Elections Trump's approval rating

[Daverisimo]

Yeah, that’s the big narrative, but to me it seemed like those things—I’m thinking of things like trans issues or DEI—was a huge part of right wing messaging about us, but not really a big part of what we ran on. Kamala ran a lot on the economy (tax plan, inflation, housing), we ran on protecting a woman’s right to choose, climate, and of course we tried to warn people about how dangerous Trump is.

I think there are things like trans athletes in school sports that we should leave alone, but otherwise I definitely don’t want us to back away from protecting minority rights or women’s rights. I do appreciate your answer and perspective though.

Yeah, the idea that democrats should just cave to Republicans on their culture war bs is nonsense. There aren't really any data that supports this, and even if there were, I still deeply resent the idea of throwing marginalized groups under the bus to win.

What I DO agree with, though, is that dems should foreground an economic message, and particularly an economic populist message. As foolish as it sounds (and is frankly), there were people who voted for both Trump and AOC. As dogshit as Trump is, the old status quo wasn't working well for most people either. If the dems don't shift left on economic issues, I think the best case scenario the can reasonably hope for is that the US yoyos back and forth between neoliberalism and fascism every four years.

As much as I resent agreeing with Lenin on anything, I think his diagnosis of fascism as capitalism in decay is spot on.

 

[nonoob]

Kamala ran a lot on the economy (tax plan, inflation, housing), we ran on protecting a woman’s right to choose, climate, and

and no changes to Buydenomix with Czar Kamala/Myorkis Open Border policy.

of course we tried to warn people about how dangerous Trump is.

He's been dangerous for Anything that harms American's Safety and theft from Taxpayers.

As much as I hate Faux News, this NEW mega-billion theft from the dems is over.

I think there are things like trans athletes in school sports that we should leave alone

Anyone recently asked you "What TF is wrong with you?"​

 

[BFoe]

and no changes to Buydenomix with Czar Kamala/Myorkis Open Border policy.

What? Sir, may I direct your attention Trump’s executive order stating that English is our official language? Wth are you trying to say? Is that supposed to be Bidenomics? As in, the thing that provided the fastest recovery out of COVID compared to any other G10 nation, which recovered all 9 million jobs lost during COVID plus added 8 million more, which increased Americans’ wages 19%, overtaking inflation (which we dropped from nearly 9% down to 2.2%)? We didn’t need changes to our economic policy, we needed more of it.

He's been dangerous for Anything that harms American's Safety and theft from Taxpayers.

As much as I hate Faux News, this NEW mega-billion theft from the dems is over.

Anyone recently asked you "What TF is wrong with you?"​

He was pretty damn dangerous for my lawfully cast vote along with millions of other Americans, he was dangerous for 174 police officers on Jan 6, for Ashli Babbitt and his own VP as well as the entire Senate on the same day, he was dangerous for our national debt when a full 25% of our entire debt was added during his single term, he’s been dangerous for our relationships with allies, for NATO and Europe as a whole, for our export growth, for the 500,000 Americans he’s tried to have fired for no reason, for my 401(k) and investments, he’s been dangerous for due process rights, free speech rights, abortion rights and women’s healthcare on the whole, for education, for art, for the system of checks and balances our Founding Fathers created….

Shit, I’m struggling to think of an area he hasn’t been dangerous for. What a fucking failure and trainwreck that corrupt POS is.

 

[Deorum]

That would get YOU to vote for them. Me too, but probably not win the electorate.

Maybe. I want @BFoe to personally place a proud "I Voted Today" sticker on my shirt for being a good little American boy if I help the Democrats secure the House in 2026.

 

[Sweater of AV]

Bad news war room goth kids and drama nerds, even CNN can't spin this. If you aren't on the Trump train, get on soon or get left behind! Choo choo, bitches! The Chads are back in town.



Here's the poll results they're citing in the video.

CBS News poll — Trump has positive approval amid "energetic" opening weeks; seen as doing what he promised

Trump's deportation plans are popular, but Americans say there's not enough focus on lowering prices.

www.cbsnews.com

Trump's approval rating is ~20 points higher than Biden's was at the end of his term! Insane!

Imagine making an "I told you so" approval rating thread less than a month into a presidential term.

Anyone seen @ColemanisaCAN? Is she in hiding in the bunker? Maybe she's putting that history degree to good use on 4chan.

 

[Deorum]

The recruiting numbers are about to go through the roof.

Hegseth Hike.

You can hate the motherfucker all you want.

 

[koquerelle]

If I’m dem leader, you distance yourself from progressive culture ideology as quickly as possible. Focus on taxing the rich, increase tax credits on the middle class and jump on closing the border.

