IRAN/MILITARY/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Most voters agree with President Donald Trump’s decision to call off airstrikes in Iran last week, according to a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll that also shows little public support for U.S. military action in the Persian Gulf. According to the poll, just over a third of voters, 36 percent, support military action […]
Category: Polls
6/19/2019
DEMS/MEDIA/POLLS/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “If I didn’t have the Phony Witch Hunt going on for 3 years, and if the Fake News Media and their partner in Crime, the Democrats, would have played it straight, I would be way up in the Polls right now – with our Economy, winning by 20 points. But I’m […]
6/17/2019
CAMPAIGN/ELECTION/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As President Trump prepares to officially kick off his re-election campaign in Orlando Tuesday night, his numbers are, as he is fond of saying, ‘not good, folks.’ In a new poll of ruby red Texas, less than 40 percent of voters say they would ‘definitely’ re-elect Mr. Trump. Numbers released over the weekend […]
6/17/2019
MEDIA/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “.@FoxNews Polls are always bad for me. They were against Crooked Hillary also. Something weird going on at Fox. Our polls show us leading in all 17 Swing States. For the record, I didn’t spend 30 hours with @abcnews, but rather a tiny fraction of that. More Fake News @BretBaier” –Donald Trump, […]
6/17/2019
DEMS/ELECTION/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump insisted Monday [6-17-19] that he is polling ahead of what he called the ‘Motley Crew’ of 2020 Democratic White House hopefuls, despite leaked internal polling by his own reelection campaign showing him lagging former Vice President Joe Biden in several battleground states…Trump’s post comes one day after reports that […]
6/17/2019
POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Only Fake Polls show us behind the Motley Crew. We are looking really good, but it is far too early to be focused on that. Much work to do! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 17, 2019 7:07 am […]
6/16/2019
IMPEACHMENT/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Almost 70% in new Poll say don’t impeach. So ridiculous to even be talking about this subject when all of the crimes were committed by the other side. They can’t win the election fairly!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 16, 2019 4:23 pm […]
6/16/2019
MEDIA/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A poll should be done on which is the more dishonest and deceitful newspaper, the Failing New York Times or the Amazon (lobbyist) Washington Post! They are both a disgrace to our Country, the Enemy of the People, but I just can’t seem to figure out which is worse? The good…..” -Donald […]
6/15/2019
POLLS/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Despite the Greatest Presidential Harassment of all time by people that are very dishonest and want to destroy our Country, we are doing great in the Polls, even better than in 2016, and will be packed at the Tuesday Announcement Rally in Orlando, Florida. KEEP AMERICA GREAT!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 15, […]
6/15/2019
DEMS/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘The latest Polls find 51% of Americans approve of President Trump’s Job Performance. Last month a Democrat Pollster said President Trump’s approval rating has been the most steady of any President in history!’ @OANN” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 15, 2019 6:37 am […]
6/12/2019
ELECTION/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday [6-12-19] revived his attacks on the polling industry, denying reports that his own internal polling has indicated trouble ahead for his reelection bid, even as public polls show warning signs. The president pushed back on a New York Times story detailing his response to a ‘devastating’ 17-state […]
6/12/2019
MEDIA/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…..The Fake (Corrupt) News Media said they had a leak into polling done by my campaign which, by the way and despite the phony and never ending Witch Hunt, are the best numbers WE have ever had. They reported Fake numbers that they made up & don’t even exist. WE WILL WIN […]
6/12/2019
MEDIA/POLLS/SOCIAL MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Fake News has never been more dishonest than it is today. Thank goodness we can fight back on Social Media. Their new weapon of choice is Fake Polling, sometimes referred to as Suppression Polls (they suppress the numbers). Had it in 2016, but this is worse…..” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June […]
6/12/2019
MEDIA/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Fake News has never been more dishonest than it is today. Thank goodness we can fight back on Social Media. There new weapon of choice is Fake Polling, sometimes referred to as Suppression Polls (they suppress the numbers). Had it in 2016, but this is worse………” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 12, […]
6/10/2019
