Welcome home, fellow Gator.

The Gator Nation's oldest and most active insider community
Join today!

Democrats Now More Trusted on Economy Than Republicans

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by citygator, Apr 21, 2025 at 12:14 PM.

Page 1 of 2
  1. Apr 21, 2025 at 12:14 PM #1
    citygator

    citygator GC Hall of Fame

    13,767
    2,852
    3,303
    Apr 3, 2007
    Charlotte
    Turns out crashing the economy and claiming it isnt crashing is not good for the public image of an organization. Who knew? I guess the demise of the Democratic Party celebration by this forum will need to be postponed.


    Tracking Public Opinion of Trump's Washington

    Key Takeaways
    • Trump’s approval rating reaches a new low: Trump’s approval rating has slumped to 45%, the lowest point of his second term so far as Americans react to his trade policies, while 52% disapprove, tying last week’s record-high rating since he took office in January. His personal popularity has also slumped to a second-term low, with voters 10 points more likely to view him unfavorably than favorably.

    • Democrats regain economic advantage: For the first time since May 2021, more voters trust Democrats in Congress than their Republican counterparts to handle the economy (46% to 43%). That 3-percentage-point edge for Democrats — their largest since April 2021 — underlines a stark unraveling for the GOP, which had come off the 2024 election with a double-digit advantage on the matter.

    • Trade buzz reaches its worst point yet: Voters were 28 points more likely to report hearing something negative than positive about trade, marking a record low in surveys conducted since November. Roughly half of voters (49%) said they had seen, read or heard “a lot” about Trump’s 145% tariffs on Chinese goods, 10 points higher than the share who said the same of his 90-day pause on so-called reciprocal tariffs for most countries.

    • Democrats have become more popular: For the first time since just before the 2024 election, the average voter is more likely to hold positive than negative views about Democrats in Congress (47% to 46%). It leaves them more popular than Republicans in Congress, whose favorability ratings are now 10 points underwater.
     
    • Like Like x 1
    • Agree Agree x 1
    • Disagree Bacon! Disagree Bacon! x 1
    • Winner Winner x 1
  2. Apr 21, 2025 at 12:16 PM #2
    NavyGator93

    NavyGator93 GC Hall of Fame

    2,019
    767
    2,663
    Dec 4, 2015
    Georgia
    Wonder why. Down another 1000 points right now. Yeah, I know it's all Bidenomics.

    The only reason the dow didn't get crushed friday was because the markets were closed.
     
    • Agree Agree x 1
  3. Apr 21, 2025 at 1:14 PM #3
    gator_jo

    gator_jo GC Hall of Fame

    3,953
    389
    248
    Aug 9, 2024
    The most difficult thing to figure out is why Trump was trusted on the economy in the first place. His multiple bankruptcies? His performance on The Apprentice?
     
    • Agree Agree x 3
    • Winner Winner x 1
  4. Apr 21, 2025 at 1:26 PM #4
    ThePlayer

    ThePlayer VIP Member

    41,136
    6,048
    2,443
    Apr 3, 2007
    46 percent of Americans believe Congressional Democrats are better on the economy, compared to 43 percent who believe Republicans are better.
    Hardly a majority poll win (and 11% had no opinion).
    Once tariffs are re-negotiated there won't be any doubt.
     
    • Funny Funny x 5
  5. Apr 21, 2025 at 1:45 PM #5
    mdgator05

    mdgator05 Premium Member

    17,760
    2,291
    1,718
    Dec 9, 2010
    When are the penguins coming in to renegotiate their tariffs?
     
    • Funny Funny x 3
    • Like Like x 2
    • Best Post Ever Best Post Ever x 2
    • Agree Agree x 1
  6. Apr 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM #6
    HeyItsMe

    HeyItsMe GC Hall of Fame

    2,217
    634
    2,088
    Mar 7, 2009
    Good luck with that fantasy. Republicans always leave the economy in shambles before they leave office.
     
    • Agree Agree x 3
  7. Apr 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM #7
    mdgator05

    mdgator05 Premium Member

    17,760
    2,291
    1,718
    Dec 9, 2010
     
  8. Apr 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM #8
    archigator_96

    archigator_96 GC Hall of Fame

    4,245
    3,665
    1,923
    Apr 8, 2020
    Next week when they get their plane out of deep freeze.
     
