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President-Elect Trump job approval rating 56%
Rasmussen report ^ | January 20, 2017

Posted on 01/20/2017 6:54:08 AM PST by Sidebar Moderator

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To: Sidebar Moderator

He’s not even on the job yet but people are rating him as if he is, and his approval is rising. He’s worked harder leading up to his inauguration than Obama has his entire eight years.


21 posted on 01/20/2017 7:18:37 AM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: RegulatorCountry

Indeed.


22 posted on 01/20/2017 7:20:12 AM PST by Sidebar Moderator
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To: Sidebar Moderator

Is President-Elect a job? Does he have specific duties? How does one judge a President-Elect to judge?


23 posted on 01/20/2017 7:20:39 AM PST by FreedomGuru (Clinton a gazillion wrong moves)
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To: vette6387
They have morphed into just another propaganda element.

They always have been. It's just that this time the cat got out of the bag.

24 posted on 01/20/2017 7:24:44 AM PST by P-Marlowe (Freep mail me if you want to be on my Fingerstyle Acoustic Guitar Ping list.)
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To: FreedBird
Why do the liberal media polls say he is below 50? People will continue to doubt honesty in the big media.

Mostly because they are general public polls s. the Ras likely voter poll.

Both are interesting but mean different things.

25 posted on 01/20/2017 7:27:49 AM PST by semimojo
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To: txrefugee

Did FOX report on the Rasmussen Poll? I don’t think they did.


26 posted on 01/20/2017 7:29:42 AM PST by billyboy15
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To: Sidebar Moderator

How can he have an “approval rating” when he hasn’t started work yet?

This is mearly a favorable rating. Although 56% is low for an incoming President, it’s good to see Trump isn’t at the 20% level the media likes to say he’s at.


27 posted on 01/20/2017 7:35:11 AM PST by Angels27
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To: Angels27

It’s a poll of his handling of the transition duties.


28 posted on 01/20/2017 7:43:33 AM PST by Sidebar Moderator
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To: semimojo

And most people have cell phones with caller ID. So the response rate is at record lows. In the age of smartphones, polling is totally unreliable. That’s why almost all the preelection polls were wrong.


29 posted on 01/20/2017 7:47:05 AM PST by Sidebar Moderator
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To: Sidebar Moderator

Did the Russians take down freerepublic? :)


30 posted on 01/21/2017 9:13:20 PM PST by Phil V.
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To: txrefugee

My understanding is that it was President Trump’s *transition* process that got the 56% approval. These polls have all been reported nine days to Sunday and misrepresented, really by both sides.

Not sure if Rasmussen actually ran a popularity poll.

Those who ran a popularity poll had President Trump at like 38, and are accused of fake polling, over sampling Dems and Marxists. As usual.


31 posted on 01/21/2017 10:26:52 PM PST by RitaOK (Viva Christo Rey! Public Education/Academia are the farm team for more Marxists coming... infinitum.)
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To: Sidebar Moderator

I agree .. they have been more consistent.


32 posted on 01/21/2017 10:33:04 PM PST by CyberAnt (Peace through Strength)
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To: FreedBird

They are actually trying to drive down President Trump’s approval rating, and also to keep it down. They do not want him climbing in the *popular* vote. They do not want him over 50.

To answer back, we poll other elements, that are not popularity based, like his “transition procedure” for approval, or his nominee selections, or any other positive example that will draw better numbers, with which we can answer back. A political game.


33 posted on 01/21/2017 10:33:08 PM PST by RitaOK (Viva Christo Rey! Public Education/Academia are the farm team for more Marxists coming... infinitum.)
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To: Sidebar Moderator

More like they UNDER sample republicans and over sample dems and independents to get their result. same as the polling during the primaries and presidential campaign.


34 posted on 01/21/2017 10:53:42 PM PST by snarkytart
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To: Avalon Memories

Polls can be trustworthy if honestly conducted and you realize their limitations. The trouble is the leftist media are the ones conducting them and there is your problem with polls right there.


35 posted on 01/21/2017 11:00:36 PM PST by xp38
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To: Sidebar Moderator
Any poll result pushed by the Lamestream Media (Ministry of Propaganda) should be adjusted at least 5-10 points in Trump's favor. After doing that, the figures will more accurately reflect objective reality.

At this point, the cooked-in Media slant is patently obvious to almost everyone. Thus, the People recognize the fact that the Establishment and Left (but I repeat myself) are routinely and fervently attempting to undermine—in any feeble way they can—this Revolution and its President.

The diabolical schemes of the Enemy didn't work before the 2016 election (though it did have an effect), and it won't work now that President Trump has taken office (though it will have an effect)...

It is the President's job—and ours—to convince more and more of the People—by both word and deed—to join this movement and share in its fruits.

36 posted on 01/21/2017 11:13:30 PM PST by sargon (LS sez: "The Uniparty Establishment has NO idea what's about to hit them!")
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To: Sidebar Moderator

Polls polls polls. If the sampling is more in line with reality, then this could be more accurate. The ABC poll and CNN poll were doing their bogus sampling they were doing during the campaign. We all know DJT approvals are higher then what they’re reporting. I think we need to stop worrying about polls regardless.


37 posted on 01/22/2017 12:36:13 AM PST by snarkytart
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To: snarkytart

Damn the polls, just do what’s right.


38 posted on 01/22/2017 12:36:49 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: Sidebar Moderator

Who really cares what his approval rating is so soon after being sworn in. Give it all time.


39 posted on 01/22/2017 1:48:01 AM PST by Eleutheria5 (“If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
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To: Sidebar Moderator

I posted this last year, when our Never Trumpsters were flooding Free Republic with fake polls daily/weekly.

They lied then, and they are still lying!


Many of the so called pollsters have been Democrat Operatives for decades going back to when they predicted Carter would beat Reagan.

Pollsters today are like the buggy whip makers in the early 1900’s, facing economic devastation because they can’t poll many people. They are in a losing battle with social media and cell phones.

Now, they are trying to compete with cell phones, social media and the problem of less landline phones.

More and more people on both ends of the age spectrum do not have landline phones. They only have cell phones.

Does anyone with a cell phone ever answer any unknown numbers and specifically any 800 #’s?
Probably not.

We use no more robocalls on our two land lines. Zero pollsters have gotten through since we started using no more robocalls, 2 plus years ago.

None of our voting age relatives have received a call from any pollster this election. That is 20+ Trump voters.

Then, there is this on social media versus polls:
Social Media Patterns Show Trump Is Looking at a Landslide Victory

Gateway Pundit ^ | Aug 7th, 2016 | Jim Hoft
Posted on 8/7/2016, 8:32:37 AM by detective

Current polls show the race for President is much tighter than it really is. Ann Coulter warned us years ago in her bestseller Slander that Democrats and the liberal media always use polls to manipulate and discourage conservatives from voting. Thanks to social media there is more and more evidence that the polls are way off and if things stay as they are, Trump will win in a landslide!

It’s evident that, Hillary has a hard time filling a Union Hall or high school gym while Trump regularly turns people away from his stadium and arena venues.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3457347/posts


A final question have you or any Trump voters, you know, actually been polled this year?


40 posted on 01/22/2017 7:19:32 AM PST by Grampa Dave (The deadliest Islamic terror cell Ameerica has ever faced, left office, 20 Jan 2017!!)
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