Posted on 03/20/2025 1:21:21 AM PDT by Libloather
Nearly two months into his second term, President Donald Trump’s approval rating matches his all-time high.
Congressional Republicans also enjoy record ratings, while views of congressional Democrats tumble near an all-time low, according to the latest Fox News Poll.
Half of voters, 49%, approve of the job Trump is doing as president, matching his high from April 2020. That’s also better than at the same point in his first term (43% approved in March 2017). He is at high marks among key groups, including women, Black voters and voters under age 30. (For reference, in January, a 52% majority of voters approved of the job Trump was doing handling the presidential transition.)
Nine in 10 Republicans approve of Trump, while the same number of Democrats disapprove. Six in 10 Independents disapprove of his job performance.
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News across the aisle isn’t as rosy. For Democrats in Congress, 66% disapprove of the job they are doing, with only 30% approving — nearly matching their record low of 29% approval in November 2013. The current 36-point deficit represents a marked decline from the 23-point difference in October 2023, the last time the question was asked (37% approve, 60% disapprove), and the high of +10 in April 2009 (50-40%).
The boost to the GOP approval is primarily attributable to more Republicans backing their party today (88%) than in October 2023 (54%). Again, the partisan contrast is striking, as only 49% of Democrats approve of their party’s lawmakers today vs. 74% in 2023.
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There’s always seppuku.
I don’t think it’s a good idea for us to rest on our laurels. The Republican BRAND is up, but there are milquetoast Republicans hitching their wagons to the brand to get votes and support. There’s an illusion of choice here. The reality is if you actually broke up the parties based on issues that matter, we’re probably more of a coalition than a unified party.
I find that there are far more pro-Constitution, pro-American people in this country than those who want to necessarily identify as big-R “Republican.” Republicans still have a brand problem that needs to be fortified and centralized around the ideas of Judeo-Christian ethic and small-r republicanism based on the work of Plato, for example.
More Americans want limited government, Christianity in the public sphere, and an economically and militarily powerful America than those who want to necessarily identify by party politics. Our Founders warned us about parties for a reason. We should be espousing ideas and policies that strengthen us as a nation, galvanizing us around ethics and morality instead of partisan issues.
“are far more pro-Constitution, pro-American people in this country than those who want to necessarily identify as big-R “Republican.” “
Talk about hitting the nail on the head you stated exactness for some of us, in over 50 years I have never said I was a “republican” and will die before I do. It’s like a stealth thing you keep to yourself, can’t imagine ever voting for a rat/GOPe/RINO/uniparty for even a dog catcher or living in a dem area.
Republicans have passed nothing and done nothing. Easy to be popular when you’re not making any moves. Honestly, all anyone cares about starting January of 2025 is November of 2026.
The Republicans?? Those worthless POS?????? Really. Trump is basically doing this on his own. He also has a weird autistic guy who does stuff too but that’s basically it. Trump and an autistic guy against the world.
“There’s always seppuku.”
Between hiring Hogg as one of their reps and a new poll saying that a majority think that AOC best represents Dem core values, that may be exactly what they’re doing...
The rat strategy is working - for Republicans...
There is a new party. The Trump party. Republicans be damned. Republicans have been total idiots for decades.
Yes, simply having an R after the name is no guarantee that one is a loyal or useful ally of the Trump administration. We should all be well aware by now that there are numerous craven republicans out there feeding off Trump’s current popularity.
And this is from the Fox News poll, which has consistently been among the most biased polls against Trump.
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