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struggle4progress

(118,270 posts)
Tue Feb 28, 2017, 01:58 AM Feb 2017

Only a war can boost low approval ratings

Dahleen Glanton
Chicago Tribune

... Trump has a 43.7 percent approval rating, according to an average of polls compiled by Real Clear Politics. It's the lowest of any U.S. president this early in his administration since 1953. And it keeps going lower.

The only thing that could get Trump out of this slump is a war. I'm not saying that's what the president wants, but I fear it could be where we're headed ...


http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-trump-war-glanton-20170227-story.html

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GusBob

(7,286 posts)
4. I try to avoid absolutes so not the only thing
Tue Feb 28, 2017, 02:03 AM
Feb 2017

A terrorist attack would do it too

But there is not much else with this dystopian jit in office. Ain't nothing good gonna happen

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
5. God I hope not, he'll kill too many innocent people and plunge world into dystopia
Tue Feb 28, 2017, 02:07 AM
Feb 2017

Whatever happens, Obama's economy will carry him awhile.

MFM008

(19,803 posts)
7. Nothing
Tue Feb 28, 2017, 03:20 AM
Feb 2017

This ass could do would make him more supportable.
Unless he jumped off the roof of something high.
Totally support that.

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