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riversedge

(70,299 posts)
Wed Dec 27, 2017, 01:30 PM Dec 2017

Trump is only first-year president to ever lose Most Admired Man poll-- He lost to OBAMA te he..




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Trump is only first-year president to ever lose Most Admired Man poll



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By Oliver Willis | December 27, 2017

Donald Trump is the first president to lose Most Admired Man his first year in office — in the history of polling. He lost to President Barack Obama.
(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Donald Trump’s streak of receiving less support than his Democratic rivals continues in the latest edition of Gallup’s survey of the most admired man and woman in the United States.

But even worse for Trump, he has broken a record — he is the first first-year president not to be named most admired.

Trump comes in second after President Barack Obama, who he also came behind in 2015 and 2016. Obama has had a lock on most admired man since 2008. Hillary Clinton, who defeated Trump by nearly 3 million votes in the popular vote last year, has been named the most admired woman for the 16th consecutive year.

Michelle Obama is the second most admired woman in the survey, as she has been for several years.

More humiliating for Trump is that he has broken the trend in the poll’s 71-year history where a president in his first year has also been named the most admired man.

Previous first year presidents who won since 1946, the poll’s first year: Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson (won after his only presidential election win, though he was already president), Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama.

The break with history continues to underline Trump’s historic unpopularity. Unlike other White House residents, Trump received almost no bump in support after being sworn in, has never received over 50 percent support, and has lost support consistently throughout his first year.................................
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Trump is only first-year president to ever lose Most Admired Man poll-- He lost to OBAMA te he.. (Original Post) riversedge Dec 2017 OP
Totally unfair. They let the wrong people vote. You know, people who...uhh...didn't like Trump. NT Girard442 Dec 2017 #1
Trump is a big LOSER! blue neen Dec 2017 #2
with little hands and petty little "mind" riversedge Dec 2017 #9
I have a question.. pangaia Dec 2017 #3
Well, I posted the tweet and the article. Can't miss it. te he. riversedge Dec 2017 #7
I guess not.. pangaia Dec 2017 #8
I agree, and its really an annoyance. tavernier Dec 2017 #32
He's going to need another one of those ass kissing meetings ProudLib72 Dec 2017 #4
+1 dalton99a Dec 2017 #6
Ha! That deserves its own thread SCantiGOP Dec 2017 #42
That's funny! trusty elf Dec 2017 #55
FAKE NEWS!!!111!!1!!1!! workinclasszero Dec 2017 #5
LOL Scurrilous Dec 2017 #10
Trump is as popular as the flu Gothmog Dec 2017 #11
K&R stonecutter357 Dec 2017 #12
Something else for the silly man-child to throw a tantrum over perdita9 Dec 2017 #13
Fake poll! Fake news! Sad. sinkingfeeling Dec 2017 #14
and melania tied for 7th behind DrDan Dec 2017 #15
Melania has little merit. Obviously there only because of tRump name & tRumpanzees. Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2017 #17
the only thing Melania excels in is gold digging Skittles Dec 2017 #19
And not fooled Dec 2017 #37
I want to know who admires a gold-digging trophy wife? TeamPooka Dec 2017 #21
Heather Mills Orange Free State Dec 2017 #23
1% of the vote - not many admire her DrDan Dec 2017 #24
tRump worst President ever, nobody even close. . . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2017 #16
I'm convinced Trump's goal is to totally dismantle American democracy and install a regime. When RKP5637 Dec 2017 #28
Yep not fooled Dec 2017 #38
It's a horrific symbiotic relationship, and none give a damn about the country or the people other RKP5637 Dec 2017 #40
"behind the scenes"?? Scarsdale Dec 2017 #57
There are many levers of power behind the scenes. One that is obvious, is some departments RKP5637 Dec 2017 #58
I could not agree more! dgibby Dec 2017 #61
Similar thoughts here ... and I do wonder if Trump is being blackmailed by Putin, to do Putin's RKP5637 Dec 2017 #63
I'm 72, lived through the '60s, dgibby Dec 2017 #64
Same here, and I never felt this way back then. There are so many subversives in today's RKP5637 Dec 2017 #65
As he should ismnotwasm Dec 2017 #18
Oh the SAD!!!! getagrip_already Dec 2017 #20
Gallup is going to have to start a new monthly poll: Buns_of_Fire Dec 2017 #22
I Don't Trust This Poll gagarux Dec 2017 #25
President Obama was a great President duforsure Dec 2017 #26
The way we are headed, Trump will be the next Stalin or Hitler. The trends are extremely disturbing RKP5637 Dec 2017 #27
Will not happen, much too old & sickly to live long enough to make it happen, he'll be gone by 2020! FreeStateDemocrat Dec 2017 #30
The world is watching, as this ass in the WH works to tear down everything this country ever RKP5637 Dec 2017 #31
From your lips... not fooled Dec 2017 #39
I hear ya, but, hopefully, Bernie will run in 2020 and save us from this tyranny. InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2017 #33
Phew, something has to happen. I have to hand it to Trump, he tapped into the anger and RKP5637 Dec 2017 #35
You and me both!! (sigh) InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2017 #43
And not just win not fooled Dec 2017 #45
Well said!!! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2017 #47
Love it! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2017 #29
Obama KO1 Trump IluvPitties Dec 2017 #34
trump loses when the russians don't Cha Dec 2017 #36
Fake News!! SCantiGOP Dec 2017 #41
He somehow came in second? BlueTsunami2018 Dec 2017 #44
Russians. SergeStorms Dec 2017 #48
Trump (or some RICHER republiCON)...... SergeStorms Dec 2017 #46
Anyone surprised? Doitnow Dec 2017 #49
FAKE POLL!!! Lil Missy Dec 2017 #50
make sure Trumpy loses poll in Nov 2020 quartz007 Dec 2017 #51
Sad Achilleaze Dec 2017 #52
The Kremlin gremlin forgot to bot. oasis Dec 2017 #53
I laughed my ass off trixie2 Dec 2017 #54
The bald ego isn't going to like that! trusty elf Dec 2017 #56
And, at breakneck speed, Trump is heading for impeachment history too. L. Coyote Dec 2017 #59
LOL Gothmog Dec 2017 #60
i'm surprised he came in second.... spanone Dec 2017 #62

