4 in 10 call this the worst governing of their lifetimes

[Rogue Valley]

CNN Poll: 4 in 10 call this the worst governing of their lifetimes

2/4/19
With a looming February 15 deadline to fund parts of the US government, few are optimistic the President and Congress will be able to reach agreement in time to prevent another partial shutdown, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. Nearly two-thirds (64%) say an agreement is unlikely to happen before the deadline, with pessimism stretching across party lines. Majorities of independents (67%), Democrats (65%) and Republicans (57%) say an agreement is unlikely. Almost 7 in 10 say the federal government is doing a bad job of governing, including 43% who say it's the worst job of governing in their lifetimes. That's about double the share who said the same in early 1996 (21%) following a government shutdown that was the longest on record until last month. Just 19% say the federal government is doing a good job. Donald Trump's overall approval rating stands at 40% approve to 55% disapprove in the new poll, a slightly more positive read than in January during the shutdown, but not a statistically significant improvement. His approval rating for handling immigration -- the issue at the heart of the shutdown -- stands at 41%. Although that is also not a significant improvement compared with his ratings before the shutdown, it is his best read on the matter in CNN polling since April 2017.

But most still disapprove of the President's work on the issue (54% disapprove) and the public is largely opposed to Trump's proposed paths forward on the wall he pledged to build along the southern border between the United States and Mexico. Two-thirds say he should not declare a national emergency in order to build the wall (66% should not vs. 31% should), and 57% say they would oppose another partial government shutdown over wall funding. Overall, though, the poll suggests most want to avoid shutdowns in the future: 53% would back legislation preventing any future shutdowns, 40% would oppose that. Asked who will have more influence over the direction of the country in the next two years, 47% said the Democrats in Congress, 40% the president. And even more, 51% say they want the Democrats in Congress to hold the upper hand on the direction of the nation for the next two years, 40% would prefer the president to lead.

To recap, the majority of Americans have an unfavorable view of Donald Trump, the majority of Americans feel the federal government has been performing badly, the majority of Americans give Trump a negative rating on immigration, the majority of Americans do not want Trumps wall built, the majority of Americans do not favor a 'national emergency' declaration by Trump, the majority of Americans do not want another government shutdown, and the majority of Americans feel a border compromise is not going to happen by February 15.

Clearly, Trumps stance of the border in-toto is highly unpopular, America feels the nation has been very poorly governed for the past two years, and Americans are now looking to Democrats to lead the nation out of this governing morass.

 

[Rexedgar]

I would have guessed more than 4 in 10..........

 

[Amelia]

I would have guessed more than 4 in 10..........

Yeah but here's the breakdown:

43% saying it's the worst job of governing the country. 26% saying bad but not the worst. 4% saying bad but they're not sure if it's the worst.

19% say the federal government is doing a good job. 8% have no opinion.



That's still a lot of people thinking things are really bad.

 

[OrphanSlug]

Look on the bright side, it could be 7 in 10 that say this is the worst governing in their lifetimes.

(Best I got.)