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riversedge

(70,239 posts)
Sun Jan 29, 2017, 09:38 PM Jan 2017

Gallup: Trump Net Approval Rating Drops 8 Points In First Week In Office

lower and lower into his stinking sewer!!



Gallup: Trump Net Approval Rating Drops 8 Points In First Week In Office


http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/gallup-trump-approval-rating-falls-week-one

By Allegra Kirkland

January 28, 2017, 2:22 PM EDT


President Donald Trump’s net approval rating dropped by eight points in his first week in the Oval Office, according to daily polls tracked by Gallup.

On Sunday Jan. 22, two days after being sworn in, 45 percent of respondents said they disapproved of Trump’s job performance and 45 percent approved. By Friday Jan. 27, the percentage who disapproved rose to 50 and percentage who approved dipped to 42.

Trump has had a busy but rocky first week in office, signing off a series of executive orders laying out major policy changes like a temporary ban on refugees and on citizens from seven majority-Muslim nations. He had a friendly meeting with British Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday, but raised tensions with Mexican president Enrique Peña-Nieto over his insistence that Mexico will pay for a southern border wall that the country does not want.

Other national surveys show similarly low approval ratings for the President. Forty-four percent of respondents to a Quinnipiac survey released Thursday said they disapproved of his handling of the presidency thus far, while only 36 percent approved.....................

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Gallup: Trump Net Approval Rating Drops 8 Points In First Week In Office (Original Post) riversedge Jan 2017 OP
There's that 1/3 of the population WhiteTara Jan 2017 #1
Usually prez's are given a grace period of a couple of weeks, this guy sucks... he's already low uponit7771 Jan 2017 #2
Not weeks frazzled Jan 2017 #5
Wait till you see his drop this week. The_Voice_of_Reason Jan 2017 #3
Bannon cares less about approval ratings. Ligyron Jan 2017 #4
Bannon may not care about them but Trashpot sure does. TrekLuver Jan 2017 #6
Senators care. Ryan really cares grantcart Jan 2017 #7
Only eight ?? WTF is wrong with people ? nt eppur_se_muova Jan 2017 #8
Agree with Gallup that his approval rate dropped. Mc Mike Jan 2017 #9
What were Nixon's numbers at the height of Watergate? Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2017 #10
Trump, just might ironically be the best thing ever for the democratic party. lambchopp59 Jan 2017 #11

frazzled

(18,402 posts)
5. Not weeks
Mon Jan 30, 2017, 12:08 AM
Jan 2017

Obama began his first week in office at 67 % approval (by the same Gallup measure). It took him until the week of July 6-13 to drop below 60 (58%).

http://www.gallup.com/poll/116479/barack-obama-presidential-job-approval.aspx

The honeymoon period usually lasts for months. This honeymoon ended on Insuguration Day.

Ligyron

(7,633 posts)
4. Bannon cares less about approval ratings.
Sun Jan 29, 2017, 10:03 PM
Jan 2017

Now, the GOPers OTOH, are starting to have a hard time defending Trump. Even on the Sunday shows some of them looked a little worried as they told us all his Muslim Ban was no big deal.

I think everyone was suprized at the size and rapidity of the protests.

That fact is about the only good news this week.

Everyone be sure to call and write your Congress critters tomorrow. And the next day, and...

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,182 posts)
10. What were Nixon's numbers at the height of Watergate?
Mon Jan 30, 2017, 12:26 PM
Jan 2017

Just curious because I'd love to blow those numbers out of the water.

lambchopp59

(2,809 posts)
11. Trump, just might ironically be the best thing ever for the democratic party.
Tue Jan 31, 2017, 01:13 AM
Jan 2017

As both republican politicians and RW sycophant media scramble and struggle to defend the Donald's foibles...
At least Ronnie Ray Gun had decorum and a hint of integrity to his puppetry.
Two years of this!!! ??? Then two more of total gridlock when democrats retake the congress?
What happens when Fox noise cannot convince the most rabid of RW zombies that the Donald didn't bring their jobs back?
I believe before two years are up only the truly insane will still be totally behind Cheeto.
And bring us blue landslide elections for decades after.

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