A new polling low for Trump: Just 16 percent like his conduct as president

[mcar]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/08/29/a-new-polling-low-for-trump-just-16-percent-like-his-conduct-as-president/?hpid=hp_hp-more-top-stories_fix-poll-1130am%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.fa64bdf69f22

Polling Donald Trump is one of the most difficult and confusing exercises in modern politics. In Trump, we have a guy who won the presidency by surprisingly beating the polls in key Rust Belt states, of course. We also have a guy who maintains the loyalty of his base despite major flaws that this base readily acknowledges. As I wrote in June 2016, nearly half of Trump supporters — 46 percent — said one or more of the following: He had made a racist comment, was prejudiced and/or was unqualified to be president. Not half of all voters; half of his supporters.

Pew asked American adults how they felt about Trump's conduct in office: Whether they “liked” it, had “mixed feelings” or “didn't like it.” It won't surprise you to see about 6 in 10 (58 percent) don't like it; that tracks with the number of Americans who disapprove of Trump overall. The other two pieces of the pie are where things get interesting. According to Pew, another 25 percent of American adults say they have “mixed feelings,” and just 16 percent “like” it. Only about 1 in 6 voters say they like the way Trump has conducted himself as president.

Even among Republicans and GOP-leaning voters, just 34 percent “like” Trump's conduct. About 1 in 5 (19 percent) say they don't like it, and a plurality of 46 percent say they have “mixed feelings.”

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. One of these two things is of paramount importance to middle class white cons

racism

lowering taxes on billionaires

Because the GOP offers nothing else to their voters.

[mcar]

7. I know which one I think it is

[yardwork]

8. Trump's racism is a feature, not a bug.

His followers, rich and poor, like his racism.

[Eliot Rosewater]

9. Oh yes, it is why they love him. They love Paul Ryan because Paul is going to take

their Medicare, Medicaid and SS money and hand it to billionaires.

He has SAID he wants to do that, and they love him.

[yardwork]

11. The billionaire racists love it best of all.

That kind of monetary incentive buys a lot of disinformation, fake news, and propaganda to fool people with.

I'm really worried about the country.

[Eliot Rosewater]

12. Worried? WAy past that, I am certain of two things

a. if he is impeached, mass killings will occur

b. if he is impeached, Pence will carry out the nightmare we are all afraid of starting with decimating the government, Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, Welfare, voting rights, etc.

We cant avoid any of this, our shot at avoiding this was ... ...

oops, cant talk about that

[yardwork]

13. I saw a bumper sticker the other day..... never mind.

[bronxiteforever]

10. You forgot nuclear war, "fire and fury"

At least they got that going for them (Bill Murray Caddyshack voice off)

[ffr]

2. Wow! What are these 16% holding onto to still support this turd?

[Angry Dragon]

3. I really do not care how low he polls

He is the worst president in my lifetime
That is all that matters
He is the relative you do not invite for Thanksgiving

[ffr]

5. This! +1

[Angry Dragon]

6. THANK YOU

[Pope George Ringo II]

4. Tribal loyalty wins again.

Yay.