Discussion: AP Poll: Trump Approval Rating Rises To 42%, Up Seven Points From Last Month

[pluckyinky]

@nemo

. I personally think that Trump’s travails with Stormy Daniels elicits sympathy in many people, as was the case with Bill Clinton and Lewinsky.

I tend to think two things are going on with that. A surprising number of people just didn’t know enough about the situation (until Sunday), and probably assumed she’s yet another woman claiming to have been sexually abused by PP. A fairly intelligent Democratic friend of mine who is very prominent in the gay community posted thoughts expressing this very thing and many of his liberal friends agreed. He thought she was claiming to be a victim of sexual abuse and was conflating the story with the #metoo movement. I can certainly understand why folks had that impression. But it’s also why I think the 60 Minutes interview was so important. Any notion that she came forward claiming to be a victim was put to rest.

[rollinnolan]

@thunderclapnewman

There will be no “Red Wave” in November.But there will be a Blue Tsunami.

As expected the polls are trying to “even out” voter enthusiasm. The horse race sells more. Bring on that blue tsunami.

[rollinnolan]

I think she/he was saying Dems have a better chance in 2018 than the GOP in 2010.

[arrrrrj]

Yes: 58% disapproval and 42% approval means zero undecided. I’d guess that with this president, the undecided voters in most polling are basically Republican-leaning. (But less likely to be highly motivated in November…)

[gailefranz]

These polls aren’t leading indicators. The have value, but kind of remind of stock market pundits’ analysis of the market. They can only tell us what happened and give educated assumptions at the reason…and sometimes they have no idea.

[ncsteve]

Unfortunately, it comes due after the election.

[Lacuna-Synecdoche]

@AP via TPM

Forty percent think [Trump’s tariffs] will lead to an increase in consumer prices, while 39 percent think it will lead to a decrease.

Wow. We really need to do a better job teaching basic math, or even basic logic, in our schools.

How the hell can 40% of the population think that an increase in import taxes will lower prices? Idiots.

[Lacuna-Synecdoche]

@ur

Full disclosure – this tax cut nets me about an additional $70 a month and my wife sees about $110 a month, so an extra $180 a month does go a long way.

But I would gladly trade-in this $2,160 a year bribe to restore America’s democracy and repair the damage done to her by this wannabe mafioso posing as a president. Sadly, this poll shows many Americans disagree with that.

Not only that, it appears most people are forgetting that the Trump administration lowered even further the percentage that employers withhold from paychecks. A lot of people are going to be unpleasantly surprised by their April 2019 tax bill.

[misterneutron]

@rascal_crone

write to the news outlet of your choice and tell them you want coverage of deregulation, tax evasion, and the consequences to the infrastructure of the tax bill

But that would leave no time for the house fire stories. And it would cut down on all the witty banter between the members of the Eyewitness Morning News team. We can’t have that.

[rascal_crone]

@misterneutron

And it would cut down on all the witty banter between the members of the Eyewitness Morning News team

Ha ha ha Neutron, you’ve got that right! I’m nothing without my coffee with chocolate sprinkles! And now, let’s turn to Steve with his story on Snowpocalypse and a skateboarding dog!