Trump is nuts, but the whole 80/20 position taking is absolutely true.

That’s why he won and why the dems are getting crushed in spite of Trump being horrible.

They won't because they don't understand social media. I repeat myself, but they bend the knee to a vocal minority. They haven't learn any lesson from the last election. They're a lost cause at this point.

 

[Daverisimo]

...stop attempting to molest the 2A, start believing in the territorial integrity of the nation-state they claim to represent, and offer something better than the status quo on public lands. In any case, it's utterly essential that they win back the House. I prefer the federal government in gridlock.

Yeah, the gun control issue kinda makes me feel like a man without a country sometimes. On pretty much every other issue, I'm well to the left of the Democrats, but on gun control I'm to the right of even most Republicans. Like, not only am I completely opposed to "assault weapons" bans, but I think the NFA (FDR's second biggest mistake after Japanese internment) needs to be scaled back. Granted, I don't really see my position on guns as a conservative one so much as "if you go far enough left you eventually get your guns back", but within the confines of the US's Overton windows, the Republicans tend to be less wrong on this issue imo

 

[Deorum]

Yeah, the gun control issue kinda makes me feel like a man without a country sometimes. On pretty much every other issue, I'm well to the left of the Democrats, but on gun control I'm to the right of even most Republicans. Like, not only am I completely opposed to "assault weapons" bans, but I think the NFA (FDR's second biggest mistake after Japanese internment) needs to be scaled back. Granted, I don't really see my position on guns as a conservative one so much as "if you go far enough left you eventually get your guns back", but within the confines of the US's Overton windows, the Republicans tend to be less wrong on this issue imo

A true Marxist. I respect your convictions.

 

[Daverisimo]

A true Marxist. I respect your convictions.

Eh, my sympathies lie more with anarchism, but Marx did get some things right

"Under no pretext should arms or ammunition be surrendered. Any attempt to disarm the workers must be frustrated, by force of necessary."

 

[Mr. Shickadance]

I haven’t read this thread , nor do I know trumps approval rating, but it’s odd to me so many people care about it.

 

[Mr. Shickadance]

Yeah, the gun control issue kinda makes me feel like a man without a country sometimes. On pretty much every other issue, I'm well to the left of the Democrats, but on gun control I'm to the right of even most Republicans. Like, not only am I completely opposed to "assault weapons" bans, but I think the NFA (FDR's second biggest mistake after Japanese internment) needs to be scaled back. Granted, I don't really see my position on guns as a conservative one so much as "if you go far enough left you eventually get your guns back", but within the confines of the US's Overton windows, the Republicans tend to be less wrong on this issue imo

Could not agree more myself.

 

[Rod1]

...stop attempting to molest the 2A, start believing in the territorial integrity of the nation-state they claim to represent, and offer something better than the status quo on public lands. In any case, it's utterly essential that they win back the House. I prefer the federal government in gridlock.

I don't think the House can check Trump anymore.

He effectively has shown that the executive power to ignore the main powers of Congress (taxation and spending) is almost absolute.

And if Congress doesn't controls that, what real effective power does it has?

 

[Mr. Shickadance]

I don't think the House can check Trump anymore.

He effectively has shown that the executive power to ignore the main powers of Congress (taxation and spending) is almost absolute.

And if Congress doesn't controls that, what real effective power does it has?

People really don’t see the real crisis here, but obviously it’s a fault in this system that can be corrected like it has been before . Only time will tell.

 

[HereticBD]

They won't because they don't understand social media. I repeat myself, but they bend the knee to a vocal minority.

The problem is that they isolate themselves from the majority of the population...at best. At worst, they just insult them when they don't agree with them.

I don't think they have a problem with social media, or the media in general. They have no problem getting their message out there. They have a problem with narcissism, and not being able to self reflect or pivot, because they are just so into themselves, and reject anyone who might suggest that they're wrong.

Trump has that quality too, but he at least waits until he wins to reveal it.

 

[koquerelle]

I don't think they have a problem with social media

I think they have a huge problem with social media. They see posts trending on Twitter and they think it's important. They see a few dozen idiots protesting and they think it's important. They listen to a whiny, vocal minority and are completely out of touch with their base.

 

[Deorum]

Eh, my sympathies lie more with anarchism, but Marx did get some things right

"Under no pretext should arms or ammunition be surrendered. Any attempt to disarm the workers must be frustrated, by force of necessary."

Ah, my bad. I hadn't seen you around in forever until recently when you showed up to contribute in my threads on FDR, