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What made you think people rapidly turned against the Trump administration? His approval ratings declined slowly since January. They are higher than they were m
by pseudalopex 1y ago
What made you think people rapidly turned against the Trump administration? His approval ratings declined slowly since January. They are higher than they were most of 2017.[1]
[1] https://www.ipsos.com/en-us/closer-look-president-trumps-approval-rating https://www.ipsos.com/en-us/closer-look-president-trumps-app...
- projectazorian 1y agoApproval ratings don’t mean much for a lame duck president. Look at the 2026 Senate polls in places like Iowa. Given Trump’s margin of victory in 2024 the Republicans should be crushing it, but they are struggling.
- shadowgovt 1y agoIs there any reason to be concerned he won't be a lame-duck President? He's making real noise about seeking a third term, regardless of the legality of it.
- pseudalopex 1y ago> Approval ratings don’t mean much for a lame duck president. A term limited president can care less about approval ratings. This does not mean their approval ratings cannot be compared to their approval ratings. > Look at the 2026 Senate polls in places like Iowa. Given Trump’s margin of victory in 2024 the Republicans should be crushing it, but they are struggling. I do not accept Senate polls measure Trump support better than Trump approval polls. And 2026 Senate projections show Republicans losing 1 or 2 seats. Iowa is not 1 of them. Iowa polls did show the unpopular incumbent senator and a hypothetical Democratic opponent had similar support. But the unpopular incumbent senator announced she would retire. And hypothetical opponents poll better than real opponents many times.