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!19%! - SHARP DECLINE (Finally) - In GOP Satisfaction With The Way Things Are Going In The Country (Original Post) kpete Jun 2020 OP
Unemployment will do that to you... Wounded Bear Jun 2020 #1
And deaths nt Midnightwalk Jun 2020 #2
And allowing a bounty on our troops Cirque du So-What Jun 2020 #3
and expired apray-tan Leghorn21 Jun 2020 #4
...and uncontrollable bowel condition jorgevlorgan Jun 2020 #6
And teargassing peaceful people in front of a church flibbitygiblets Jun 2020 #36
Yup, when it hits 'em in the pocketbook and they've got mortgages to pay & mouths to feed onetexan Jun 2020 #43
... and their racism becoming more expensive #RacismIsExpensive uponit7771 Jul 2020 #53
That means we're winning. CanonRay Jun 2020 #5
If this is accurate, Trump is over. Doodley Jun 2020 #7
Of course it's over malaise Jun 2020 #11
just can't count ex-presidents until they are 1) voted out and 2) off the premises rurallib Jun 2020 #18
That is usually true - this time malaise Jun 2020 #19
yup, he knows we hate him. Possibly why he's mulling not running for reelection. onetexan Jun 2020 #46
Yup. Bush41 sent troops into Somolia after the election... JHB Jun 2020 #20
Not buying it.... AZ8theist Jun 2020 #29
If I am reading correctly, it was from April to June whopis01 Jun 2020 #31
correct, and during this 2-month period thousands of people died and millions jobless onetexan Jun 2020 #47
Holy crap wryter2000 Jun 2020 #8
Realistically, MyOwnPeace Jun 2020 #10
I agree. It's more like a 31% drop to 19% satisfaction. A new low level among GOP... liberalla Jun 2020 #27
Same here. n/t whopis01 Jun 2020 #32
I remember in 1992 Canadian PM Mulroney was at 11 pct in the polls. roamer65 Jun 2020 #9
I "OH, SO HOPE" you are correct! MyOwnPeace Jun 2020 #12
Inshallah, fingers crossed..... paleotn Jun 2020 #28
What event triggered that sudden shift of opinion? procon Jun 2020 #13
I bet it is seeing that Jesus is not keeping Covid from their neighborhoods. That it isn't a Squinch Jun 2020 #15
Death, destruction of economy, bombardment of humiliating ads from multiple sources Hermit-The-Prog Jun 2020 #17
Recent Quinnipiac polling of 65 and older Americans.... paleotn Jun 2020 #30
The time period was from April to now. whopis01 Jun 2020 #33
Yikes! Well, it's about time. nt crickets Jun 2020 #14
Kick. yortsed snacilbuper Jun 2020 #16
This is what happens when you allow a bounty to be placed on American heads peggysue2 Jun 2020 #21
Exactly right, my dear peggysue2! n/t CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2020 #22
Need another question LiberalBear Jun 2020 #23
My take as well ibegurpard Jul 2020 #50
Yup... nt Guy Whitey Corngood Jul 2020 #51
Somebody woke up. WVreaper Jun 2020 #24
Fantastic!!! Just keep in mind that voter suppression is still a thing, & as hard as we ... Hekate Jun 2020 #25
Not to be a spoiler Kaiserguy Jun 2020 #26
or they're unhappy that the democrats have been so mean and partisan and certainot Jun 2020 #35
+ struggle4progress Jun 2020 #38
I think ya, the white folks are unhappy about the protests GusBob Jun 2020 #39
+1, or that their racism is becoming more expensive. uponit7771 Jul 2020 #55
that's because limbaugh is dying, taking time off, can't lead the national excuse-making certainot Jun 2020 #34
Is he? NNadir Jun 2020 #41
you're welcome. i think his fans are sending him thots and prayers..... certainot Jul 2020 #54
that I did not know! Advanced lung cancer eh? Couldn't happen to a bigger a-hole flibbitygiblets Jun 2020 #42
yup certainot Jul 2020 #56
Just a small question... lonely bird Jun 2020 #37
Because we still have conservative Democrats, relicts Hortensis Jun 2020 #44
Perhaps their dissatisfaction derives from the fact that being a racist is suddenly unpopular again. NNadir Jun 2020 #40
Where are all the assholes protesting for their right to get a haircut? not fooled Jun 2020 #45
Those "way things are going" questions are meaningless. progressoid Jul 2020 #48
They're upset for THEM, not the country donkeypoofed Jul 2020 #49
They are angry about protests ibegurpard Jul 2020 #52

