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Miles Archer

(21,180 posts) Sun Nov 30, 2025, 12:48 PM Sunday

Gallup: Trump Approval 36%, or what I like to refer to as "WTF STILL TOO ****ING HIGH"

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Trump’s job approval rating has fallen five percentage points to 36%, the lowest of his second term, while disapproval has risen to 60%. The latest decline follows three months of stability, with 40% to 41% of Americans expressing approval of his handling of the presidency. His prior second-term low point in approval was a statistically similar 37% in July, and his all-time low was 34% in 2021, at the end of his first term after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

The latest findings are from a Nov. 3-25 Gallup poll that spanned off-year elections, which resulted in gains for Democrats. In addition, the poll was conducted as the federal government shutdown became the longest in U.S. history before its eventual resolution on Nov. 12.

Both Republicans’ and independents’ ratings of Trump have worsened significantly since last month. Republicans’ approval has fallen seven points to 84%, while independents’ has slipped eight points to 25%. Republicans’ rating is the lowest of Trump’s second term, while independents’ is the worst in either term. Trump’s prior low point among independents, 29%, was last recorded in July and, prior to that, was only seen once before, in August 2017.

Meanwhile, Democrats’ rating of the president remains mired in the low single digits (3%).

https://news.gallup.com/poll/699221/trump-approval-rating-drops-new-second-term-low.aspx

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Gallup: Trump Approval 36%, or what I like to refer to as "WTF STILL TOO ****ING HIGH" (Original Post) Miles Archer Sunday OP

It's never going to go below 30% Justice Brandeis Sunday #1

Exactly. The 30% only care about him "owning" the libs newdeal2 Sunday #2

Sorry for the OT post, MarineCombatEngineer Sunday #3

One of my all-time favorites. Got to see it again after many years Miles Archer Sunday #4

His Approval numbers are Too Damn High! Ars Longa Sunday #5

It depends on how it is weighted UpInArms Sunday #6

Every time I hear that orange con man's numbers ... Jeebo Sunday #7

We should focus on our own approval polls. gulliver Sunday #8

Justice Brandeis

(402 posts)

1. It's never going to go below 30%

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Sun Nov 30, 2025, 12:51 PM

Sunday

That should be baked into the cake by now.

newdeal2

(4,571 posts)

2. Exactly. The 30% only care about him "owning" the libs

Reply to Justice Brandeis (Reply #1)

Sun Nov 30, 2025, 12:53 PM

Sunday

They've been taught by RW media that is the most important issue.

MarineCombatEngineer

(17,304 posts)

3. Sorry for the OT post,

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Sun Nov 30, 2025, 12:55 PM

Sunday

but this reminds me of a scene in Used Cars.

STILL TO ****ING HIGH"

Miles Archer

(21,180 posts)

4. One of my all-time favorites. Got to see it again after many years

Reply to MarineCombatEngineer (Reply #3)

Sun Nov 30, 2025, 01:03 PM

Sunday

It's on Tubi TV as well as the Roku Channel

Kurt Russell's character was certainly prescient in the years before Trump and the MAGTs, because the guy had no conscience whatsoever. He had objectives and gave no thought to the people who stood between himself and what he wanted.

Of course, we also got a dose of that in Michael J Fox's "Alex Keaton" on Family Ties, The difference is that the "big picture" of that character is that he's relatively harmless, beyond swallowing everything "conservatives" have fed him, and you always had a sort of "maybe he'll grow out of it" thing in the back of your head, because he was young.

Not so with Russell's character. That's the kind of guy who would absolutely get a job in "the Trump administration" in 2025.

Ars Longa

(377 posts)

5. His Approval numbers are Too Damn High!

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Sun Nov 30, 2025, 01:04 PM

Sunday

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UpInArms

(53,828 posts)

6. It depends on how it is weighted

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Sun Nov 30, 2025, 01:07 PM

Sunday

If, for example, to get 100%, you use

80% republicans
10% independents
10% democrats …

You will get crap answers like the one they put out

Jeebo

(2,548 posts)

7. Every time I hear that orange con man's numbers ...

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Sun Nov 30, 2025, 01:54 PM

Sunday

I always think, HOW THE HELL CAN THOSE NUMBERS BE THAT HIGH? THIRTY-SIX PERCENT of Americans actually APPROVE of that orange thing? It ought to be SIX PERCENT, and even then, I would wonder, WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH THOSE SIX PERCENT? There is a ROT at the core of this country's electorate, I tell you.

— Ron

gulliver

(13,677 posts)

8. We should focus on our own approval polls.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Sun Nov 30, 2025, 02:16 PM

Sunday

We're at 34%. https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/favorability/democratic-party

Some of the disapproval will be people who want the Dems to be more "left" (with 98 definitions of what that means) and some will be people who don't believe in our positions.

I just don't like the temptation to focus on "Trump is unpopular." The message from it is that we, as Dems, might not have to work hard to get the country the kind of policies and leadership it needs. The demos where we lost ground in 2024 will just come running back to us.

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