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riversedge

(76,620 posts)
Wed Jul 16, 2025, 06:32 AM Wednesday

Trump's Disapproval Rating Just Hit a Record for His Second Term



Trump’s Disapproval Rating Just Hit a Record for His Second Term

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-disapproval-rating-just-hit-a-record-for-his-second-term/

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Leigh Kimmins Updated 07.16.25 5:25AM EDT /


President Donald Trump’s disapproval rating has hit a new high for his second term as those outside his MAGA base steadily desert him, according to a new poll. A survey conducted over the weekend by the Economist/YouGov shows that Trump’s overall disapproval rating has climbed to the dizzying new height of 55 percent. Forty-one percent of the 1,680 U.S. adults who responded still approve of the job Trump is doing, down from 42 percent in the same poll a week earlier, when Trump’s disapproval rating sat at 53 percent. The survey garnered responses from across the political spectrum. Among Republicans, Trump’s approval rating stands at a still-strong 92 percent, down from 94 at the start of his term. Among self-identified MAGA Republicans, it’s 98—despite the MAGA civil war over the Jeffrey Epstein files. It’s with Democrats and independents that the president has suffered the most. Among Democrats, his approval rating is a paltry 3 percent, down from a January high of 12. Among independents, it’s at 29 points, compared to 41 when he took office in January. Back then, he had an overall 49 percent approval rating and a 43 percent disapproval rating.
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Trump's Disapproval Rating Just Hit a Record for His Second Term (Original Post) riversedge Wednesday OP
Still too high. Sadly he's still the president despite falling numbers. OrlandoDem2 Wednesday #1
It is, but a 41/55 approval/disapproval is awful for a president at this point in his term. bearsfootball516 Wednesday #2
The fact that this can still be reported is the only light in a vey dark country. BWdem4life Wednesday #3
+1 dalton99a Wednesday #9
Dictators Don't Care What Their Polling Numbers Are MrWowWow Wednesday #4
This dictator does. WIth Trump everything is about the numbers.......... Bengus81 Wednesday #14
Not an overall record disapproval jimmy the one Wednesday #5
too many markie Wednesday #6
Why does this LIAR care about polls? Playingmantis Wednesday #7
If his approval ratings get to 5%, it will not change a thing this regime does. Ferrets are Cool Wednesday #8
No truer words dalton99a Wednesday #10
You wont need to vote anymore Hornedfrog2000 Wednesday #11
Which is absolutely meaningless quakerboy Wednesday #12
I assume the 3 percent are registered dems Johonny Wednesday #13
thats still too high..hes a rapist a felon a liar and lord knows what else samnsara Thursday #15

OrlandoDem2

(3,010 posts)
1. Still too high. Sadly he's still the president despite falling numbers.
Wed Jul 16, 2025, 06:41 AM
Wednesday

And if 98% of MAGAs still support him while he doesn’t end the Ukraine war, tears families apart, causes inflation, and is al all around horrible human being it shows what we are up against with this cult!

bearsfootball516

(6,603 posts)
2. It is, but a 41/55 approval/disapproval is awful for a president at this point in his term.
Wed Jul 16, 2025, 07:03 AM
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Most president's approval numbers are still about 50 percent at this time in their term. Being at 41 percent is ghastly.

BWdem4life

(2,569 posts)
3. The fact that this can still be reported is the only light in a vey dark country.
Wed Jul 16, 2025, 08:02 AM
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Wonder how much longer it'll be allowed

MrWowWow

(592 posts)
4. Dictators Don't Care What Their Polling Numbers Are
Wed Jul 16, 2025, 08:08 AM
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jimmy the one

(2,768 posts)
5. Not an overall record disapproval
Wed Jul 16, 2025, 08:28 AM
Wednesday

41 - 55 may be a record 14 pt negative for 'you gov' but falls short of AP NORC* poll from June 5 - 9, 2025 which was 39-60. As well as 38-54 from Quinnipiac same dates.
41-55 appears close to the field average of reputable polls from the past few months. Which excludes pro trump push polls which blatantly pad trumps approval by up to ten points.
There are several pro trump polls Rasmussen trafalgar RMG Quantus, which should not be included as valid representation of public opinion. Indeed a new pro trump poll seems to appear every 3 months or so, and disappear after a short stay, thankfully.
Right wing website Real Clear politics (RCP) field average includes both pro trump bullscat as well as reputable polls, and their avg today July 16 is 45.5 - 50. The CNN field average is as I noted above about 41-55. A negative 5 by RCP vs negative 14 by reputable polls.

Real clear politics allows padding; it has a drop back of approx 18 days where a poll older than 18 days is not included in its field average of polls. Rasmussen as a Tracking poll posts a result every business day so is immune to the 18 day drop back and is included in every single RCP field average, whereas reputable polls disappear after 18 days and are included only a while.
RCP knows this, as well as clearly seeing the padding, but allows it because Real Clear Politics is a corrupt pro trump spin machine as well as the shitty pro trump polls I mentioned above.
Several polls exist only to praise trump and the republican way and should be ignored as crap.

* AP NORC is Associated Press, National Opinion Research Council
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I am not an ego, jimmy the one is a British naval term.

Playingmantis

(438 posts)
7. Why does this LIAR care about polls?
Wed Jul 16, 2025, 09:37 AM
Wednesday

His party controls both Houses and the Courts and enough state legislatures to gerrymander their way to total control. Plus he has administration that has zero regard for democracy and cares only about exhalting The Great One.

Its minority rule here in the USA...

I dont know what the solution is EXCEPT a deep economic downturn..that awakens America to RW insanity..

quakerboy

(14,454 posts)
12. Which is absolutely meaningless
Wed Jul 16, 2025, 04:13 PM
Wednesday

Unless his hired ICE army stops being willing to enforce his will, publicity is yesterdays game. Force is the way of the future.

samnsara

(18,577 posts)
15. thats still too high..hes a rapist a felon a liar and lord knows what else
Thu Jul 17, 2025, 07:26 AM
Thursday

...but noooooooooooo......maggots gotta be maggots and still support the orange blob of shit. and why the hell are there 3 % dems who support this fascist? who the hell are they?

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