flibbitygiblets

(7,220 posts)
36. And teargassing peaceful people in front of a church
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 06:17 PM
Jun 2020

only to stare at a bible like he's never seen one before, let alone opened one

onetexan

(13,041 posts)
43. Yup, when it hits 'em in the pocketbook and they've got mortgages to pay & mouths to feed
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 06:36 PM
Jun 2020

screw the MAGA mantra. It's not great when they're jobless and hungry. Then again, this is what happens when you put an unfit, narcissistic, embicilic conman in office. Hopefully he'll be a con(VICTED)man once he's kicked out of office this november.

JHB

(37,160 posts)
20. Yup. Bush41 sent troops into Somolia after the election...
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 05:27 PM
Jun 2020

...allegedly to keep famine relief workers secure from insurgents, but that had been true months earlier and he hadn't seen any pressing need.

But, with Bill Clinton coming in with talk of a "peace dividend"... good luck trying to cut the military budget when there are troops in harm's way.

And any problems would fall in the new guy's lap, as they did.

AZ8theist

(5,470 posts)
29. Not buying it....
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 05:56 PM
Jun 2020

NO poll goes from 55% to 19% overnight.

Sweet Koresh I hope its true, but color me skeptical....

whopis01

(3,514 posts)
31. If I am reading correctly, it was from April to June
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 06:07 PM
Jun 2020

So not really overnight.

I would still agree that is a huge (almost too big to believe) shift in the polls. But the past couple months have been unlike any other time period in my lifetime.

So I would say there is probably some overshoot in reaction - but it is likely pretty representative of reality.

onetexan

(13,041 posts)
47. correct, and during this 2-month period thousands of people died and millions jobless
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 07:46 PM
Jun 2020

Things CAN change within a short span of time given the snowballing events.

wryter2000

(46,051 posts)
8. Holy crap
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 03:40 PM
Jun 2020

I thought they meant a 19% drop, not 19% approval. Finally, this number is approaching the level where approval of Trump should be.

roamer65

(36,745 posts)
9. I remember in 1992 Canadian PM Mulroney was at 11 pct in the polls.
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 03:43 PM
Jun 2020

The Progressive Conservatives had a majority in Parliament. In the 1993 election, they went from that majority to just 2 seats. It took about 14 years for them to get back in power.

Long story short...an electoral tsunami is coming in November. We are going to see a LOT of Trumplicans bite the dust. This country is ready to make a significant shift leftward.

MyOwnPeace

(16,927 posts)
12. I "OH, SO HOPE" you are correct!
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 03:49 PM
Jun 2020

It does seem to be shaping up that way - but we know that the "in-office" person has tools at his disposal (yeah, and "this" one has even more because of his buddy Vlad) - I'll feel SO much better when he's watching Joe declare victory after NBC, CBS, ABC, NPR, AP, UPI, and even FUAX SPEWS declares Joe Biden as the President-Elect (we're not gonna' wait for a concession announcement - BunkerBoy will be too busy packing his bags to take the next flight to Moscow).

paleotn

(17,920 posts)
28. Inshallah, fingers crossed.....
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 05:56 PM
Jun 2020

God willing and the creeks don't rise, knock on wood.

I feel it. All indicators support it. And the indicators are blinking way more than they did in '80 when Reagan swept Carter, the '94 Rethuglican landslide, or the 2010 tea party revolution. Nice to have a tsunami to the left after 40 years of hell.

procon

(15,805 posts)
13. What event triggered that sudden shift of opinion?
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 04:13 PM
Jun 2020

It wasn't like this was accumulative index of Trump's Top 40 Hits, this shows here was one single, earthshaking event to produce such a sharp drop off.