    • Funny Funny x 1
  9. Apr 21, 2025 at 2:40 PM #9
    citygator

    citygator GC Hall of Fame

    13,767
    2,852
    3,303
    Apr 3, 2007
    Charlotte
    Trump 2.0 Tariff Recession & TBD Unemployment
    Trump 1.0 Covid Recession & 6.3 Unemployment
    Bush 2.0 The Great Recession & 7.8 Unemployment
    Bush Senior: 1990 Recession & 7.4 Unemployment
     
  10. Apr 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM #10
    VAg8r1

    VAg8r1 GC Hall of Fame

    23,456
    1,991
    1,763
    Apr 8, 2007
    You answered you own question. In every election that Trump ran his supporters didn't vote for the real Donald Trump who managed multiple companies including a casino to bankruptcy. They voted for the character created by Mark Burnett and NBC for the Apprentice and its spinoffs.
     
    • Winner Winner x 5
  11. Apr 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM #11
    citygator

    citygator GC Hall of Fame

    13,767
    2,852
    3,303
    Apr 3, 2007
    Charlotte
    Hopefully we settle for Andrew Shepherd or Jeb Barlett next.
     
    • Optimistic Optimistic x 1
  12. Apr 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM #12
    VAg8r1

    VAg8r1 GC Hall of Fame

    23,456
    1,991
    1,763
    Apr 8, 2007
    The difference between Trump 2.0 and the other Republican Administrations including Trump 1.0 is that this time around Donald Trump will be solely at fault and it's very probable that Trump will not just be triggering a recession but also stagflation, a recession during a period of inflation, for the first time since the 1970s.
     
  13. Apr 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM #13
    mdgator05

    mdgator05 Premium Member

    17,760
    2,291
    1,718
    Dec 9, 2010
    Remember, it is the Southern Hemisphere. They better hustle if they want to get back before it gets really cold!
     
  14. Apr 21, 2025 at 3:10 PM #14
    vaxcardinal

    vaxcardinal GC Hall of Fame

    9,032
    1,298
    2,543
    Apr 8, 2007
    What spinoffs did they have or are you referring to when Arnold took over the role?
     
  15. Apr 21, 2025 at 3:39 PM #15
    archigator_96

    archigator_96 GC Hall of Fame

    4,245
    3,665
    1,923
    Apr 8, 2020
    Nah, they'll make it.
    [​IMG]
     
    • Funny Funny x 2
  16. Apr 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM #16
    antny1

    antny1 GC Hall of Fame

    5,560
    2,919
    2,698
    Dec 3, 2019
    ‘What do you want?’: Veteran diplomat says Trump administration 'could not explain what they wanted' to Japan during trade talks - ‘What do you want?’: Veteran diplomat says Trump administration 'could not explain what they wanted' to Japan during trade talks BusinessToday
     
    • Informative Informative x 3
    • Winner Winner x 1
  17. Apr 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM #17
    l_boy

    l_boy 5500

    13,382
    1,790
    3,268
    Jan 6, 2009
    • Agree Agree x 3
  18. Apr 21, 2025 at 4:05 PM #18
    jhenderson251

    jhenderson251 Premium Member

    3,442
    591
    2,043
    Aug 7, 2008
    The only part that truly shocks me is that 45% still approve of him. Economic disaster, multiple breaches of military operations by his appointees, the "winning" just continues circling drain, one policy turd at a time.

    Sunk Cost Fallacy at its finest.
     
    • Agree Agree x 3
  19. Apr 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM #19
    l_boy

    l_boy 5500

    13,382
    1,790
    3,268
    Jan 6, 2009
    • Informative Informative x 1
  20. Apr 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM #20
    14serenoa

    14serenoa Living in Orange and surrounded by Seminoles... VIP Member

    5,133
    1,761
    2,088
    Jul 28, 2014
    The Trump economy will continue its downward spiral as he throws a tantrum over diminishing popular support and strikes at everyone and anyone and continues to create one blunder decision after another.
     
Page 1 of 2