeds new mass media outlets.
One way to describe President Trump’s job approval ratings thus far is “unprecedented.” Never before has a president had such low ratings early on in his presidency, and his ratings are by several measures the most stable a president has had during his first two years in office, a time when presidents’ ratings usually show a larger degree of variation. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Lets make covfefe.
The MSM is having fits. After billions of dollars spent on prime time MSM propaganda, an attempted putsch by the combined FBI and DOJ, the PDJT flag is like old glory :
” say can you see by the dawn’s early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming,
Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight
O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there;”
And his fake news propaganda opposition, the Trump derangement syndrome ashaoles, the Resist Trump hitters like Maxine Waters, Corey Spartacus Booker, FAUXAHONTUS and others are really looking, indeed are, LUDICROUS. Collectively they have less gravitas than a donkey’s fart.
THEY CAN’T MAKE A DENT IN HIM .
And no sign of a dent, if anything they are polishing the president to a high gloss.
Take heart all you Freeper patriots, ye men and women of noble name, MERRY Christmas, know that our America will NEVER become a socialist state thanks to PDJT.
Stay your course Mr. President, and may divine providence keep you and yours.
2% of the homosexual population are transgenders, and 2% of the male population are homosexual.
Yet now it is mandatory that we play attention to the that 0.02 x 0.02 x 0.50 of the rational world.
Best election, best POTUS, evah!
Trump’s ratings are higher than Reagan’s at this point in his first term, and equal to or greater than Obama’s.
the Trump wing of the GOP wants a wall. The party wants the wall.
The party wants a wall??? Could have fooled me!
Sure didn’t act like it. Hope Trump ends up kicking
their ass along with the Rats.
I was in college in 1973 when Nixon was hounded out of office (with some justification) at the height of the anti-war movement. But that pales in comparison to the vitriol and hatred this President has received since the day he declared his candidacy. Fortunately he generally gives as good as he gets and that’s one reason I still support him.
Look at the numbers of our servicemen and women killed.
Yeah. Trump all the way.
Daily Presidential Tracking Poll
Rasmussen Reports
Monday, December 24, 2018
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/prez_track_dec24
“The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Monday shows that 46% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Trump’s job performance. Fifty-two percent (52%) disapprove.”
MAGA
Rasmussen sampling all the swamp dwellers in DC again?
bump
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