Enough with the tweets

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BY LINDSAY WISE AND SEAN COCKERHAM
McClatchy Washington Bureau

Nearly two-thirds of Americans find President Donald Trump’s use of Twitter is reckless and distracting, according to a new nationwide McClatchy-Marist poll.

The poll found 65 percent of registered voters nationwide disapproved of Trump’s tweeting, while 25 percent found it effective and informative.

And despite Trump’s frequent blasts at the media, which he terms the enemy, the poll found that most voters trust their favorite news source over Trump, by a margin of 67 percent to 29 percent ...

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article134849184.html

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1. Crucial group of Americans like stands, not him

FEB. 26, 2017, 7:43 A.M.
David Lauter

... a new nationwide survey by NBC News and the Wall St. Journa ... confirms ... Trump starts his administration with less support than any president in the seven decades of presidential polling. Asked if they approve or disapprove of the job Trump is doing, 44% approve, 48% disapprove. No previous president has begun his tenure with a net negative job approval.

Trump has held onto the support of his ardent backers. At the other end of the spectrum, he gets almost no approval from Democrats. In the middle, the poll found, are many Americans -- just over a third of those polled -- who either voted for Trump with reservations, voted for a third party candidate or did not vote at all in 2016.

Just over half of that group gives Trump positive marks, the poll found. Their support is enough, currently, to keep Trump's standing from collapsing, and holding them is likely key to his future ...


http://www.latimes.com/politics/washington/la-na-essential-washington-updates-crucial-group-of-americans-like-trump-s-1488123150-htmlstory.html

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2. Nearly half say ties harmful to US

BY MARK HENSCH - 02/24/17 11:12 AM EST

About half of registered voters view President Trump’s ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin as harmful to the U.S., according to a new poll.

Forty-eight percent say the pair’s relationship is mostly bad for the U.S. in the McClatchy-Marist survey released Friday. Thirty-nine percent say it is largely good for the U.S., while 14 percent remain unsure.

Pollsters also found 20 percent believe Trump has had illegal dealings with Putin, while 28 percent think the two leaders have had dealings that are unethical but not illegal ...

http://thehill.com/policy/international/russia/320996-poll-nearly-half-say-trump-putin-bond-bad