Posted on 09/11/2019 12:08:11 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Early Monday morning, Donald Trump tweeted: "94% Approval Rating in the Republican Party, a record. Thank you!"
Where the president got this specific number remains a mystery. Recent polls by YouGov put his GOP approval roughly 10 points lower, and Gallup, which has tracked Trump's popularity since he took office, puts him at 88%.
But I suppose we shouldn't be surprised that Trump used his Sharpie to round up his score. He's deeply invested in being -- or at least claiming to be -- the most popular Republican president in history. In July of 2018, he announced: "I am the most popular person in the history" of the GOP. "Beating Lincoln," Trump added. "I beat our Honest Abe."
For what it's worth, polling in the 1860s wasn't exactly reliable. But even if Trump's oft-repeated 94% number were accurate, and even if it beat Lincoln's ratings, it still wouldn't beat George W. Bush's 99% after the Sept. 11 attacks.
Why the president feels the need to embellish is already a well-spelunked psychological rabbit hole. But even ignoring his exaggerations, he is consistently hitting in the mid- to high 80s with Republicans in polling, which demands a question: Why are his actual numbers so high?
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Jonah Goldberg is all you need to know
The answer is simple....TRUMP IS ALL WE HAVE in this world!!!
Except, Jesus, of course.
Most likely internal polling... RNC questionnaire?
Trump cheats at golf too. /s
“....For what it’s worth, polling in the 1860s wasn’t exactly reliable.....”
For what it’s worth, polling in 20 teens is not exactly reliable. Remember Hillary’s landslide.......
Simple.
People like WINNING
Re: Why are Trump’s actual numbers so high?
Because he is the only “Republican” in America who can win a Presidential election.
YouGov is a British company.
Trump is the first national republican leader since Ronald Reagan who has kept his promises:
* appointing conservative judges
* cutting government regulations
* stemming illegal immigration
* standing up to China on trade
Those are the issues that matter most to me. I wish he wouldn’t get into twitter fights over trivial issues but he fights. And its been 30 years since we’ve had a Republican leader who keeps his promises and fights for them.
In the past, the president would speak daily, to the chief of staff, who would speak to the press secretary, who would speak to the press, who would speak to us. Very much like President Nixon did and President Rodam would have done. I like to think of Trump's tweets as Real News.
“Jonah Goldberg is all you need to know”
Yes, I read a few paragraphs to see if he had had a change of heart. He hasn’t. The beginning of his piece was his usual backstabbing. As far as I got.
You made it farther than I did :)
The typical Republican politician is afraid of his own shadow and says, “I am proud to work with my friends across the aisle” and then surrenders everything of substance. This leaves many Republican voters wondering why they even bothered to vote. Trump actually fights back against the left.
Who is better to lead this country than someone who loves this country, period!
To ponder such simple concepts is a difficult idea for the socialist left. WE WANT TO MANTAIN THE USA AS A GREAT NATION! Trump is trying to undo the malaise set upon us by 0bummer who loathed the USA
Nothing against the Bismark Tribune
When a former self described “GOPE influencer” like Jonah Goldberg is relegated to the Bismark Tribune, sounds like no one cares to listen to your GOPE establishment get along go along republipussy whining.
While I agree he is popular among the party, these polls are meaningless.
Hillary ‘s polls were from middle and elementary schools.
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