Posted on 08/02/2018 4:27:14 PM PDT by Kaslin
RUSH: Man, oh, man. How do we outdo yesterdays program? Im not sure I can top it. And, folks, I have to tell you, I was I shouldnt admit this, but I had more butterflies than usual starting about two hours before the program because Im so uncomfortable. I really am. Im uncomfortable bringing the focus on me. I have no problem when other people do it, I just (sigh) Yet Im aware what a lot of people think. Thirty years is a significant achievement. So it was (exhale) It was pressure packed, and it turned out better than I thought it was going to turn out.
We mixed everything in there. Fabulous. We had a call from the president of the United States, which now the rest of the Drive-Bys are talking about and have been since it happened. We have audio sound bites of that, and I was thinking, How do I top that? I thought maybe today Id talk about Apple and talk about golf and talk about the NFL, and just stick it to the Stick-to-the-Issues Crowd. But then I realized the Stick-to-the-Issues Crowd probably didnt like half of yesterdays show. Not disliked it, just, Okay, okay. We get it. But move on, move on.
Anyway, 30 years behind us and we move on.
Thank you all for being with us today and yesterday and for the entirety of the 30 years.
In the presidential tracking poll at Rasmussen, the president has hit 50% approval. Now, the Drive-By Media and the Democrat Party do not recognize Rasmussen. They think its an outlier or it is a polling unit that is well, biased towards Trump, maybe biased toward Republicans. But it is a poll, and its a tracking poll and its been accurate. The Rasmussen people have been doing this kind of polling for years.
They have traditionally ranked in the top five, maybe even top three, when you get to presidential election polling and daily tracking polling. Their tracking poll for today shows 50% of likely U.S. voters approve of Trumps job performance; 49% disapprove. The latest figures include 35% who strongly approve of the way Trump is performing, 41% who strongly disapprove. The presidential approval index rating is minus 6.
So I dont expect youre going to see any of this reflected much if at all in the Drive-By Media today. But I wanted to pass it on to you because theyre going to know it. They will notice it. They will process it internally. They will curse it. It will affect the way they go about reporting on Trump today. It will, if possible, ratchet up their hatred.
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RUSH: I got an email from Koko at the website. Hey, Rush, do you think its a coincidence that Trump bumps to 50% approval for the first time the day after he appears on your show? I didnt want to say it. Im trying to dial back the braggadocio. I didnt want to say it. But now that Koko has raised the possibility, how could I deny it? Its the one thing that Trump hasnt done. This was the first time hes appeared on the program. He appears on the program and bammo! He jumps up three points, maybe two, in the Rasmussen Daily Tracking poll.
Ill tell you something else: If you look at the candidates that Trump is backing
You know, on this program he said hes not sure if support for him will transfer to Republicans in the House races in November. Meaning he doesnt know what coattails hes going to have. Every Republican primary candidate that he has endorsed is winning or leading. In fact, CNN just had a little blurb on it saying, Trump-backed candidates are crushing it. So I would say that Trump has some coattails and hes going to be ratcheting up these rallies as we get close. He has another one scheduled today in Pennsylvania. This isnt over yet!
BTW, TN had RECORD GOP turnout in a non-presidential primary year.
Yeah, muh blue wave.
TN just had RECORD GOP turnout in a non-presidential primary.
“Muh blue wave.”
TN yesterday had record GOP primary turnout in a non-presidential year.
TN just had record GOP turnout in a non-presidential primary.
“Muh blue wave.”
IMO, Trump’s poll numbers are between 60-70% or higher.
TN yesterday had record GOP primary turnout in a non-presidential year.
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That’s a very good sign.
Yes we are, and one day we won’t. And there is going to be a massive empty space on the radio dial.
I agree that the numbers do not make any sense. If he is more popular with blacks and Latinos than in 2016, and I have not seen any credible information showing he has lost the support of his base, then he has to be at about 52-56% approval rate.
The news media still acts as though when they say something is true, then it is true. But, they never leave their bubble of leftists. From morning to evening, they surround themselves with left-leaning people, and then act surprised when others do not agree with them. We must all be deplorables according to their logic.
I agree that the numbers do not make any sense. If he is more popular with blacks and Latinos than in 2016, and I have not seen any credible information showing he has lost the support of his base, then he has to be at about 52-56% approval rate.
The news media still acts as though when they say something is true, then it is true. But, they never leave their bubble of leftists. From morning to evening, they surround themselves with left-leaning people, and then act surprised when others do not agree with them. We must all be deplorables according to their logic.
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