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President Donald Trump's approval rating dropped to 36%, its lowest level since his return to the White House, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.

Despite Trump's declining overall popularity, 38% of registered voters polled said Republicans had better stewardship of the U.S. economy, compared to 34% of voters who picked Democrats on the topic.

The GOP would have to basically destroy the world economy before the average US voter even started to think Democrats could do a slightly better job with the US economy.

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[–] nightwatch_admin@lemmy.world 71 points 5 days ago (3 children)

36% is still 37% too much, and on a more serious note I really think that is worryingly high.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 20 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Overall, about 61% of those polled disapproved of the strikes, an increase from 59% who disapproved of the strikes from last week's poll.

That's within the margin of error, so the increase in disapproval isn't a big deal. But the underwater points is a huge fucking deal. 25 points underwater is crazy, and I believe that republicans would vote for any white dude the dems put up, no matter what they say to the pollsters. The mood is wild right now.

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I believe that republicans would vote for any white dude the dems put up

Lol. Absolutely not.

[–] Frozengyro@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago

Dems gonna run Gavin Newsom and lose in 2028, no matter how bad things get or even if Trump runs for a third term.

[–] kylie_kraft@lemmy.world 13 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Isn't this more or less the same as it has always been? Even during 1.0, about 33% was the MAGA ride-or-die base. If we had to vote in a Trump election again tomorrow, I'm sure that the missing 18% or more would show up once more to fuck us all.

[–] nightwatch_admin@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Yes, I have that feeling too. We’re talking about 35% stable, ie no matter what happens around a third of the population will approve. I think that is worrying.

[–] Hapankaali@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

It's just a single outlier, his overall approval averaged over several polls is at 41% (RealClearPolling) or 40% (Nate Silver).