pangaia

(24,324 posts)
3. I have a question..
Wed Dec 27, 2017, 01:41 PM
Dec 2017

Why does the phrase,
"Trump is only first-year president to ever lose Most Admired Man poll," appear 6 times?

I notice this in many/most posts from twitter especially. I understand part of the reason... some people can not open the tweet links so the poster types it out, there is a headline, etc....... but.. all the others..

Not aimed at you, riversedge, but just am using your post as a good example so I figure you would know...

tavernier

(12,400 posts)
32. I agree, and its really an annoyance.
Wed Dec 27, 2017, 05:01 PM
Dec 2017

(Not the OP’s fault, btw, but just an observation)

One repetition is enough.

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
4. He's going to need another one of those ass kissing meetings
Wed Dec 27, 2017, 01:44 PM
Dec 2017

Pence: "Mr. President, you are the most gorgeous president who has ever lived. You make me want to get out of bed in the morning. You are so smart that I tremble before your magnificent intelligence. If you left us, I would commit suicide on the spot."

SCantiGOP

(13,873 posts)
42. Ha! That deserves its own thread
Wed Dec 27, 2017, 06:10 PM
Dec 2017

That cartoon might even make some of the Trumpers stop and think (if they are still capable of thought).

perdita9

(1,144 posts)
13. Something else for the silly man-child to throw a tantrum over
Wed Dec 27, 2017, 02:52 PM
Dec 2017

Twitter meltdown to begin in three, two...

DrDan

(20,411 posts)
15. and melania tied for 7th behind
Wed Dec 27, 2017, 03:00 PM
Dec 2017

Hillary, Michelle Obama, Oprah, Elizabeth Warren, Angela Merkel, and the Queen

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,036 posts)
17. Melania has little merit. Obviously there only because of tRump name & tRumpanzees.
Wed Dec 27, 2017, 03:07 PM
Dec 2017

Where did she rank 2014? Was she even on the list? Not likely. In 2015 and 2016, tRump had already announced.

not fooled

(5,801 posts)
37. And
Wed Dec 27, 2017, 05:43 PM
Dec 2017

she comes across as if she's being held hostage.

