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DemocratSinceBirth

(99,708 posts)
Wed Feb 22, 2017, 08:37 PM Feb 2017

Drumf's disapproval rating keeps creeping up





A majority of voters disapprove of Donald Trump’s handling of the presidency, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday.

Less than five weeks into his presidency, Trump has an approval rating of 38 percent and a disapproval rating of 55 percent.

Trump’s approval is a slight uptick from where it stood in Quinnipiac’s Jan. 26 survey, but 4 points lower than just two weeks ago. Meantime, his disapproval rating has climbed steadily from 44 percent days after he took office to 51 percent on Feb. 7 and 55 percent Wednesday.

A majority of respondents said Trump is not honest (55 percent), doesn’t have good leadership skills (55 percent) or care about everyday Americans (53 percent), isn’t level-headed (63 percent), doesn’t share their values (60 percent) and is doing more to divide the country than unite it (58 percent). However, a majority also said they believe Trump is a strong and intelligent person (64 percent and 58 percent...

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/trump-disapproval-rating-235270
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Drumf's disapproval rating keeps creeping up (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2017 OP
looks like the cowardly lion! putitinD Feb 2017 #1
Trump is a strong and intelligent person (64 percent and 58 percent)... Yikes!!! mikelewis Feb 2017 #2
That's bullshit njhoneybadger Feb 2017 #4
I think it was 58% but if they were to ask separately... mikelewis Feb 2017 #5
I'll be really glad if it hits 30... NotThisTime Feb 2017 #3

mikelewis

(4,079 posts)
2. Trump is a strong and intelligent person (64 percent and 58 percent)... Yikes!!!
Wed Feb 22, 2017, 08:41 PM
Feb 2017

Strong maybe... though it's all for show. You only lie about yourself when the truth doesn't feel good enough... He projects strength... he's not strong. Obama was strong and didn't need to posture. This guy is all hat and no cattle...

mikelewis

(4,079 posts)
5. I think it was 58% but if they were to ask separately...
Wed Feb 22, 2017, 08:52 PM
Feb 2017

They asked strong and intelligent... and he does project strength. It depends on how the question was presented... I serious doubt America thinks he's an egg head. If asked in isolation, Is 45 intelligent? The result may yield different results.

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