A Vox piece points to something truly unusual and remarkable….
Donald Trump approval among all Americans has stay basically the same ….
That thru hell and high water…
His base IS his base and it seems immovable ….
And Trump and the Republicans are hoping for another against the grain win against Joe Biden like against they got against Hillary Clinton…
On August 27, 2019, President Donald Trump held a 41.3 percent approval rating and a 54.2 percent disapproval rating, according to FiveThirtyEight’s poll tracker. During the 365 days that followed, Trump became the third president impeached by the House of Representatives; America assassinated Iranian general Qassem Soleimani; more than 200,000 Americans died from the disease caused by the novel coronavirus; the unemployment rate rose from 3.7 percent to 10.2 percent; the US banned incoming travel from Europe, China, and Brazil; an estimated 12 million people lost health insurance coverage; Trump pardoned Roger Stone, who was facing jail time for dirty tricks on the president’s behalf; and George Floyd’s murder sparked a nationwide movement protesting for racial justice — to which officials responded by tear-gassing demonstrators in Lafayette Park in Washington, DC, so Trump could take a photograph holding a Bible.
That is, of course, a bitterly incomplete list of a grimly consequential year in American history. But you’d never know it simply by following Trump’s poll numbers. On August 27, 2020 — one year later, and the day Trump used the White House as a backdrop for his convention speech — FiveThirtyEight had Trump at 42.2 percent approval and 54.3 percent disapproval. Everything had happened, and politically, nothing had mattered. Or, at the least, not much had changed.
“It’s really remarkable,” says Jennifer Victor, a political scientist at George Mason University. “The stability of Trump’s numbers are almost unbelievable.”
They’re also unique. According to Gallup’s presidential approval database, President Ronald Reagan’s numbers bounced from a high of 68 to a low of 35 percent during his tenure. George H.W. Bush peaked at 81 and bottomed out at 29. Bill Clinton ranged between 73 and 37 percent. George W. Bush touched 90 percent and fell all the way to 25 percent. Barack Obama’s band was narrower but still stretched from 40 percent to 67 percent.
As for Trump, his highest approval rating is 49 and his lowest is 35 — a range of only 15 points across his presidency thus far. True, Trump has had less time in office than his predecessors. But he’s also had a more volatile first term than most of them, in world events, indicators of national health and happiness, and personal behavior. And even if you only look at first terms, Trump stands out…
image…Trump holds up a Bible outside of St John’s Episcopal church after tear-gassing protesters.Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
Haha!
I’ve done several posts for the past few years on this very point.
Actually Trumps Approval /Disapproval is today about where it was the day he was inaugurated.
Every time I would post that comment ,you would argue with me that Republicans were deserting Trump(they haven’t in any significant numbers) .
Now after trolling the net you find this article and find it,”unusual and remarkable.”
You’re a joke and not a very funny one.
In fact I have done NUMEROUS posts about Trump losing support around the edges such as in the suburbs…
Biden’s convention SHOWED some of these people…
There ARE people running ads against the big guy who ARE Republicans….
Almost everyday there are more in the media that will Not vote for the guy…
But Jack says those people REALLY aren’t there?
Ok Jack…..
The joke seems to be on u?
Yet you find the article”unusual and remarkable.”
Uh, everyone can draw their own conclusions.
Yes they will….