Oh well, if I had to follow a tough act like Michelle Obama I'd probably run and hide, too.

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)
28. I'm convinced Trump's goal is to totally dismantle American democracy and install a regime. When
Wed Dec 27, 2017, 04:35 PM
Dec 2017

will Americans wake up, when they hear tanks rolling in the night looking for those not praising Trump. It's happened in other countries throughout history, why is America different ... as he works to dismantle our institutions, stack courts with RW'ers, and possibly the same for SCOTUS.

not fooled

(5,801 posts)
38. Yep
Wed Dec 27, 2017, 05:46 PM
Dec 2017

he sees himself as the next Hitler. There, I said it. But all the evidence points that way. Good thing he's a moron and loser.

But he can still do a lot of damage, especially because the kook brothers are basically running the Federal government, behind the scenes. dump gets to do his authoritarian thing and they get to do their loot and pillage thing, which he's on board with.

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)
40. It's a horrific symbiotic relationship, and none give a damn about the country or the people other
Wed Dec 27, 2017, 05:58 PM
Dec 2017

than to loot it. It's pathetic so many Americans are too stupid and/or uncaring to get what is going on. They remind me of the "good Germans" that sat around as Hitler ascended to full power, as they said it was just a fad. Imagine what is going on behind the scenes.

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
57. "behind the scenes"??
Thu Dec 28, 2017, 08:31 AM
Dec 2017

Didn't you see that disgusting display of ass kissing the gop put on for the world to see? Repulsive, money grubbing, Russia admiring gop. Lil Kim of N. Korea likely uses the footage to train his followers on how to truly bow down to greatness. He MUST have the goods on all of them, to make them carry on the way they did.

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)
58. There are many levers of power behind the scenes. One that is obvious, is some departments
Thu Dec 28, 2017, 09:11 AM
Dec 2017

of government are now operating in somewhat secrecy. Here is one example.

"Where is Trump’s Cabinet? It’s anybody’s guess. Agency heads are carrying out the Trump administration's agenda largely in secret, in many cases shielding their schedules from public view."

https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/26/trump-cabinet-agenda-secret-319046

dgibby

(9,474 posts)
61. I could not agree more!
Thu Dec 28, 2017, 01:19 PM
Dec 2017

I still think Putin effected a Coup with the help of Trump and the GOP. Dangerous times we live in.

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)
63. Similar thoughts here ... and I do wonder if Trump is being blackmailed by Putin, to do Putin's
Thu Dec 28, 2017, 01:29 PM
Dec 2017

bidding. I've never felt the US so dangerous ... The GOP functions today more like a cult than a responsible political party.


dgibby

(9,474 posts)
64. I'm 72, lived through the '60s,
Thu Dec 28, 2017, 01:53 PM
Dec 2017

was a Sr. in high school when JFK was assassinated. Things were tough then, but no one thought the country was being destroyed from within. This is much, much worse. I suspect the Russians are blackmailing Trump and some very prominent movers and shakers in the GOP, and, yes, it is a cult, and a very dangerous one, at that.

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)
65. Same here, and I never felt this way back then. There are so many subversives in today's
Thu Dec 28, 2017, 04:02 PM
Dec 2017

GOP, and many are crackpots and exceptionally stupid. And Trump is the worst president I've ever experienced. Nixon would be far far better. Today, I feel the GOP is trying to install a dictatorial regime as they destroy the country.


getagrip_already

(14,837 posts)
20. Oh the SAD!!!!
Wed Dec 27, 2017, 03:33 PM
Dec 2017

I'm sure we will hear about it on twitter once he gets wind of it. He might not know though. He mostly watches fox, and they won't carry it. It's doubtful the staff will put it in his daily media clip folder either.

Someone should tweet it to him.

Buns_of_Fire

(17,194 posts)
22. Gallup is going to have to start a new monthly poll:
Wed Dec 27, 2017, 03:45 PM
Dec 2017

"Who is the Biggest Horse's Ass in the World?" so Rumpy can get used to WINNING! again.

Perhaps he'll be nominated for "The Biggest Douche in the Universe", too.



