Poll finds tempered optimism after Trump victory, but doubts about mandate

[DonViejo]

Americans emerged from President-elect Donald Trump’s surprise victory in last week’s election with passionate and polarized reactions, overall expressing tempered optimism about his presidency but unconvinced that he has a mandate to enact a sweeping new policy agenda, according to a Washington Post-Schar School national poll.

The poll finds Americans still reeling from Trump’s long battle against Hillary Clinton, with more than 7 in 10 saying the campaign made them angry and more than half feeling stressed out by campaign news. Trump’s supporters are largely ebullient when asked how they feel about the result, while Clinton backers range from disappointed to fearful to apoplectic.

Nationally, just 3 in 10 Americans — 29 percent — say he has a mandate to carry out the agenda he presented during the campaign, while 59 percent say he should compromise with Democrats when they strongly disagree with the specifics of his policy proposals.

That 29 percent figure is sharply lower than the 50 percent who said the same for President Obama after his first election in 2008 and the 41 percent for former president George W. Bush after the 2000 election and the contentious recount that followed.



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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/poll-finds-tempered-optimism-after-trump-victory-but-doubts-about-mandate/2016/11/15/da362ca4-ab71-11e6-a31b-4b6397e625d0_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines&wpmm=1

[Skinner]

1. It's hard to interpret this info, considering that the numbers are not percentages.

And without having some sort of aggregate number of positive v negative. And without knowing how many responses aren't even included in the totals above. Seems kind of useless that the Post is presenting data like this.

[blue neen]

2. We should believe this poll (or any poll), because.....

?

[geek tragedy]

3. Our goal is to drive his positive numbers through the floor.

We want him to fail, the country needs him to fail.

[duffyduff]

4. Every person in the country should be scared shitless

The man doesn't have the first clue what he is doing. Really and truly he doesn't.

Thank you, Jeff Zucker, for committing treason against the United States.

[heaven05]

5. WHY IN THE HELL

should I even believe this BS????? "Tempered optimism????? Yeah tempered in people who can melt into the lynch mob and scream for the blood of 'others' while trying to save their own worthless hides. Polls!!!!! Tempered optimism!!!!!!!! You think any melanin enhanced person is feeling optimistic about the new fuhrer and the New Nazi Party of America!!!!!!!!!!!.