ELECTION/JOE BIDEN/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Late at night, using his old personal cellphone number, President Trump has been calling former advisers who have not heard from him in years, eager to discuss his standing in the polls against the top Democrats in the field — specifically Joseph R. Biden Jr., whom he describes in those conversations […]
6/5/2019
JOE BIDEN/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A new poll out Wednesday [6-5-19] spells danger for President Donald Trump’s reelection chances in one of the unlikeliest of places: Texas. The Quinnipiac University poll shows that Joe Biden would top Trump by four points — 48 percent to 44 percent — in a general election matchup there, an outcome […]
6/5/2019
MEDIA/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “If the totally Corrupt Media was less corrupt, I would be up by 15 points in the polls based on our tremendous success with the economy, maybe Best Ever! If the Corrup Media was actually fair, I would be up by 25 points. Nevertheless, despite the Fake News, we’re doing great!” –Donald […]
5/30/2019
DEMS/POLLS/TRADE WARS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s trade wars may be something he believes in, but it doesn’t seem to be a political winner. Unlike many issues on which Trump has seesawed on over the years, Trump has been generally consistent in his protectionist stance on trade. He seemed to use that to his advantage […]
5/22/2019
ECONOMY/POLLS/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Without the ILLEGAL Witch Hunt, my poll numbers, especially because of our historically ‘great’ economy, would be at 65%. Too bad! The greatest Hoax in American History.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 22, 2019 6:00 am […]
5/21/2019
ELECTION/GOP/POLLS/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A top strategist on President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign has withdrawn from an effort to unseat North Carolina GOP Sen. Thom Tillis in 2020 — an arrangement that sparked tensions at the highest levels of the Republican Party. Pollster John McLaughlin’s work for a Tillis primary challenger had angered leading Senate […]
5/17/2019
FBI/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “New Fox Poll: 58% of people say that the FBI broke the law in investigating Donald J. Trump. @foxandfriends” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 17, 2019 6:05 am […]
5/15/2019
BUSINESS/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Donald Trump has spent most of his adult life cultivating an image as so outrageously successful that his very name was synonymous with luxury — plastered in gold on airplanes, plush hotels, high-roller casinos and finely manicured public and private golf courses. Recent information from Trump’s tax filings paints a different […]
5/11/2019
POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @kimguilfoyle: Nolte: Trump’s Job Approval Booms to Highest Mark Since Inauguration https://t.co/QtySKQ9OrP via @BreitbartNews” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 11, 2019 7:08 am […]
5/8/2019
ATTORNEY GENERAL/POLLS/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Amid Attorney General William Barr’s escalating clash with Congress, a POLITICO/Morning Consult poll shows few voters are praising him for how he has handled the release of the Mueller report. But while many voters disapprove of Barr’s handling of the report, there’s little sign of the kind of widespread antipathy that […]
5/1/2019
ECONOMY/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Gallup Poll: 56% of Americans rate their financial situation as excellent or good. This is the highest number since 2002, and up 10 points since 2016.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 1, 2019 6:01 am […]
5/1/2019
FIRST RESPONDER/POLLS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @Daniel4SCBoone: @dbongino I bet if someone did a fireman’s poll, President Trump would win by a landslide.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 1, 2019 5:02 am […]
4/26/2019
DEMS/ECONOMY/POLLS/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. economy is defying dire predictions of a slowdown this year with growth strengthening, wages rising, unemployment falling and markets rocking to new highs. It should be an incumbent president’s dream and a nightmare for those trying to replace him. But President Donald Trump is living a split-screen life. Despite […]
4/17/2019
MEDIA/POLLS/SPYGATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Nolte: Poll Shows Media Failed to Gaslight Public About Trump Campaign Spying https://t.co/06OZcBE08b via @BreitbartNews” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 17, 2019 8:07 pm […]
4/17/2019
CAMPAIGN/POLLS/SPYGATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Nearly 4 in 10 voters believe Donald Trump’s presidential campaign was spied on during the 2016 election, according to a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll. Thirty-eight percent of respondents said they believe the Trump campaign was spied on, compared with 28 percent who said they don’t believe the president’s campaign was spied on. […]
4/11/2019
MEDIA/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Fox Business Network issued an on-air correction Thursday [4-11-19] after the network aired a poll graphic — later shared online by President Donald Trump — that incorrectly displayed the president’s unfavorable rating as his job approval rating…The Georgetown Politics poll, as featured on Fox Business network’s ‘Lou Dobbs Tonight,’ showed a […]