Barring all that, give him a "participation" ribbon and a coupon for a free Big Mac.

gagarux

(24 posts)
25. I Don't Trust This Poll
Wed Dec 27, 2017, 04:15 PM
Dec 2017

The only way Trump can place as high as 2nd in any "Admiration" contest is if there are only 2 entrants.

duforsure

(11,885 posts)
26. President Obama was a great President
Wed Dec 27, 2017, 04:16 PM
Dec 2017

Where trump serves us better staying on the golf course, the more the better for the American people. The most hated man in the world.

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)
27. The way we are headed, Trump will be the next Stalin or Hitler. The trends are extremely disturbing
Wed Dec 27, 2017, 04:29 PM
Dec 2017

and it seems many Americans just don't give a fuck. The 2018 election will be very revealing. If the GOP does well in 2018, than I say it's far too late and American is gone.

 

FreeStateDemocrat

(2,654 posts)
30. Will not happen, much too old & sickly to live long enough to make it happen, he'll be gone by 2020!
Wed Dec 27, 2017, 04:47 PM
Dec 2017

Although, he may be the first fuck-wad that needs to be forcibly removed from the White House and set on the curb for rubbish pickup and disposal. But you are right 2018 election is critical, he is already buying votes with the tax cut and he will only get more desperate unless Mueller puts the kibosh on the whole disgusting travesty.

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)
31. The world is watching, as this ass in the WH works to tear down everything this country ever
Wed Dec 27, 2017, 04:57 PM
Dec 2017

stood for. He is one disgusting POS. What is a real tragedy, is our election system allowed him to slither into office despite the popular vote. WTF kind of system is that. You vote, and then some assholes override your vote. It makes a mockery of the US election system IMO.

not fooled

(5,801 posts)
39. From your lips...
Wed Dec 27, 2017, 05:47 PM
Dec 2017

Have another bucket of KFC, donnie. All those doctors talking about coronary disease are just fake science killjoys. Indulge yourself. You deserve it, after all.

OTOH, just hearing that he lost to President Obama might do the trick.


RKP5637

(67,112 posts)
35. Phew, something has to happen. I have to hand it to Trump, he tapped into the anger and
Wed Dec 27, 2017, 05:23 PM
Dec 2017

frustration in much of the US. I've been saying for a long time there was a hostility building that could only be pushed under the rug for some time. I voted for HRC and supported her all the way, but in the primary I supported Bernie, mostly because he sounded like the tough democrats I grew up with of which my father was one as a consistently winning candidate.

I have no data, but I think some of the Trump voters might have supported Bernie in the GE. I just want a democrat to win in 2020. I am stunned, I never in my wildest imagination thought an ass like Trump could win the presidency.


not fooled

(5,801 posts)
45. And not just win
Wed Dec 27, 2017, 07:28 PM
Dec 2017

but then completely disrespect the office and our standing in the world. I thought it would be bad, but even a cynic like me didn't think dump would behave in such a greedy, exploitative, grasping, dishonest manner. I thought he would at least be constrained somewhat by the gravity of the position and would want to serve as a positive representative of the nation while on the world stage. Trashing the country's standing abroad apparently was in the instructions he got from vlad.

Also, the GOPee congress has completely abdicated their constitutional role of serving as a check and balance on the executive branch. History will judge them harshly. What a bunch of tools. None of them should ever be elected again, to anything.

Of course, if 1/4-1/3 of the country weren't a bunch of faux-addled idiots, none of this would stand.






SCantiGOP

(13,873 posts)
41. Fake News!!
Wed Dec 27, 2017, 06:08 PM
Dec 2017

Trump won bigly in the category of most-admired current US President (assuming he voted for himself and didn't screw up his ballot).

SergeStorms

(19,204 posts)
46. Trump (or some RICHER republiCON)......
Wed Dec 27, 2017, 07:47 PM
Dec 2017

will now attempt to BUY Gallup Inc. and rescind Obama's award. Trump will then proclaim himself the winner, getting more votes than anyone else in history.

I'm not kidding, he will.

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
59. And, at breakneck speed, Trump is heading for impeachment history too.
Thu Dec 28, 2017, 12:18 PM
Dec 2017

How many presidents have had impeachment resolutions filed in their first year?

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