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"Only" 58% oppose the pardons according to [1]. I mean, it's a majority, but it's not what I'd call "wildly unpopular". It was always going to be opposed by a v

by arp242 2y ago

"Only" 58% oppose the pardons according to [1]. I mean, it's a majority, but it's not what I'd call "wildly unpopular". It was always going to be opposed by a vast majority of Democrat voters, so relatively few Republican voters oppose it. I find it rather concerning. Back in the day much was said about Bush's "historically low" approval ratings too. It was somewhat satisfying to see, but in the end it didn't really seem to matter much. He still got re-elected. [1]: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-starts-new-term-with-47-approval-jan-6-pardons-unpopular-reutersipsos-poll-2025-01-21/ https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-starts-new-term-with-...

dragonwriter 2y ago
> Back in the day much was said about Bush's "historically low" approval ratings too. George W. Bush's initial approval ratings were technically historically low, but were 57% gross approval, and +32% net; the lowest (from Eisenhower forward) prior was his immediate predecessor at 58% gross and +38% net. But that's nothing like Trump's "historically low" initial ratings this term, at 48% gross, -1% net, which also dropped by mid-February to 45% gross, -6% net (with a majority -- 51% -- registering disapproval.) https://news.gallup.com/poll/655955/trump-inaugural-approval-rating-historically-low-again.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/655955/trump-inaugural-approval... https://news.gallup.com/poll/656891/trump-job-approval-rating-congress-jumps.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/656891/trump-job-approval-ratin...
psyklic 2y ago
As of Feb 18, WaPo says merely 14% of US adults overall support pardoning people convicted of violent crimes (and only 32% of Republicans). For nonviolent pardons, 42% overall support it (and 76% of Republicans). [1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/02/20/trump-poll-unpopular-post-ipsos/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/02/20/trump-pol...
- JeremyNT 2y ago
  There's the abstract, and the concrete. If you ask those same Republicans if they would pardon a violent offender who committed crimes in an attempt to defend Trump's claims of victory on January 6, you would get a very different answer.

by arp242 2y ago

dragonwriter 2y ago

> Back in the day much was said about Bush's "historically low" approval ratings too. George W. Bush's initial approval ratings were technically historically low, but were 57% gross approval, and +32% net; the lowest (from Eisenhower forward) prior was his immediate predecessor at 58% gross and +38% net. But that's nothing like Trump's "historically low" initial ratings this term, at 48% gross, -1% net, which also dropped by mid-February to 45% gross, -6% net (with a majority -- 51% -- registering disapproval.) https://news.gallup.com/poll/655955/trump-inaugural-approval-rating-historically-low-again.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/655955/trump-inaugural-approval... https://news.gallup.com/poll/656891/trump-job-approval-rating-congress-jumps.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/656891/trump-job-approval-ratin...

psyklic 2y ago

As of Feb 18, WaPo says merely 14% of US adults overall support pardoning people convicted of violent crimes (and only 32% of Republicans). For nonviolent pardons, 42% overall support it (and 76% of Republicans). [1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/02/20/trump-poll-unpopular-post-ipsos/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/02/20/trump-pol...

JeremyNT 2y ago
There's the abstract, and the concrete. If you ask those same Republicans if they would pardon a violent offender who committed crimes in an attempt to defend Trump's claims of victory on January 6, you would get a very different answer.