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How in tarnation could *'s job approval rating have increased 5 pts. since April? (Original Post) sprinkleeninow Jul 2019 OP
It's a statistical outllier and sampling error. TexasTowelie Jul 2019 #1
Well, I know it's bogus. but this was plastered on the fricken TV screen earlier. sprinkleeninow Jul 2019 #3
Fake news Sucha NastyWoman Jul 2019 #2
Polls are used for propaganda purposes, watoos Jul 2019 #4
I didn't laugh - I shouted some bad words malaise Jul 2019 #8
Could be the poll... Mike Nelson Jul 2019 #5
Democrats need to offer a SINGLE better alternative, not 24. democratisphere Jul 2019 #6
That's what I suspect customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #11
Maybe it's a Pissing Off The Liberals approval rate. betsuni Jul 2019 #7
Perhaps because the pressure for impeachment has declined? nt PufPuf23 Jul 2019 #9
Maybe Kaiserguy Jul 2019 #10
I've never understood what there would be to approve of. He hasn't done anything. ooky Jul 2019 #12
He's protected them from the non-wight walkers ... Good list uponit7771 Jul 2019 #15
Over the years we have come to take polls at face value. Not. Any. More. spanone Jul 2019 #13
Never Trumper who hate him less uponit7771 Jul 2019 #14

TexasTowelie

(112,252 posts)
1. It's a statistical outllier and sampling error.
Mon Jul 8, 2019, 04:22 AM
Jul 2019

It will be more believable if similar numbers are recorded in the next poll.

 

watoos

(7,142 posts)
4. Polls are used for propaganda purposes,
Mon Jul 8, 2019, 05:39 AM
Jul 2019

I laughed when I saw this poll. Repubs were saying that Trump's popularity increased because of his fine showing at the G20, and because he was able to walk 20 steps into N. Korea without the aid of a golf cart.

malaise

(269,056 posts)
8. I didn't laugh - I shouted some bad words
Mon Jul 8, 2019, 06:23 AM
Jul 2019

It's complete BS - media want their money so they must have a horse race

Mike Nelson

(9,959 posts)
5. Could be the poll...
Mon Jul 8, 2019, 05:41 AM
Jul 2019

… makers have been bullied into changing the sample population. I believe this could be a trend, due to the "wins" (they lost, but were elected) by GWB and Crooked Donald. They add more Deplorable likelys to the polling sample.

democratisphere

(17,235 posts)
6. Democrats need to offer a SINGLE better alternative, not 24.
Mon Jul 8, 2019, 05:43 AM
Jul 2019

We will get there eventually but the Presidential candidate selection process should be over and done with in one day instead of drawn out for more than a year; it is ridiculous.

customerserviceguy

(25,183 posts)
11. That's what I suspect
Mon Jul 8, 2019, 12:06 PM
Jul 2019

Voters in the mushy middle were not that impressed by the two debates we've had so far. When it gets down to a few serious candidates, they might come around. But the "clown car" spectacle of twenty debaters probably turned a number of people off.

Kaiserguy

(740 posts)
10. Maybe
Mon Jul 8, 2019, 06:47 AM
Jul 2019

they are getting ready by rigging the polls early so when Russia help Dumb Don to win in not so obvious. But then I don't see how his approval rating isn't at 20% . Scary to think that so many of our fellow citizens are so full of hate and so stupid that they think Dumb Don is a good President.

ooky

(8,924 posts)
12. I've never understood what there would be to approve of. He hasn't done anything.
Mon Jul 8, 2019, 12:31 PM
Jul 2019


I mean, WTF?

- Has health care become less expensive? Prescriptions?
- Were not employment numbers already drastically improving when he took office?
- Hasn't deficit spending gone up?
- What about the tax cuts. Who has actually seen a meaningful cut in their overall taxes except the already ultra-wealthy?
- Who thinks the border situation has improved?
- What has he done for dreamers except increase their anxiety?
- Who has their coal jobs back in West Virginia?
- Who likes subsidizing farmers while their crops rot in the ground?
- Which farmers are happy to see their former trade business partners signing new agreements with farmers in other countries?
- Where are all the manufacturing jobs that are "coming back"?
- How about those 35% tarriffs on Carrier for sending jobs to Mexico?
- Kissing up to dictators?
- Accelerating nuclear development in NK and Iran?
This can go on...
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