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Anonymous wrote:I’m at a coffee shop in a red-ish area in CA, and there is a 70yo white woman sternly talking to a grisled white man about this piss poor administration, while the grisled white men next to them stare into their coffee.

That’s the only polling I need. Women are fighting this fight, while the white men are bloviate or cowering.

There is nothing reflective about the nation as a whole in CA.

We were told women would elect Harris. Didn’t happen.

Oh that’s right. We have fascism because we couldn’t stand the sound of her laugh.

We didn’t elect Harris because women aren’t monolithic like you want to believe. She doesn’t speak for me, and I voted against her policies.

Anonymous wrote:What I find interesting is that Trump is so popular with the younger generations. Why is that?

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Anonymous wrote:You do understand that his approval ratings are the lowest of any President in history at this time, right?

This poll has him above his popular vote totals. Trump has always been a divisive figure, but these polls show all his recent moves are not alienate the people who voted for him, which was the majority of the country. In fact, he’s picked up a percentage or two.

Yeah the majority of the US did not vote for him. He got less than 50% of the popular vote in the elections.

Moreover, the are around 245 million eligible voters in the US. Therefore only around 31% of eligible voters actually voted for him. A far cry from "majority".

You (or a couple of you) keep blathering on about this. How many people voted DOES NOT MATTER. He won, whether 100 or 100,000,000 people voted. Of those that did not vote, who they would have voted for DOES NOT MATTER. BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T VOTE.

Give it up. You lost. Get over it.

DP. Feeling a little insecure about the very narrow margin of his vote? Trump won by 1.5 percent of the vote—he won a plurality of the vote, not a majority of the vote.

Anonymous wrote:There are other polls that are not about Trump directly but reflect on him nevertheless, especially given all the actions he and Musk have taken since the inauguration.

*Consumer confidence:
The University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index found Americans' confidence in the economy is slipping on Friday, as the preliminary February index dropped to 67.8, the lowest reading since July when it was 66.4 under then-President Joe Biden. It was 71.1 in January.

US Consumer Sentiment Hits 7-Month Low After Trump Takes Office
https://www.newsweek.com/us-consumer-sentiment-hits-7-month-low-after-trump-takes-office-2028151

*Feelings about Musk (will spill over to Trump)
The share of Republicans who say they want tech billionaire Elon Musk to have significant influence in the Trump administration has fallen substantially in the months since President Trump was elected. In The Economist/YouGov poll taken in the days after the November 2024 election, 47 percent of surveyed Republicans said they wanted Musk to have “a lot” of influence in the Trump administration, while 29 percent wanted “a little” and 12 percent wanted him to have “none at all.”

Today, however, the share of Republicans who say they want Musk to have “a lot” of influence has fallen substantially to 26 percent. Meanwhile, 43 percent of Republican respondents say they want Musk to have “a little” influence, and 17 percent say they want him to have “none at all,” according to the latest poll from The Economist/YouGov released Wednesday.

GOP support for Musk influence with Trump falls dramatically: Poll
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5129353-gop-support-for-musk-influence-with-trump-falls-dramatically-poll/

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Anonymous wrote:You do understand that his approval ratings are the lowest of any President in history at this time, right?

This poll has him above his popular vote totals. Trump has always been a divisive figure, but these polls show all his recent moves are not alienate the people who voted for him, which was the majority of the country. In fact, he’s picked up a percentage or two.

Yeah the majority of the US did not vote for him. He got less than 50% of the popular vote in the elections.

Moreover, the are around 245 million eligible voters in the US. Therefore only around 31% of eligible voters actually voted for him. A far cry from "majority".

You (or a couple of you) keep blathering on about this. How many people voted DOES NOT MATTER. He won, whether 100 or 100,000,000 people voted. Of those that did not vote, who they would have voted for DOES NOT MATTER. BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T VOTE.

Give it up. You lost. Get over it.

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Anonymous wrote:You do understand that his approval ratings are the lowest of any President in history at this time, right?

This poll has him above his popular vote totals. Trump has always been a divisive figure, but these polls show all his recent moves are not alienate the people who voted for him, which was the majority of the country. In fact, he’s picked up a percentage or two.

Yeah the majority of the US did not vote for him. He got less than 50% of the popular vote in the elections.

Moreover, the are around 245 million eligible voters in the US. Therefore only around 31% of eligible voters actually voted for him. A far cry from "majority".

You (or a couple of you) keep blathering on about this. How many people voted DOES NOT MATTER. He won, whether 100 or 100,000,000 people voted. Of those that did not vote, who they would have voted for DOES NOT MATTER. BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T VOTE.

Give it up. You lost. Get over it.