4/9/2019
OBAMA/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @HeyTammyBruce: Trump Job Approval Jumps to 53% – Seven Points Higher Than Obama https://t.co/cv40yIrU2M” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 9, 2019 9:00 pm […]
4/4/2019
DEMS/POLLS/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “According to polling, few people seem to care about the Russian Collusion Hoax, but some Democrats are fighting hard to keep the Witch Hunt alive. They should focus on legislation or, even better, an investigation of how the ridiculous Collusion Delusion got started – so illegal!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 4, […]
3/27/2019
CONGRESS/POLLS/TRUMP TAXES: “There’s no groundswell among voters for Congress to force President Donald Trump to release his tax returns, according to a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll. Half of those surveyed said it should be a priority for Congress, while 40 percent said it wasn’t very important or shouldn’t be done at all. The rest said […]
3/26/2019
POLLS/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The special counsel’s report may have concluded there was no conspiracy or coordination between Russia and Donald Trump’s campaign, but a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll shows the political fog around the president remains. The poll shows a plurality of voters, 47 percent, think Trump ‘tried to impede or obstruct the investigation into […]
3/26/2019
POLLS/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Nearly half of all Americans still believe President Donald Trump worked with Russia to interfere in the 2016 presidential election, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted after Special Counsel Robert Mueller cleared Trump of that allegation. Americans did feel slightly more positive about Trump after learning the findings of the […]
3/25/2019
POLLS/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “There are few areas of widespread agreement in American politics, but special counsel Robert Mueller’s recently completed probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election has revealed a few of them. First, Americans really want Mueller’s report released in full to the public — beyond the four-page summary of the […]
3/20/2019
IMPEACHMENT/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Support for impeaching President Donald Trump has fallen 7 points since December, a CNN Poll conducted by SSRS finds, following Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi calling impeachment ‘so divisive to the country.’ The decline — from 43% in favor in December to 36% now — stems largely from a change in […]
3/13/2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On the eve of Congress’ unprecedented rebuke of President Donald Trump, a majority of voters continue to oppose his declaration of a national emergency at the southern border, according to a POLITICO/Morning Consult poll. The poll shows that Trump has failed to build support for his declaration in the face of congressional […]
3/6/2019
CRIME/MICHAEL COHEN/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “One of the first polls since President Donald Trump’s former attorney implicated him in illegal activity was released Tuesday [3-5-19], and most of the results were not very good for the president. A poll from Quinnipiac University National found 64 percent of American voters believe Trump committed crimes before assuming office, while 24 […]
3/6/2019
ELECTION/FLORIDA/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump is in trouble in Florida, a state that’s crucial to his reelection hopes. Just 40 percent of Florida voters said they believed the president should be reelected, while 53 percent were opposed to a second term, according to a new Bendixen & Amandi International poll. Trump’s approval ratings were also […]
3/2/2019
GOP/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: 93% Approval Rating in the Republican Party. 52% Approval Rating overall! Not bad considering I get the most unfair (B…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 2, 2019 9:51 am […]
2/26/2019
BORDER/POLLS/TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration to build his border wall will affect Texas more than any other state, and the residents of the Lone Star State are soundly against his decision to use those powers. Three in five Texas voters disapprove of Trump using his emergency executive powers to fund a […]
2/25/2019
ELECTION/LATINOS/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When President Donald Trump tweeted, on January 20, that he had reached 50 percent approval among Hispanic-Americans, most fair-minded observers reacted with skepticism, if not outright disbelief. Trump was, after all, still the same man who announced his candidacy by accusing Mexico of sending ‘rapists’ across the border, the same man who […]
2/24/2019
GOP/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “93% Approval Rating in the Republican Party. 52% Approval Rating overall! Not bad considering I get the most unfair (BAD) press in the history of presidential politics! And don’t forget the Witch Hunt!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February 24, 2019 10:02 am […]
