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.
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.
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?
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.
Good luck with that fantasy. Republicans always leave the economy in shambles before they leave office.
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
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.
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.
Remember, it is the Southern Hemisphere. They better hustle if they want to get back before it gets really cold!
‘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
There are 1-5 things like this, every day, that would have totally sank more prior administrations, whether republican or democrat.
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.
Interesting historical stats on approval ratings Presidential Approval Ratings -- Gallup Historical Statistics and Trends I guess the question is can Trump break the all time Low of Harry Truman of 22% and Nixon’s low of 24%.