Anonymous wrote:Middle America hates the Feds. For good reason.

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Anonymous wrote:When you realize that most people in America, Dems and Republicans, hate DC and politicians in general these polls make sense. They don’t care that Feds are suffering…most Americans think Feds are lazy and entitled anyway.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2025/02/09/trumps-approval-rating-at-53-in-new-poll-but-americans-are-less-sure-about-elon-musk/

Americans held a 53% approval rating for Trump, according to the poll, which was conducted Feb. 5-7, while an overwhelming 70% agreed he is doing in office what he promised on the campaign trail.

Same poll: Half of Americans think Elon Musk should have little to no control of the gov. and 28% think DOGE should only have only some power. 56-62% disapprove of trump’s plan to put tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and Europe. 13% of Americans like Trump’s Gaza idea. 66% of Americans think Trump isn’t doing enough to lower prices and only 53% of republicans surveyed actually think he’ll lower prices in the end. Sounds kind of bleak once you read past the headline.

Different poll, morning consult, found Trump’s approval rating slipped three points after the first week from 52% to 49%. Pew had his approval rating at 47% in first week and it was probably lower last week.

DOGE is a huge liability and the bill that will come out of cloture will add trillions to our debt and cut social safety net programs that are broadly popular.

47 percent is strong. Biden had an average 37 percent, and only 31 percent approve of Democrats.

44 percent approve of deporting all illegal immigrants vs 39 percent who say they only want violent criminals deported.

60 percent approve of troops going to the border with Mexico.

It is not strong at this point in his presidency, especially if you compare it to Biden's approval at this point in his presidency.

Biden’s average approval was lower and he didn’t come in to his second term with a mandate either. Trump is doing just fine.

Anonymous wrote:Middle America hates the Feds. For good reason.

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Anonymous wrote:You do understand that his approval ratings are the lowest of any President in history at this time, right?

This poll has him above his popular vote totals. Trump has always been a divisive figure, but these polls show all his recent moves are not alienate the people who voted for him, which was the majority of the country. In fact, he’s picked up a percentage or two.

Yeah the majority of the US did not vote for him. He got less than 50% of the popular vote in the elections.

Moreover, the are around 245 million eligible voters in the US. Therefore only around 31% of eligible voters actually voted for him. A far cry from "majority".

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Anonymous wrote:I’m at a coffee shop in a red-ish area in CA, and there is a 70yo white woman sternly talking to a grisled white man about this piss poor administration, while the grisled white men next to them stare into their coffee.

That’s the only polling I need. Women are fighting this fight, while the white men are bloviate or cowering.

The scene you describe explains Trump’s victory entirely. One loudmouth liberal convinces a restaurant full of people to quietly vote for the other side.

That’s right out of the abuser’s playbook. “Look what you made me do! If you had just been a good girl and kept your mouth shut, I wouldn’t have been forced to hurt you.”

People who don’t like to hear a woman speaking in public were always going to vote for Trump. Nobody’s suddenly switching sides in this scenario who wasn’t MAGA all along.

Or maybe talking less and listening more is a long term winning strategy in life and politics. But some people are entirely incapable of trying this out.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m at a coffee shop in a red-ish area in CA, and there is a 70yo white woman sternly talking to a grisled white man about this piss poor administration, while the grisled white men next to them stare into their coffee.

That’s the only polling I need. Women are fighting this fight, while the white men are bloviate or cowering.

The scene you describe explains Trump’s victory entirely. One loudmouth liberal convinces a restaurant full of people to quietly vote for the other side.

That’s right out of the abuser’s playbook. “Look what you made me do! If you had just been a good girl and kept your mouth shut, I wouldn’t have been forced to hurt you.”

People who don’t like to hear a woman speaking in public were always going to vote for Trump. Nobody’s suddenly switching sides in this scenario who wasn’t MAGA all along.

Or maybe talking less and listening more is a long term winning strategy in life and politics. But some people are entirely incapable of trying this out.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m at a coffee shop in a red-ish area in CA, and there is a 70yo white woman sternly talking to a grisled white man about this piss poor administration, while the grisled white men next to them stare into their coffee.

That’s the only polling I need. Women are fighting this fight, while the white men are bloviate or cowering.

The scene you describe explains Trump’s victory entirely. One loudmouth liberal convinces a restaurant full of people to quietly vote for the other side.

That’s right out of the abuser’s playbook. “Look what you made me do! If you had just been a good girl and kept your mouth shut, I wouldn’t have been forced to hurt you.”

People who don’t like to hear a woman speaking in public were always going to vote for Trump. Nobody’s suddenly switching sides in this scenario who wasn’t MAGA all along.