2/24/2019
GOP/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “Poll: Suburban women are coming back into the Republican Party in droves ‘because of the Wall and Border Security. 70% support Border Security and the Wall.’ Not believing the Walls are immoral line. Beverly Hallberg, Independent Women’s Forum @KatiePavlich A great USA issue!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February 24, 2019 9:56 am […]
2/22/2019
ELECTION/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The 2020 election is 620 days away. Which, according to new state-by-state polling data from Gallup, is a very good thing for President Donald Trump. The data paints a simple but ominous picture for Trump: If the presidential election were held today, he would almost certainly lose. Here’s the key insight from […]
2/19/2019
ELECTION/GOP/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Maryland’s Republican governor, who’s viewed as a potential primary challenger to President Donald Trump in 2020, said the President’s poll numbers show he’s ‘pretty weak in the general election.’ Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan made the comments to CBS News in an interview set to air Wednesday [2-20-19] morning as the moderate Republican […]
2/19/2019
DEMS/ELECTION/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When Bernie Sanders was mulling a 2020 campaign last year, he said he would likely pull the trigger if he thought he was the ‘best candidate’ to defeat President Donald Trump. Now that he’s officially in the race for the White House, a key element of his argument is that he is […]
2/13/2019
ECONOMY/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Gallup Poll just announced that 69% of our great citizens expect their finances to improve next year, a 16 year high. Nice!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February 13, 2019 10:01 am […]
2/10/2019
BORDER/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Gallup Poll: ‘Open Borders will potentially attract 42 million Latin Americans.’ This would be a disaster for the U.S. We need the Wall now!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February 10, 2019 10:24 am […]
2/5/2019
BORDER/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Poll after poll shows that most Americans don’t believe illegal border crossings are the country’s most pressing problem. Far from it. But ‘the wall’ is the subject of constant coverage and advocacy by right-wing media outlets. That’s what President Trump is hearing and seeing all the time. And that’s what’s informing his […]
2/5/2019
ELECTION/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump delivers his second State of the Union address on Tuesday [2-5-19] night at a moment of major political peril. A POLITICO/Morning Consult poll conducted in the run-up to the speech shows a majority of voters, 52 percent, say they would definitely vote for someone other than Trump if the […]
1/29/2019
DEMS/ELECTION/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “With the Iowa caucuses a year away, a new poll finds a majority of Americans would ‘definitely not vote’ to re-elect President Donald Trump, while most Democratic voters do not know who they want to nominate to challenge him. According to a Washington Post-ABC News poll, 56 percent of Democratic voters and […]
1/29/2019
ELECTION/GOP/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump likes to boast that he is the most popular Republican president among Republicans that has ever existed. ‘How do you impeach a president who has won perhaps the greatest election of all time, done nothing wrong (no Collusion with Russia, it was the Dems that Colluded), had the most […]
1/28/2019
ELECTION/GOVERNMENT/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s political team has concluded that shutting down the government hasn’t damaged his 2020 prospects — if anything, they’re convinced it’s bolstered his standing in key electoral battlegrounds. Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale commissioned a survey taken during the final days of the shutdown that was conducted by respected GOP […]
1/25/2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/GOVERNMENT/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Seven percent of Americans against the border wall believe that Congress should fund President Donald Trump’s wall on the U.S.-Mexico border if that is the only way to end the government shutdown. That fact is an enormous opportunity to change the dynamic between this Congress and this president. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi […]
1/25/2019
POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump’s midterm report card is in, and few voters are giving the president high marks after two years in office. A new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll asked voters to assign a letter grade to Trump at the halfway point of his term in the White House, and only a combined 34 percent […]
1/23/2019
GOVERNMENT/POLLS/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s disapproval rating is at an all-time high amid a historically long partial government shutdown and concerns about the president’s relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll. Nearly 6-in-10 voters — 57 percent — disapprove of Trump’s job performance, compared to the 40 percent […]
