Posted on 11/06/2017 3:01:33 PM PST by Oshkalaboomboom
The Washington Post's latest national survey is chock full of dreadful news for President Trump and the White House. Right in line with most other polling, the data set shows Trump's approval rating is in the high 30's -- which is historically terrible for a president at this stage of his first term in office. The internals on leadership qualities and handling of issues are also a pile of awful. A few lowlights:
(1) Overall approval: (37/59) or (-22)
(2) Nearly two-thirds (65 percent) of voters say he's accomplished "little or nothing" in office thus far.
(3) Despite strong economic numbers, he's nine points underwater (44/53) on the issue, sitting at (26/70) on healthcare, (28/70) on race relations, and (43/55) on terrorism.
(4) Roughly six-in-ten (59 percent) say Trump is not a strong leader, with lopsided majorities voters saying he's dishonest and lacks the temperament to effectively serve as president.
(5) Sixty-two percent of respondents say the president doesn't understand the struggles of people like them, and nearly as many say he's not a good dealmaker.
If these dreadful statistics look familiar, they should. Trump found himself in similarly poor shape on election day, based on vast exit polling conducted among the voters who...elected him. Go back and juxtapose some of the statistics listed above to the 2016 exits; it's really quite striking. So perhaps it shouldn't feel quite so remarkable that in spite of his atrocious standing in WaPo's figures -- and despite her exhausting and obnoxious efforts to foster a national climate of buyers' remorse -- Trump is deadlocked with Hillary in the survey's hypothetical rematch. They may despise him by heavy margins, ma'am, but they'll never be into you:
Trump has the worst approval rating of any POTUS at this point ever & Hillary *still* couldn't beat him in an election do-over. Incredible. pic.twitter.com/E6KDEWilSg
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) November 6, 2017 Buried lede: Despite Trump's dismal numbers, he'd still tie Clinton if election was held again today. https://t.co/UkPwKPgDh9 — Josh Kraushaar (@HotlineJosh) November 5, 2017
As for Democrats beyond 'Crooked H,' their substantial early lead on the 2018 generic Congressional ballot vanishes into a statistical tie among likely voters who turned out in the last midterm cycle:
New ABC/WaPo poll: Democratic advantage in 2018 midterm preference fades to insignificance among most likely voters. https://t.co/RCGegK3xxZ pic.twitter.com/i8qTaEVq2A — ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) November 6, 2017
The Democratic base may be more motivated to show up next year than they were in 2010 or 2014 (when the current dynamics were reversed) but their party shouldn't take that for granted. By the same token, the GOP shouldn't bank on a right-slanted midterm electorate either. Also, asked whether the (shambolic) Democratic Party has a positive agenda and vision for the future, or if they're just knee-jerk Trump critics, America's verdict isn't exactly inspiring:
WaPo poll (D+8) brutal for Trump, but he's still tied in a hypothetical do-over w/ HRC. And Dems seen as reflexive/unproductive critics: pic.twitter.com/h9tobQA8tq — Guy Benson (@guypbenson) November 6, 2017
But hey, sneering at prayer in the wake of ghastly mass shootings -- especially one at a church, apparently perpetrated by an atheist targeting Christians -- in pursuit of partisan "solutions" should definitely help turn things around. Either that, or just keep smearing the other party's voters as bloodthirsty racists. Everything's going great, guys.
I dont care if his fake news polling is 1%, Dummycraps still have no one close to beating him.
these are the same polls that showed that Clinton was going to win in a walk. I guess they never get tired of their rigged propaganda polls.
WaPo = A Whale of Poo
Don’t believe these Lying Leftist Media outlets that proved themselves during the 2016 campaign to be operatives of the DNC and intentional liars. They are presumed to be lying and we should presume what they publish is a lie. The presumption can only be rebutted with the outlet providing clear and convincing evidence they are not lying.
I trust Whale of Poo and their stupid polls as far as I can throw them.
Amazon Post syndicated by Salem Never Trumpers
Zzzz
Amazon Post syndicated by Salem Never Trumpers
Zzzz
D+8 poll ... lol
trash.
Correct for that and the numbers are exactly where they were on election day.
Always 2 things to remember when reading poll numbers....who’s doing the poll & who are they polling.
Total BS I doubt that any Trump voters don’t thing he is doing what they want
Just rolling back all of Obama’s Exec Orders and a booming economy is plenty so far
Lets see how accurate their polls are tomorrow night. Optimism is soaring but most people hate President Trump? I say BS.
People who follow the MSM wouldn’t know what he’s accomplished because they don’t report it.
What should we do? This is a tragedy of monumental proportions. Abandon all hope! Send money to the DNC now! This outrage must end.
Wait.
I LOVE me some Donald. Best President EVER!!!
Don't much care what anybody else thinks. I got a nice cup of kiss my ass they can suck on.
Which shows you how ACCURATE the current polling is on these measurements. Stock market is up, consumer and business confidence is higher than a kite, and Shrillary is not in the White House. All net positives for this nation.
The Washington comPost is garbage. Garbage polling, garbage news.
Sure, once in a while, like any pile of garbage, you'll find a shiny coin. Most of it is still garbage.
This guy is a #nevertrumper. Now why the hell does he think we would accept the results of a WaPo poll as though we believe it to be accurate?
Almost everyone I know voted for Trump and none of them have fallen away. Keep trying WaPo.
Anyvpoll from a liberal anything is BOGUS. Wonder what the internals say, 89% Democrat antifa members?
Would love to see the demographics on this poll.
Truth is, Ed Gillespie is not a very good candidate to judge Trump’s influence by. He is really a Bushite and could lose from lack of enthusiasm that he is not a real a Trumpster.
Trump endorsed him because he was wanting to make the state red.
October 23 2016:
Sunday, October 23, 2016
WASHINGTON (WABC) —
Hillary Clinton has vaulted to a double-digit lead in the inaugural ABC News 2016 election tracking poll, boosted by broad disapproval of Donald Trump on two controversial issues: His treatment of women and his reluctance to endorse the election's legitimacy.
Likely voters by a vast 69-24 percent disapprove of Trump's response to questions about his treatment of women. After a series of allegations of past sexual misconduct, the poll finds that some women who'd initially given him the benefit of the doubt have since moved away.
Fifty-nine percent of likely voters, moreover, reject Trump's suggestion that the election is rigged in Clinton's favor, and more, 65 percent, disapprove of his refusal to say whether he'd accept a Clinton victory as legitimate. Most strongly disapprove, a relatively rare result.
All told, Clinton leads Trump by 12 percentage points among likely voters, 50 to 38 percent, in the national survey, her highest support and his lowest to date in ABC News and ABC News/Washington Post polls. Gary Johnson has 5 percent support, Jill Stein 2 percent.
The results mark a dramatic shift from Clinton's +4 points in the last ABC/Post poll Oct. 13. That survey was conducted after disclosure of an 11-year-old videotape in which Trump crudely described his sexual advances toward women, but before the events that have followed: A series of women saying he sexually assaulted them, which Trump has denied; his continued refusal to say whether he'd accept the election's legitimacy; and the final debate, which likely voters by 52-29 percent say Clinton won.
http://abc7ny.com/politics/clinton-up-by-12-points-over-trump-in-abc-news-tracking-poll/1568931/
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.