(ABC News) Trump has lowest 100-day approval rating in 80 years: POLL

[Ikari]

Betcha it's gonna get worse....

Product shortages and empty store shelves loom with falling shipments from China

Businesses have been canceling orders for products from China after Trump imposed a 145% tariff on most Chinese imports, risking product shortages for American consumers.

www.nbcnews.com

When the actual effects of Trump's Trade War hit, it's not going to be pleasant.

 

[Emlee]

Look away, pay no attention to those polls.

Polls are fake, don’t believe them, it’s all a hoax.

Well, unless it’s a negative poll about democrats and/or the media. Then polls are 100% accurate and proves the Democratic party as well as the media are doomed, proving why dear leader won.

Wash…rinse…repeat.

 

[Airyaman]

My god, how bad is that you can only list 3 "accomplishments", one of which is very vague ("Protecting the American dream"?) and another is something that affects maybe a dozen or so people in the entire country.

 

[Airyaman]

Welp...

 

[Airyaman]

 

[AJG]

Well I live in an area that is a Republican minority and where Democrat voices will literally overwhelm them.



I feel you but I will also often note... compared to what....

So let's imagine for a moment I'm not currently approving of something Trump is doing. Just approving or disapproving doesn't mean anything. It has to translate into something actionable.

So let's imagine the next midterms are rolling up and let's imagine again I still have disapproval in that area. I'm going to weigh that disapproval against other candidates, their positions and the action they will take.

So let's take a popular one from here. Let's go with Trump's border enforcement is too aggressive and has issues with due process.

So now some of the stories are pretty big with headlines. Let's presume I believe all of them. I'll believe Trump deported a two year old, sent notices to an immigration attorney and deported Maryland man for no good reason. Let's take that as a baseline.

So now I have to weigh what the altenative is that myself or someone who disapproves will vote for in 2026.

Do Democrats have a better immigration plan? Do they have a history of performing better here even if they get a better plan?
Do Democrats suddenly have plans properly addressing homelessness, crime and lack of disaster relief?

Will their plans be so much better and the promises to perform on them feel authentic enough that voters will give them their votes?

If they don't offer a proper alternative than disapproval can just be concern, especially when the media is 100% negative on Trump.

Either way Trump is doing what he said he would do and I don't see Democrats saying that they will do something different just that he is bad and wrong for doing what he is doing.

Voters will want more than disapproval. They will want alternatives.

It sounds like despite his flaws, you believe Trump is the right person to lead our country given the alternatives. That's not an unreasonable position and I think it's one that I and most US voters share. Every candidate has their pros and cons, and the best we can do is weigh our options and pick the candidate with the platform we feel best aligns with our interests. What I find unreasonable is that more often than not people will downplay, ignore and deflect when faced with valid criticism of a politician they support or valid praise of a politician they oppose. Let's take Trump as an example. I think most of us can agree that fraud, waste and abuse in government, border security, national debt, the trade deficit and over reliance on exports particularly from China are all valid concerns. In a debate however people who oppose Trump won't acknowledge these concerns and instead focus on the negative aspects, such as the Trump administration's antagonistic approach towards allied countries, the threat of recession due to blanket tariffs and other economic policies, and the questionable legality of many of Trump's EOs. On the other hand, people who support Trump won't acknowledge these equally valid concerns. The result is that everyone talks past each other, no common ground is found, and the country becomes deeply divided on practically every political issue. I think there's this win and all cost mindset that turns politics into a zero sum game, when in reality there's plenty of common ground that can be found that would make life better for everyone if we chose to place more focus on those things instead.

 

[CaughtInThe]

 

[uptower]

Because people didn’t like a dark woman who cackles, they took the risk. They were smart enough to understand they shared with Trump the hatred migrants of a certain hue. Not educated enough to know all of his promises would tank the economy.