1/23/2019
BORDER/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “As new polls released on Wednesday [1-23-19] showed that a majority of Americans had cooled to the idea of a protracted government shutdown over his long-promised border wall, President Trump woke up with the same two options facing him as the past 33 days: He could fight back or concede. Or maybe […]
1/22/2019
LATINOS/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Marist/NPR/PBS Poll shows President Trump’s approval rating among Latinos going to 50%, an increase in one year of 19%. Thank you, working hard!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 22, 2019 8:25 am […]
1/20/2019
LATINO/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @charliekirk11: Breaking: A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll shows Hispanic-Latino approval of President Donald Trump’s job performance…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 20, 2019 3:19 pm […]
1/20/2019
BORDER/LATINOS/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Wow, just heard that my poll numbers with Hispanics has gone up 19%, to 50%. That is because they know the Border issue better than anyone, and they want Security, which can only be gotten with a Wall.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 20, 2019 9:03 am […]
1/17/2019
2016 ELECTION/MICHAEL COHEN/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Michael D. Cohen, the former personal lawyer and fixer for President Trump, acknowledged on Thursday [1-17-19] that he had paid the owner of a technology services company to help doctor results of an online poll to help Mr. Trump as he considered a run for president. In a post on […]
1/17/2019
MICHAEL COHEN/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s former ‘fixer’ Michael Cohen said Thursday [1-17-19] that he paid the head of a small technology company thousands in 2015 to rig online polls at ‘the direction of and for the sole benefit of’ Trump. Cohen was responding to a report in The Wall Street Journal that he […]
1/15/2019
GOVERNMENT/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “During the longest government shutdown in US history, President Donald Trump has been losing support among those who may be his strongest supporters — white Americans who don’t have college degrees. Among this group, only 45% said they approved of the job Trump is doing as President, according to a recent CNN […]
1/15/2019
BORDER/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Polls are now showing that people are beginning to understand the Humanitarian Crisis and Crime at the Border. Numbers are going up fast, over 50%. Democrats will soon be known as the Party of Crime. Ridiculous that they don’t want Border Security!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 15, 2019 7:49 am […]
1/9/2019
BORDER/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @dbongino: New Poll: Vast Majority of Voters Believe There is ‘Crisis’ or ‘Problem’ at U.S. Border https://t.co/bzFimBid26“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 9, 2019 11:11 pm […]
1/8/2019
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump faces a tall task in his Oval Office address on Tuesday [1-8-19] night: convincing voters outside of his political base that there is an urgent crisis at the nation’s southern border, that a wall along the border is necessary to solve it, and it’s worth a government shutdown that […]
1/7/2019
GOVERNMENT/MEDIA/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump doesn’t care how the shutdown is playing in the polls. He routinely dismisses unfavorable poll numbers as ‘fake news.’ Likewise, he is unlikely to be convinced he’s in political danger because of negative news coverage of the shutdown’s consequences. On Sunday [1-6-19], he blithely asserted that ‘many of those […]
1/5/2019
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “AP-NORC POLL: ‘Immigration among the top concerns in 2019.’ People want to stop drugs and criminals at the Border. Want Border Security! Tell the Dems to do the inevitable now, rather than later. The wait is costly and dangerous!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 5, 2019 8:47 pm […]
12/30/2018
BORDER/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VA/WALL: “Veterans on President Trump’s handling of Border Security – 62% Approval Rating. On being a strong leader – 59%. AP Poll. Thank you!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 30, 2018 10:28 am […]
12/19/2018
BORDER/CONGRESS/DEMS/GOVERNMENT/POLLS/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “If parts of the federal government shut down later this week, most voters will blame President Donald Trump and Republicans over Democratic minorities in Congress, according to a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll. The holiday brinkmanship in Washington comes as the government must approve a series of spending bills to stay open past […]
12/17/2018
BUDGET/GOVERNMENT/POLLS/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Americans have a clear message to Washington as the government hurtles toward a partial shutdown Friday [12-21-18]: Don’t. By a double-digit margin, 54 percent to 29 percent, those surveyed in a new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll say they oppose the shutdown that President Donald Trump threatened if Congress doesn’t agree to his […]
