****Trump approval sinks to a new low of 34% in Quinnipac poll ****

[DemocratSinceBirth]

59 - 36 percent that he is not honest;
58 - 39 percent that he does not have good leadership skills;
58 - 40 percent that he does not care about average Americans;
62 - 35 percent that he is a strong person;
57 - 40 percent that he is intelligent;
64 - 33 percent that he does not share their values.


https://poll.qu.edu/national/release-detail?ReleaseID=2462

[LOL Lib]

1. Ouch!

2Scoops gone be mad mad!

[meadowlark5]

2. The one that constantly amazes me with the other poor numbers is

62% think he's a strong person and 57% think he's intelligent? How do those numbers jive?

[mountain grammy]

12. I know, right?

I think they left out the "not" as in not strong and not intelligent, because he's obviously neither.

[Kleveland]

17. As Les Mcann said in his song...

"Trying to make it real compared to what?"

Compared to his unwashed, uninformed, uneducated base he probably seems like a genius to them.

"Yup Jethro, that Mr. president, he gots them good wurds, and a some smart brains!".

"S-h-h-h-h-e-e-e-h-i-t".

[meadowlark5]

24. "He's got smarts reeeel goood"

[MFM008]

3. 60 percent

Think he's a fat useless toad.

[dixiegrrrrl]

6. Well...he IS...

[MFM008]

25. Lol

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. He's approaching Nixonian levels.

Ol' Dick finally hit about 26%, but that was after the hearings and the disclosure of the "smoking gun" tape. Dolt 45 will get there eventually, I think.

[NewJeffCT]

8. I think W was in the high 20s towards the end as well

or maybe when Democrats swept into power in 2006?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

11. Useful tool

http://www.gallup.com/poll/116677/presidential-approval-ratings-gallup-historical-statistics-trends.aspx

[Awsi Dooger]

13. Bush dropped to about 40% after Katrina in 2005 and then plummeted in 2008

Nothing prior to Katrina really dented him. After Katrina his numbers lingered in mostly the upper 30s until April 2008 when he briefly dropped below 30%. I remember it well because I took advantage and bet the Democratic nominee to win the presidency at that point at favorable rate.

Then the stock market collapse in the fall plummeted Bush to lows not seen in decades. I'm not sure of his low water mark but I know it was in the 20s for weeks. I pressed up my wager. Obviously at that point Obama was already the nominee, unlike April with my initial wager.

This stuff depends where you shop. The consensus approval numbers will not place Trump anywhere near 34%. It's like the averaging of political polls.

The problem right now with the number going lower is that Trump is in the very early stages of his presidency, unlike Nixon in 1973-74 or Bush in 2006-08. Republicans are going to be extremely stubborn in believing the allegations and abandoning him. It would likely require a smoking gun, if not several of them.

If he gets by this Comey testimony there is actually quite a bit of room for an upward bounce. As always I'm viewing this as a handicapper and gambler, not a blatant partisan. I realize that is not always popular on specialized message boards.

[sandensea]

9. Nixonian, and Dubya-esque.

[PearliePoo2]

5. Isn't that the lowest they have ever had him?

On Gallup, he's flat-lined at 38% approval for the last two days. (still WAY too high)

[renate]

7. I wonder whether the rest of the world knows about these poll numbers

Do they dislike us for our president, like they did when it was W, or do they know that most people here feel the way they do?

[onecent]

10. YES Yes Yes!!!

[Kaleva]

14. Closing in on the 'Sucks Ass' point.

[geek tragedy]

15. even if it has a sizeable 3-4 point lean against Tr*mp

That would still be 37-38 approve vs 53-54% disapprove.

[StevieM]

16. It is amazing that 57 percent think he is intelligent. Only 40 percent realize he isn't.

That is actually an improvement from a couple months ago when it was more like 59-36.

People think that because he is wealthy he must be smart.

[lambchopp59]

18. Just checked the "Fox News" poll, that's where they put Trump's "approval" ratings

Of course their polls are right-wing slanted, Rasmussen is even worse with their Trump "approval" at 46%

[caballojm]

19. Who is this 9% who don't know?

And WTH is wrong with them?

[GallopingGhost]

21. My thoughts exactly!

I THINK a leopard is eating my face, but I'm not SURE my face is being eaten! I'm going to wait until the leopard rips off a limb and shreds my intestines; then I'll know!

[louis-t]

22. 9% are the people in my office who won't admit

they made a mistake and still give you a weak "let's wait and see" when you ask "how's that wall coming along?" or "what happened to the 30 day plan to destroy ISIS?" Or "are you tired of winning yet?"

[progressoid]

23. Exactly. n/t

[louis-t]

20. C'mon 20s! I predicted he would be in the 20s by end of June.

C'monnnnn 20s!

[StevieM]

26. I am not celebrating. This poll shows that 46 percent of Dems have a favorable opinion of Jim Comey.

That is terrifying.

This guy rigged the last election. Over and over again he illegitimately interfered to damage the Democratic nominee.

What does he care if Trump is taken down? The GOP took back the White House, Hillary was totally humiliated and Neil Gorsuch is on the Supreme Court.

[oasis]

27. Comey's testimony will hasten Trump's downward spiral.