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Wicked Blue

(8,908 posts)
45. Finally some movement!
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 12:10 PM
Mar 30

His job approval numbers have hovered around a low of 37% for many months. I've never seen them go lower until now.

Every time I've seen a news headline announcing that his numbers have dropped, it's nonsense. When you read the story, it's clear the percentage had remained at 37% or slightly more.

This is the first time I've seen a shift in his job approval ratings. The 33% figure may not seem like much, but a 4% shift is a significant number - it represents one out of every 25 people polled. With a voting age population estimated at 262 million, this could represent a shift of as many as 655,000 possible voters. It's more than the populations of Vermont and Wyoming.

And look at the turnout at Saturday's No Kings protest. The media seems to have settled on 8 million as the number of participants. However the corporate media has always under-counted protests organized by opponents of the status quo, and I have seen the number 9 million floated around here and there.

Even some MAGAts seem to be getting sick of the gas prices, the high cost of food, the possibility of a ground war in Iran that would claim many American lives, the increasing job layoffs and more.

Let us hope this is the beginning of a downward trend in his numbers.

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Way too high democrank Mar 30 #1
Exactly Farmer-Rick Mar 30 #42
At least 33% of people are in the death cult, so it is unlikely to get any lower. dropdeaddon Mar 30 #63
Impeach him, Congress! What are you waiting for?! Diamond_Dog Mar 30 #2
They DID, twice before. They just didn't convict. (Thanks McConnell) FailureToCommunicate Mar 30 #43
Unfortunately it will likely never go below 30% displacedvermoter Mar 30 #3
Yep. Pretty much the people who would use their own child as a human shield if someone threatened Trump ck4829 Mar 30 #4
Two people I work with displacedvermoter Mar 30 #8
I wouldn't be so sure. Look at those approval numbers on the issues, as low as 22%. Doodley Mar 30 #7
He still has 35 percent that think immigration displacedvermoter Mar 30 #11
...because 30% is the white supremacy bloc. regnaD kciN Mar 30 #14
I think that is less than 30%. Across polls, only about 25% say they "strongly approve" of Trump. Doodley Mar 30 #22
BINGO!!! Hey Joe Mar 30 #38
I'm not sure we can really expect ANYTHING to ever poll under 30%. Ask 10 Americans how they feel about Norovirus and.. Ol Janx Spirit Mar 30 #16
There's a certain percentage above the 30 that will disapprove and still vote R. dem4decades Mar 30 #27
Yep. They would guzzle the flavorade Mysterian Mar 30 #36
I didn't think it could happen before, but now I do EarlG Mar 30 #41
That's about the same level as the incidence of mental health issues, so no, it's not going away. nt eppur_se_muova Mar 30 #65
I've Assumed The Same Number For A Long Time ProfessorGAC Mar 30 #67
The Venn diagram between the stupidest 1/3 of the population Jerry2144 Mar 30 #5
Too bad we're stuck with him for three more years. sop Mar 30 #6
So damaging to the country though that I'm pretty sure Iran's not even thinking of taking him out ck4829 Mar 30 #9
Or with Chipmunk Boy peppertree Mar 30 #25
I thought you wrote Chip Roy (R-Gates of Hell) displacedvermoter Tuesday #71
You mean Ol' Cow Chip? peppertree Tuesday #72
Don't they all look ridiculous! displacedvermoter Tuesday #73
That they do peppertree Tuesday #74
Old Testament believers, displacedvermoter Tuesday #75
I find this incredibly sad Johnny2X2X Mar 30 #10
22 percent say... Escape Mar 30 #12
I can't help but recall George Carlin's line... regnaD kciN Mar 30 #15
According to a 2017 survey conducted by the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy.... chouchou Mar 30 #13
Exactly. Pneumonia probably polls at 30% approval because it isn't that "old" monia people used to get, but the... Ol Janx Spirit Mar 30 #17
Wow 😳 MustLoveBeagles Mar 30 #18
I'm a retired professor and I can honestly say students have dumbed down Grim Chieftain Mar 30 #31
That was a long time ago (W's war) senseandsensibility Mar 30 #50
I know when W's war took place. Grim Chieftain Mar 30 #55
I was just marveling at how long ago it was senseandsensibility Mar 30 #57
No problem, friend Grim Chieftain Mar 30 #61
Back atcha! senseandsensibility Mar 30 #62
Wait...seriously? Around 70 people in that study claimed to believe mwmisses4289 Mar 30 #40
What I find interesting about this is that the volume of Bettie Mar 30 #19
His support is pretty clearly not "going up". BannonsLiver Mar 30 #21
My point wasn't that his support is actually going up Bettie Mar 30 #30
Anecdotal evidence generally has low confirmation value, but is not totally irrelevant. Even in this case. Ilikepurple Mar 30 #59
i have family members like that. i think it is all down to bigotry. They all seem to have a lot of anger and Doodley Mar 30 #26
I believe it's common knowledge... GiqueCee Mar 30 #29
It is also common knowledge that Trump is syphilitic displacedvermoter Mar 30 #32
Would that it were so... GiqueCee Mar 30 #34
I have seen it on the Internet displacedvermoter Mar 30 #35
It MUST be true, then! GiqueCee Mar 30 #52
I tell people it is true, regardless. displacedvermoter Mar 30 #58
He's never going to zero so I'm going to take the W and not whine about it still being "toO hiGh!1" BannonsLiver Mar 30 #20
According to this poll of polls Mr. Sparkle Mar 30 #23
Still way too high blue-wave Mar 30 #24
Problem is, it doesn't matter if his approval is ZERO! 31st Street Bridge Mar 30 #28
Very true in many ways displacedvermoter Mar 30 #33
My Dear Aunt Knows One Of The 30%. That Person Didn't Even Know..... ColoringFool Mar 30 #37
I'm thinking it'll be at 27-28% by midterms Torchlight Mar 30 #39
About the very same percentage of Americans suffering from acute stupid syndrome. nt yaesu Mar 30 #44
Finally some movement! Wicked Blue Mar 30 #45
This may be one of those outliers BaronChocula Mar 30 #46
This is from today's NJ.com Wicked Blue Mar 30 #47
Drip drip drip BaronChocula Mar 30 #48
Why bother to do polls? He doesn't give a crap anyway. mdbl Mar 30 #49
Is this a highly rated poll? senseandsensibility Mar 30 #51
33% is horrible Norbert Mar 30 #53
The lower than usual numbers are people upset with the gas prices JI7 Mar 30 #54
33% approval is certainly bad, but 62% disapproval is atrocious. unblock Mar 30 #56
i can't think of a bigger loser president - how is it still so high? samsingh Mar 30 #60
If his ship is going down, somebody better toss Donny a pair of concrete overshoes struggle4progress Mar 30 #64
When people say he's "done well at .... ", demand an example. eppur_se_muova Mar 30 #66
Bush was that low mgardener Mar 30 #68
He had ONE JOB: Keep us outof WW III Warpy Mar 30 #69
My alma mater BumRushDaShow Mar 30 #70
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