Quinnipiac Poll: Trump Slump Continues

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Source: Quinnipiac University

American voters give President Donald Trump a negative 35 - 57 percent job approval, with negative approval among men and white voters, leaving him below former President Barack Obama's worst approval rating, a negative 38 - 57 percent in 2013, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released today.

President Trump is behind among key elements of his base:
Men disapprove 51 - 39 percent;
Republicans approve 79 - 14 percent;
White voters disapprove 48 - 43 percent.

American voters' opinions of some of Trump's personal qualities are mostly negative:
61 - 34 percent that he is not honest;
55 - 40 percent that he does not have good leadership skills;
57 - 39 percent that he does not care about average Americans;
66 - 29 percent that he is not level-headed;
64 - 33 percent that he is a strong person;
60 - 35 percent that he is intelligent;
61 - 34 percent that he does not share their values.

Read more: https://poll.qu.edu/national/release-detail?ReleaseID=2448

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1. intelligent? good grief, he makes shrub look like einstein by comparison!

[NewJeffCT]

3. I think the polls mean that 35% think he's intelligent

and 60% do not?

I think the big difference between Trump and W on intelligence is that Trump thinks he is smarter than the generals, while W at least knew he wasn't a genius.

[StevieM]

18. You are mistaken. Re-read the poll and you will see. I was just on the phone with my father talking

about this.

60 percent think he is intelligent, with only 35 percent realizing he is not.

I understand how incredible that figure is and why it is hard to imagine. But it is the truth. 3 out of 5 Americans believe that Donald Trump is an intelligent person.

[captain queeg]

30. trump somehow believes he is smarter than everyone

"I'm president and you're not".

He's functionally illiterate, can't form a full sentence to save his soul, and has a vocabulary of less than 300 words. I've seen some convincing analysis that he has dementia or early Alzheimer's.

W acted the buffoon, and I guess he was, but I read he actually had a high IQ. Its hard for me to believe that, but he did have a modicum of empathy, unlike the Trumpster. Its a sorry state of affairs when you can look back fondly at W's ruinous years.

[Doreen]

4. Hell, he makes ME look like Einstein and I am ADHD and learning disabled!

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5. einstein had adhd

you're more like einstein than you realize

[Doreen]

6. You have me laughing.

I had forgotten that he had ADHD. I am just amazed that some people say trump is intelligent.....NOT!

[RKP5637]

13. There are also questions about his performance at Wharton and his lies. Most really smart people do

not go around talking about how smart they are, it just shows. For Trump, he acts like a buffoon.

[DownriverDem]

8. So true

I hate to say it, but you are correct. Also I can't believe that he can paint. Who knew?

[Lanius]

21. Honestly, I never thought we'd have a president who'd make Shrub sound intelligent by comparison!

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22. or, even more amazingly, almost competent by comparison!

[OldHippieChick]

2. His sanity is the biggest negative.

It's only at 29% which means even his base is starting to question

[Eugene]

7. Only 61% think he's not honest?

Not high enough by far.

Trump may be intelligent but intellectually lazy.
Other than that, these polls sound reasonable.

I still find the ~33% who believe in Trump disturbing.

[DownriverDem]

12. 33%

They are the ones who want abortion rights repealed Then there are the dumb ones who don't realize that the programs trump & the repubs will eliminate they will need too.

[Juliusseizure]

16. Nixon's approval rating 44% during Watergate

as I recall. It went down to 24% when he resigned, but not until then.

I think some people may answer polls knowing they'll be public but privately believe something else.

[unblock]

24. there's probably some truth to lying to pollsters, but the incentives go both ways.

so it's not clear that this biases the polls one way or the other.

[notdarkyet]

9. Wait till the polls come out after they pass their new and improved health are bill,

Which they are working on. They will pass a draconian piece of shit that will hurt millions so they
Can give more tax cuts to the already extremely wealth. After all the townhalls, if Repubs go through with this, well...they ain't seen nothing yet.

[GWC58]

29. Then their thinking must be

"If we can get away with this and they still vote us back we'll really get to work!"

[William Seger]

10. Not a good position to be in when the Russian shit hits the fan (nt)

[NRaleighLiberal]

11. as Chubby Checker sang (sorta), "How Low Can He Go"???

[BumRushDaShow]

14. WTF?

60 - 35 percent that he is intelligent;

And no, it was not cited or worded incorrectly either! I went to the link and looked up the question and results -

TREND: Would you say that Donald Trump - is intelligent, or not?

____________Yes__No___DK/NA

Apr 04, 2017____60___35____5
Mar 22, 2017____59___36____5
Mar 07, 2017____64___32____4
Feb 22, 2017____58___38____4
Feb 07, 2017____65___31____4
Jan 26, 2017____65___32____3
Jan 10, 2017____68___27____5
Nov 22, 2016____74___21____4

The one hilarious question in the poll was the one about Turtle -

TREND: Is your opinion of Mitch McConnell favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

_____________Fav_Unfav_HvntHrd_REF

Apr 04, 2017_____14___47____37____2
Feb 07, 2017_____20___40____38____2

and that is vs Schumer who was 25 (Fav), 36 (Unfav), 38 (HvntHrd), 1 (Ref)

Pelosi was 30, 47, 21, 2 vs Ryan 28, 52, 18, 2

[aeromanKC]

15. Trump is intelligent

in that he knows how to manipulate people, and control the narrative. Just look at he very first thing he did when he ran for President. He knows he is a sexual predator so what did he do before anybody started talking about HIS perversions. He assaulted Hillary and told her she better be careful if she went "there" knowing who she is married to. That bought him about 6 months and by then it was over. He could now go out on 5th Ave. He manipulates and controls the narrative like a master.

[rockfordfile]

17. No I don't think so

It may work on the far right idiots. Trump is a crook.

[Tatiana]

19. The number that stands out: 79% of Republicans support this moron.

That's why he's sitting in the WH today.

Almost 80% of Republicans approve of this disastrous traitor.

How can you negotiate or reach a consensus with people like that?

We need to have a strong presence on the left to seriously counteract these wingnuts in the public and legislative sphere. No more of this centrist BS. And I say this as a fairly center-left person.

[HockeyMom]

20. At least my Republican husband has some sense

Always votes Party line, but when your wife was stalked by a young Trump, is that enough reason to NOT vote for the Creep? Yep. We have our political issues, but when it hits home? Nope. Our entire family knows of my encounter with "The" (emphasis) Donald. I do not equate him with a human male, but a Thing.

Understatement that we New Yorkers know him the best.

[Lanius]

23. I wonder if Republicans support Drumpf because they think he's doing a good job, or if it's to

spite the libruls, homos, sinners, elitists, media, etc. they hate so much?

[KewlKat]

25. last one out of the WH please flush the toilet.

[meadowlark5]

26. It's funny how people confuse being an asshole with being strong

Just because you can shout and be rude and have no filter, no decorum does not translate to strength of character.

And intelligent in what fucking way???? He has shown nothing to me that looks like intelligence on any matter he's been dealing with.

[madokie]

27. we've got earth worms in our yard that are smarter than him

[yortsed snacilbuper]

31. Earth Worms serve a purpose,

trump doesn't.

[madokie]

32. Without a doubt

[kimbutgar]

28. The intelligence thing really brothers me

I work as a sub teacher and I worked with 4th graders today who have a better vocabulary and are more articulate than chump.