1) Not all Republicans voted for Trump, and many simply to stop the Democratic nominee. I suppose that is actually in your favor, but not exactly giving the story regarding Trump's approval rating. For instance, would you as a Moderate, at least approve that he is accomplishing what he said he'd do?
I don't know how to quantify that meaningfully. Some things he's done. Some he hasn't. Some he's completely turned around on. How do you weight and determine the value of one against the other? Objectively I doubt it can be done. Which leaves us with...
2) To me, he is doing it more so than quite a few other presidents these past couple of decades but the Gallop poll didn't ask that. The poll is more concerned about something subjective called 'approval' than if he is actually doing the job.
Which is essentially any position on his performance, in light of my above. So it's not a determination, objectively speaking, but it tells you how people feel about what he's done, their perception. And it's relevant comparatively speaking with the preceding office holders and the public feeling on their efficacy.
3) Think about it in context as well: The country has been embracing freedom of expression and minority.
My friends on the Democratic side of it would say Trump has taken minority empowerment to an unfortunate height...I think what we've done, say since the 60s, is become a freer society. There are consequences to that, for good and ill, as with right itself.
Trump has repealed the transgender mandate etc. His disapproval rate then, carries a few more concerns than just whether we like or dislike him. You know what would be interesting? A TOL poll of his job approval rating just to see if it'd make a difference. There are enough liberals and moderates that perhaps it'd give a fair indication -Lon
:think: Hard to say. I think there's such a relatively small number of active posters (though a lot of readers/guests to be had) that I suspect it's largely skewed as far as representation goes. I was looking at the end numbers the other day and noted the top posters. I suppose that means unpruned post total. The top ten: Tam, GM, Knight, PJ, GT, LH, Chrys, me, doser, and musterion. So that would be one moderate and nine right wingers to one degree or another. No change through the top 20, except Granite remains in that last spot. I don't remember what he was, but he's not around any longer now at any rate. I suspect you have a handful of the left, a couple of moderates and the vast majority who remain active are by degrees to the right and hard right.
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