What was the tipping point?

Squinch

(50,950 posts)
15. I bet it is seeing that Jesus is not keeping Covid from their neighborhoods. That it isn't a
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 04:27 PM
Jun 2020

plague sent by God to wipe out coastal liberals.

But still. 19%!

paleotn

(17,920 posts)
30. Recent Quinnipiac polling of 65 and older Americans....
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 06:03 PM
Jun 2020

shows a > 20 percentage point shift from 2016.

Guess that's what happens during a pandemic when one party considers older people....their base no less...as expendable. The idiots f'd themselves with their core demographic.

https://www.axios.com/biden-polling-seniors-trump-2ff44e93-290f-4bb2-995c-c944e54a2464.html

peggysue2

(10,829 posts)
21. This is what happens when you allow a bounty to be placed on American heads
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 05:28 PM
Jun 2020

This is what happens when you're a traitor.

LiberalBear

(24 posts)
23. Need another question
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 05:35 PM
Jun 2020

Not so fast my friends! I would like to think this is a good thing, but let us not forget the majority of republicans are low IQ, "law and order" racists. This poll may simply indicate they are frustrated by the apparent progressive direction the country is taking. Question 2: Why do they think US is moving in wrong direction. If Traitor Trumps approval rating drops below 35%, you will have your answer.

Hekate

(90,704 posts)
25. Fantastic!!! Just keep in mind that voter suppression is still a thing, & as hard as we ...
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 05:37 PM
Jun 2020

...are working, there are significant states where TPTB are closing 95% of polling stations and going to court to forbid universal vote by mail.

It is still fantastic news. I believe The Lincoln Project is having an effect — yes, even the dumbest among us can see unemployment and death when it slaps them in the face, but the fine folks over at TLP are focusing on the root cause (i.e. Trump) like a laser.

Kaiserguy

(740 posts)
26. Not to be a spoiler
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 05:53 PM
Jun 2020

but you might not be looking at this the right way. Perhaps they are unhappy that Trump hasn't locked up all of us.

 

certainot

(9,090 posts)
35. or they're unhappy that the democrats have been so mean and partisan and
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 06:13 PM
Jun 2020

won't let him do anything great

 

certainot

(9,090 posts)
34. that's because limbaugh is dying, taking time off, can't lead the national excuse-making
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 06:11 PM
Jun 2020

on 1500 radio stations

 

certainot

(9,090 posts)
56. yup
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 10:15 AM
Jul 2020

too bad it couldn't have happened before covid.

the republican/trump top expert on COVID is the same guy who told millions smoking doesn't cause cancer for years and wanted to stop any anti smoking regs and education, and who's now likely dying from cancer.

hopefully before he dies he'll get the credit he deserves for the death and destruction caused by covid and global warming denial

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
44. Because we still have conservative Democrats, relicts
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 06:47 PM
Jun 2020

of traditions begun in the 19th century when southerners and western settlers swarmed into and became the majority of the great liberal party of Jefferson and Madison. They vote for local conservatives who may run as blue dog Dems (27 out of 235 in our current house caucus), but in statewide and national elections they vote Republican.

NNadir

(33,523 posts)
40. Perhaps their dissatisfaction derives from the fact that being a racist is suddenly unpopular again.
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 06:29 PM
Jun 2020

We risk kidding ourselves if we think that their dissatisfaction derives from anything of which we would approve, like being involved with humanity for instance.

not fooled

(5,801 posts)
45. Where are all the assholes protesting for their right to get a haircut?
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 07:36 PM
Jun 2020

Haven't seen them carrying on recently. Geez, wonder why that is?

To paraphrase Rocket Racoon, "Learn to read an exponential growth curve, man." Dumbass DeSantis and the rest of the GOPee mistook the lag phase before steep rise for Magikal Red State Vanquishment of COVID-19 by the superior GOPee Ubermensch.


progressoid

(49,991 posts)
48. Those "way things are going" questions are meaningless.
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 01:27 AM
Jul 2020

It doesn't tell us anything about why they feel this way.

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