Summary

Trump’s approval rating has turned negative for the first time in his second term, with FiveThirtyEight showing 47.6% approval and 47.9% disapproval (-0.3% net).

This shift happened faster than in his first term. The drop coincides with new tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China, fueling economic concerns.

Despite a well-received congressional address (69% CNN approval, 76% CBS/YouGov), his ratings continue to decline.

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    18 hours ago

    How the fuck is it still 47.6% though. That means basically every second American supports his shit and that’s insane

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      16 hours ago

      Yeah, you gotta have some more “I voted for Trump, but this isn’t what I wanted” by now. I know most of the Republicans are cultists, but that number usually hovers around 40%.

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        Those leapords haven’t really begun eating everyday american faces yet (for those that don’t follow the news). The conditions for the feast are being set up beautifully though.

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          Yeah these numbers are going to nose dive real quick once the negative consequences start happening and some of those are just days away.

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      17 hours ago

      Think about who has time to sit around and take surveys and who can’t because they have to work 3 jobs to make ends meet. These kinds of surveys usually have a bit of bias because of that.

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    18 hours ago

    Fuck you Krasnov!

    I wish I could vote in some of these polls, clearly I get bypassed for never answering my phone for numbers I don’t recognize.

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    18 hours ago

    a well-received congressional address (69% CNN approval, 76% CBS/YouGov)

    I’m not usually the type for conspiratorial thinking, but can we really trust these numbers? There is a strong incentive to manipulate statistics of support here, and with all the other blatant corruption happening right now I don’t think it’d be unreasonable for the strings to be being pulled here

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      The short answer is basically Trump supporters are overrepresented in the watchers. Biden also got numbers in the high 60s.