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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Mon Mar 18, 2019, 10:00 AM Mar 2019

Poll: Half of Americans say Trump is victim of a 'witch hunt' as trust in Mueller erodes [View all]

Source: USA Today

Susan Page and Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY Published 9:14 a.m. ET March 18, 2019

WASHINGTON – Amid signs that special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election interference may be near its conclusion, a new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll finds that trust in Mueller has eroded and half of Americans now agree with President Trump's contention that he has been the victim of a "witch hunt."

Support for the House of Representatives to seriously consider impeaching the president has dropped since last October by 10 percentage points, to 28 percent.

Despite that, the survey shows a nation that remains skeptical of Trump's honesty and deeply divided by his leadership. A 52 percent majority say they have little or no trust in the president's denials that his 2016 campaign colluded with Moscow in the election that put him in the Oval Office.

But that number does reflect an improvement from previous polls. One year ago, 57 percent had little or no trust in his denials; in December, 59 percent did.

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/03/18/trust-mueller-investigation-falls-half-americans-say-trump-victim-witch-hunt/3194049002/

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Poll: Half of Americans say Trump is victim of a 'witch hunt' as trust in Mueller erodes [View all] DonViejo Mar 2019 OP

Half of America are Trump cult members sakabatou Mar 2019 #1

I have to know exactly what was asked and how it was asked to believe one word of it. olegramps Mar 2019 #43

My thoughts exactly. (nfm) SunDrop23 Mar 2019 #47

I think from now on, I'm ignoring any poll that doesn't publish their script. lagomorph777 Mar 2019 #65

the poll is a waste of time. This Poll is towards the GOP. Why did the OP post it? trueblue2007 Mar 2019 #68

...and the truth emerged this morning. lagomorph777 Mar 2019 #81

USA Today got caught cheating, and it's exactly what we suspected. lagomorph777 Mar 2019 #82

I'm not buying it PatSeg Mar 2019 #48

Me neither. His guilt is obvious onit2day Mar 2019 #53

I agree -- Polls continually show most Americans as having whathehell Mar 2019 #76

No, it's about 33-1/3% that are profound trumplodytes, another roughly 16% are just stupid. lark Mar 2019 #55

Did half feel the same way about Hillary investigations? SHRED Mar 2019 #2

I don't buy this ... I smell right wing spin. Botany Mar 2019 #3

Susan Page is full of it ArizonaLib Mar 2019 #6

There are many tricks pollsters can use to influence responders. lagomorph777 Mar 2019 #7

+1 sandensea Mar 2019 #40

I sure hope you're right. MBS Mar 2019 #18

Dont buy into this BS INdemo Mar 2019 #23

Hard to believe this poll. I think... machoneman Mar 2019 #20

Something smells fishy here, 50%? just doesn't feel right. yonder Mar 2019 #44

See my post below. It is being taken out of context lancelyons Mar 2019 #50

I agree with you dawg day Mar 2019 #51

I don't think a majority of Americans are Trump cultists, but . . . ChicagoRonin Mar 2019 #4

There were a lot of those folks... atreides1 Mar 2019 #14

Yep, X 1000 SayItLoud Mar 2019 #16

This so much dustyscamp Mar 2019 #62

Bingo ... You have it Charlie G Mar 2019 #29

Exactly. These people are a silent but sizable chunk of Americans. doompatrol39 Mar 2019 #42

I demand a recount... louis c Mar 2019 #5

November 2018 seems to sharply rebuke this poll. lagomorph777 Mar 2019 #9

No more than 2010 was a strong rebuke of Obama... Drunken Irishman Mar 2019 #35

I would disagree with you on that because stopwastingmymoney Mar 2019 #38

2018 was high but not that much. former9thward Mar 2019 #64

The laughing stock of the developed world ArizonaLib Mar 2019 #15

Agreed but polls can be quite wrong. A trend line must develop before.... machoneman Mar 2019 #21

our microsecond attention span culture does not fit a complex, long investigation NRaleighLiberal Mar 2019 #8

tables and methodology are here bigworld Mar 2019 #10

The question seems way problematic bigworld Mar 2019 #11

Good catch!! Bleacher Creature Mar 2019 #24

Many thanks for spotting this! DonaldsRump Mar 2019 #79

Question 16 of same poll contradicts question 20 crimycarny Mar 2019 #45

That's because it's taking a long time, and people expect immediate gratification mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #12

Trump should never have been allowed to get away with his lies about the investigation, or anything Doodley Mar 2019 #13

Fake News IronLionZion Mar 2019 #17

THIS!! bluestarone Mar 2019 #22

I'm calling bullshit on this poll The Liberal Lion Mar 2019 #19

You can't go by one poll videohead5 Mar 2019 #25

It's natural for this to happen. The longe this goes on without a conclusion AJT Mar 2019 #26

I just did a poll, watoos Mar 2019 #27

Without ANY significant substance...what a bunch of BS.....polling who? - Know asiliveandbreathe Mar 2019 #28

Relax everyone, it's a bad sample leftynyc Mar 2019 #30

I would like to see the methodology of this poll but couldn't find the link in this story kimbutgar Mar 2019 #31

See reply #11. nt Wednesdays Mar 2019 #70

Why does evil have more energy? playaseeker Mar 2019 #32

u s a today.. big fence rider.. right leaning gotta please everyone Thekaspervote Mar 2019 #33

Where was the poll done? Perseus Mar 2019 #34

If that's the case, then half of Americans are.... jcmaine72 Mar 2019 #36

I do not believe this is the case and can't make anything of a single poll like this one beachbum bob Mar 2019 #37

Over the last several weeks, I've developed a really bad feeling about where we are going to end up. mn9driver Mar 2019 #39

This crap is getting too Orwellian. skypilot Mar 2019 #41

And we wonder why he whines on Twitter constantly maxsolomon Mar 2019 #46

Here was the question on the USA Today / Suffolk Poll and it is somewhat misleading lancelyons Mar 2019 #49

you can't have 3 variables in a question scarytomcat Mar 2019 #78

His koolaid Faux pas Mar 2019 #52

I Would Challenge the Statistical Significance of this So-Called Poll dlk Mar 2019 #54

He is already convicted of multiple felonies as "Individual 1" Mr Tibbs Mar 2019 #56

Convicted of multiple felonies? PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2019 #60

"As individual 1" Mr Tibbs Mar 2019 #61

Cohen said he was pretty sure "Individual 1" is Trump. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2019 #71

HE didn't say he was "Pretty sure" it was Trump Mr Tibbs Mar 2019 #73

Okay, but nonetheless, PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2019 #75

Also consider Mr.Bill Mar 2019 #57

One thing to keep in mind DonaldsRump Mar 2019 #58

The "methodology flaw" is that it was a two-part question. Wednesdays Mar 2019 #72

Bullshit BlueIdaho Mar 2019 #59

So falls rome angrychair Mar 2019 #63

Bullshit. Did they poll just their readers? bitterross Mar 2019 #66

What could be fun... jmowreader Mar 2019 #67

This is not good SpankMe Mar 2019 #69

Everyone on this board who believes this hogwash raise your hand......... Dyedinthewoolliberal Mar 2019 #74

Raising both hands . . . Iliyah Mar 2019 #77

I beg everyone here not to dismiss or take this poll lightly Polybius Mar 2019 #80

Many Dems have that attitude unfortunetly dustyscamp Mar 2019 #85

perfectly understandable Steerpike Mar 2019 #83

The poll question is seen as flawed... brooklynite Mar 2019 #84