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https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/12/18/1724830/-Trump-s-leadership-has-made-Americans-deeply-pessimisticTrump's leadership has made Americans deeply pessimistic
By Kerry Eleveld
Monday Dec 18, 2017 · 8:31 PM EST
Americans are broadly pessimistic about the country's direction under the leadership of Donald Trump, according to a new poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The AP writes:
Just three in 10 Americans said the United States is heading in the right direction, and 52 percent said the country is worse off since Trump became president worrisome signs both for the White House and Republicans heading into a midterm election year where control of Congress will be at stake.
Along with the 23 percent who think Trump has kept his promises, another 30 percent think he has tried and failed and 45 percent think he hasnt kept them at all.
In a second AP-NORC poll conducted this month, Trumps job approval rating sits at just 32 percent, making him the least popular first-year president on record. A quarter of Republicans say theyre among those who disapprove of the president.
Along with the 23 percent who think Trump has kept his promises, another 30 percent think he has tried and failed and 45 percent think he hasnt kept them at all.
In a second AP-NORC poll conducted this month, Trumps job approval rating sits at just 32 percent, making him the least popular first-year president on record. A quarter of Republicans say theyre among those who disapprove of the president.
Even among Republicans, only 50 percent believe Trump has made good on the pledges he made on the campaign trail.
And check out how the Trump's numbers compare to President Obama.
Just 25 percent of Americans think the country is better off since Trump took office and only 20 percent say they personally are doing better.
By contrast, an AP-NORC poll conducted a year ago found that Americans were more likely to think the country had become better off over the course of Barack Obamas presidency than worse off, 46 percent to 33 percent.
By contrast, an AP-NORC poll conducted a year ago found that Americans were more likely to think the country had become better off over the course of Barack Obamas presidency than worse off, 46 percent to 33 percent.
On the bright side, the national news is so dismal that Americans seem more invested in the localities where they live.
The deep-seated pessimism about the president and national politics doesnt extend to local communities. Overall, about half of Americans said they feel optimistic about their local communities. And that feeling is shared across the political spectrum: 55 percent of Democrats and 50 percent of Republicans feel optimistic about the way things are going locally
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Trump's leadership has made Americans deeply pessimistic (Original Post)
babylonsister
Dec 2017
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janterry
(4,429 posts)1. Also pessimistic about politics
I used to think my voice and my opinions counted. Honestly, I feel so removed from this mess - no one cares what I think (look at this stupid tax bill that no one likes).
I'll still vote, and I still try to care. But my heart is not in any of this. I am deeply pessimistic. My only hope is Mueller - and if I had to bet, at this point - I'd say Trump stays in power because no one cares what Mueller finds . The republicans will hold on because it's power - corruption (even treason) be damned.
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)2. drumpf is NOT a leader and never will be.
JHB
(37,160 posts)3. Two polar opposite words right there...
"Trump" and "leadership".
kentuck
(111,101 posts)4. I think it is worse than pessimism.
There is fear, paranoia, and depression mixed in the brew.
babylonsister
(171,070 posts)5. Yes, yes, and yes.
We know what they're about to do to us, and we are powerless to stop it.