Mod: I guess we're supposed to be surprised that the American people want to impeach a traitor of a so-called president. Go figure.
Trump's approval rating shows there's no sign yet of impeachment backlash against Democrats (
CNNlink): Poll of the week: A new
Gallup poll out this week finds that
President Donald Trump's approval rating is 40%. His disapproval rating is 56%.
Trump is in worse shape than he was in early September, when
Gallup put his approval rating at 43% and his disapproval rating at 54%.
What's the point? Throughout the
Trump administration,
Democrats were arguing among themselves over whether to impeach or, at minimum, start an impeachment inquiry against the
President. One of the political arguments against it was that it would cause an electoral backlash -- that is, trying to impeach
Trump would allow his consistently low approval ratings to rise.
So far, that hasn't happened.
Trump, at this point, has not improved his position following the impeachment inquiry. If anything, his numbers have dipped.
The
Gallup poll is one of a number that show
Trump's approval rating down over the past week. When you take an average of the polls,
Trump's approval has dipped from about 44% to about 42% now. His disapproval rating, meanwhile, is up from about 53% to 54%.
Now, I should point out that these aren't huge shifts. Some of it could be
Trump's approval rating returning to its longer-term average, given that it was on a slight upswing before the inquiry. What you can certainly say, though, is
Trump's ratings aren't going up because of the impeachment inquiry.
Other indicators show something similar.
Ipsos took polls of
Trump versus his potential 2020 contenders right as
House Democrats launched the impeachment inquiry last week and afterward. Each of the
Democratic presidential candidates gained ground against
Trump among voters. Former
Vice President Joe Biden increased his margin by 1 point,
Sen. Elizabeth Warren of
Massachusetts did so by 3 points and
Sen. Bernie Sanders of
Vermont did by 8 points.
On average, the
Democrats increased their margin over
Trump by 4 points. That is nearly identical to the 3-point average increase in
Trump's net disapproval (disapproval minus approval) rating over the same period.
Ex Bush Aide Says 'Bivalves' Have More Self-Awareness Than Trump Kids On Shady Deals (
Huffington Postlink): As
Eric and
Donald Trump Jr. slam
Joe Biden’s son for serving on the board of a
Ukrainian company while his dad was vice president, their international operations capitalizing on
White House connections are “
warp speed” unethical, declared a former speechwriter for
President George W. Bush. “Rest in peace, irony,” joked
MSNBC host
Joy Reid Saturday on “
AM Joy” after playing clips of the
Trump brothers angrily ripping
Hunter Biden.
Reid’s guest
David Frum quipped: ”When you see poor
Eric and poor
Don Jr., you realize there are bivalves with more self-awareness than the
Trump children.”
They argue — without any evidence — that
Joe Biden worked to block a corruption probe into an energy company whose board of directors included his son. Meanwhile, they profit from international operations stretching to as many as 30 nations still owned by their dad, the president.
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