12/13/2018
MELANIA/POLLS: “Melania Trump has suffered a double-digit blow to her approval rating, according to a CNN poll released Thursday [12-13-18], with only 43 percent of those polled viewing her favorably. The number of respondents who said they hold a favorable view of the first lady dropped 11 points relative to October, when 54 percent of […]
11/26/2018
POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Six-in-10 Americans disapprove of the job Donald Trump is doing as President, according to a Gallup poll out Monday [11-26-18]. Thirty-eight percent approve of the President. The last time his approval rating dipped under 40% was just a few weeks ago, but his disapproval hasn’t been at 60% or higher since […]
11/14/2018
ELECTION/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As speculation for 2020 begins to heat up, a little more than 3 in 10 Americans want to see President Donald Trump win a second term in the White House, according to a new poll. A Monmouth University poll out Wednesday found that though the president’s approval rating stands fairly steady at […]
11/12/2018
DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/IMPEACHMENT/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Half of voters say the new Democratic-controlled House should not begin impeachment proceedings next year, according to a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll. But even though overall public support for impeaching Trump is tepid (33 percent) and 51 percent don’t support impeachment, House Democrats could find themselves squeezed by a restive […]
11/7/2018
ELECTION/POLLS/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump renewed his attacks on special counsel Robert Mueller and his Russia probe on Wednesday [11-7-18], less than 24 hours after Democrats won control of the House. ‘According to NBC News, Voters Nationwide Disapprove of the so-called Mueller Investigation (46%) more than they Approve (41%),’ Trump wrote on […]
11/7/2018
POLLS/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “According to NBC News, Voters Nationwide Disapprove of the so-called Mueller Investigation (46%) more than they Approve (41%). You mean they are finally beginning to understand what a disgusting Witch Hunt, led by 17 Angry Democrats, is all about!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 7, 2018 10:39 am […]
11/7/2018
ELECTION/POLLS/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump’s job as President, according to preliminary CNN exit polls. The results match his approval in recent public opinion polls, which have shown him to be under water nationally for months. But there’s much more to the story. In nearly every state with a key contested Senate […]
11/4/2018
AFRICAN AMERICANS/MEDIA/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “New Fox Poll shows a ‘40% Approval Rating by African Americans for President Trump, a record for Republicans.’ Thank you, a great honor!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 4, 2018 10:15 am […]
11/1/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump delivered an urgent warning to his staunchest supporters in Florida Wednesday [10-31-18] night at a pulsating political rally: Don’t let Ron DeSantis lose the governor’s race next week. Not with Mr. Trump’s 2020 re-election plans potentially hinging on the country’s biggest presidential battleground state…That Mr. DeSantis is the Republican […]
10/31/2018
ELECTION/GOP/POLLS/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, a staunch ally of Republican President Donald Trump, is locked in a tight race with state Senator Laura Kelly that could see the state elect its first Democratic governor in eight years, a Reuters poll found. The Reuters/Ipsos/UVA Center for Politics opinion poll published on […]
10/29/2018
CONGRESS/ELECTION/MEDIA/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump’s re-election campaign announced on Monday [10-29-18] that it would spend $6 million to air a new television ad throughout the country in the run-up to next week’s midterm congressional elections, ‘making the closing sale to vote’ Republican. But Mr. Trump is not the one making this particular sale. Neither he, […]
10/26/2018
POLLS/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VOTING: “Republicans are doing so well in early voting, and at the polls, and now this ‘Bomb’ stuff happens and the momentum greatly slows – news not talking politics. Very unfortunate, what is going on. Republicans, go out and vote!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 26, 2018 9:19 am […]
10/23/2018
BORDER/ELECTION/GOP/IMMIGRATION/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Earlier this month, President Donald Trump’s political team reviewed polling from congressional districts that were competitive in the 2016 election. They showed that border protection, safeguarding immigration officers and standing up to illegal immigration resonated with voters there, according to a person with knowledge of the president’s strategy. The president seized on […]
10/23/2018
