Poll: Optimism in Direction of Country Hits 11-Year High Under Trump

brietbart ^ | 05/11/2018 | John Nolte

[ChicagoConservative27]

A poll released by the far-left CNN shows that optimism about the direction of the country under President Trump has hit an 11-year high of 57 percent. The last time this same poll registered a number that high was in January 2007. This includes 40 percent of Democrats, which is a leap of 15 points from just last month. Only 40 percent say things are going badly.

Also of note is that CNN polled a random sample of adults. Polls that screen for registered or likely voters generally produce a more favorable result for Trump. This poll is a good example. While Trump’s job approval rating sits at 41 percent with all adults, when CNN’s polling firm (SSRS) screened for registered voters, the president’s job approval rating jumped to 44 percent.

The fact that 57 percent of Americans are expressing optimism about the direction of the country is a very big deal and bodes well for Republicans in the upcoming midterm election. What’s more, if the number holds, it is a very good sign Trump will be re-elected despite his own personal job approval ratings.

What we are seeing with Trump’s job approval number appears to be the exact opposite of what we saw with former President Barack Obama. While Americans were much less satisfied with the direction of the country under Obama (pessimism climbed steadily throughout his first term), his approval ratings always seemed to defy gravity. This, I think, had to do with the establishment media’s constant cheerleading for Obama, as well as the 44th president’s demeanor.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

[Obama's] approval ratings always seemed to defy gravity. This, I think, had to do with the establishment media’s constant cheerleading for Obama, as well as the 44th president’s demeanor.

Nolte, I guess you can't see the elephant in the room. Obama had a great suntan. That's all that mattered.

[laplata]

If we get out the vote, encourage people to vote and keep fired up, it will be a Red Wave and a Blue Ripple.

[FreedBird]

Score: Trump 100 Opposition 0

[Salvavida]

When will we attack the public school indoctrination centers, and produce conservative youth?

If we start now, we can have voters by the end of DJT's run.

[Pride in the USA]

YES!

[NohSpinZone]

Or they cooked the books on the polls, which I am very sure happened.

[FLT-bird]

Everybody can see the economy is truly recovering for the first time since the start of the Great Recession.

[heterosupremacist]

My first glance ~ I though it was a thread about "Country Hits" meaning the Country Music Industry. D'OH!

[MNJohnnie]

as well as the 44th president’s demeanor skin color... For many people in the USA they did not want to say anything critical and be called "racist"

[Know et al]

Ah, but improving the economy is an impeachable offense to the dimocrats!

[Crucial]

I think this is proof most people agree with conservatism. It just that many are afraid of what crazy, tyrannical liberals will do to them if they publicly agree with it.

[Spiridon]

I think economic conditions drive poll numbers and there’s good feelings about the economy now.

[wildbill]

That blue wave is looking more like a blue backwash right now