IMPEACHMENT/MEDIA/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “More than 40 years after working on the impeachment of Richard Nixon, former Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman is back on the case. This time, it’s with a book: ‘The Case for Impeaching Trump’…’The Case for Impeaching Trump’ is part of a wave of new books and reissues of older works that is inspired […]
10/19/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A contentious conversation about politics is quietly happening in America’s suburbs among college-educated white men who hold opposing views of President Trump…Mr. Ikins and others like him were responding to a recent Times article reporting that, ahead of the midterm elections, many affluent suburban white men are warming up to or sticking […]
10/8/2018
GOP/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “President Donald Trump has historically low favorability among women, with the Pew Research Center now reporting that 63 percent of women disapprove of how he is doing his job—compared with 30 percent who approve. That might not be surprising, given the range of things that Trump has said and done that might […]
10/5/2018
ELECTION/ENDORSEMENT/GOP/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Gov. Scott Walker, reiterating that he’s in the toughest race for governor in his career, said Friday [10-5-18] he would welcome a visit from President Donald Trump to help him out even as polls show most Wisconsin voters disapprove of the job Trump is doing. Walker told reporters after a stop […]
10/3/2018
BRETT KAVANAUGH/POLLS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Wow, such enthusiasm and energy for Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Look at the Energy, look at the Polls. Something very big is happening. He is a fine man and great intellect. The country is with him all the way!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 3, 2018 9:23 pm […]
10/1/2018
POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The image of the United States around the world has fallen substantially since Donald J. Trump became president, according to a poll of foreigners in 25 countries that was released on Monday [10-1-18]. The drop has been particularly steep in parts of Europe and Latin America, according to the survey of 26,112 […]
9/25/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VA: “David Hansen tried to get the words out. ‘I lost my health care,’ he began to say, his voice unexpectedly cracking, barely audible in the din of a people-packed and sweltering warehouse in Nicholasville, Kentucky. At 59, a US Navy veteran and registered Republican, Hansen lowered his head, unable to look at […]
9/19/2018
ETHICS/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump loves to tout the fact that there has never been another president like him. When it comes to his ratings on ethics, he’s right. Gallup recently asked people to rate the ethical standards of Trump as compared to the seven men who held the office prior to him — […]
9/17/2018
ELECTION/POLLS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Voters in Ohio — the electoral bellwether that’s picked the winner of every presidential race since 1964 — have generally positive views of international trade and want the U.S. to play a leading role in world affairs, according to a new POLITICO/AARP survey. But the poll of voters in the key […]
9/15/2018
ECONOMY/ELECTION/POLLS/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “While my (our) poll numbers are good, with the Economy being the best ever, if it weren’t for the Rigged Russian Witch Hunt, they would be 25 points higher! Highly conflicted Bob Mueller & the 17 Angry Democrats are using this Phony issue to hurt us in the Midterms. No […]
9/13/2018
HURRICANE/POLLS/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump was hunkering in Washington on Thursday [9-13-18] as winds from Hurricane Florence began lashing the Carolina coast, his mind split between emergency preparations, long-simmering grievances over the Russia investigation and criticism of a lackluster approach to last year’s storms. Trump, beleaguered and down in the polls, was […]
9/12/2018
MEDIA/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Following a week of brutal headlines for the White House, a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll shows that explosive allegations from journalist Bob Woodward’s new book and an anonymous New York Times op-ed are affecting voters’ opinions of President Donald Trump’s executive branch. The majority of those polled, 61 percent, say the Trump […]
9/12/2018
PAUL MANAFORT/POLLS/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Special counsel Robert Mueller’s approval rating for handling the Russia investigation stands at 50% in a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. That outpaces President Donald Trump’s approval rating on the matter by 20 points. The poll is CNN’s first since the conviction of former Trump campaign chairman Paul […]
9/11/2018
POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s approval rating in the latest CNN poll stands at just 36%. That’s a 6-point drop from 42% last month. Normally, I’d dismiss such a decline as statistical noise and want to see other polls before declaring that the President’s standing among the public has diminished. Here’s the thing: CNN’s […]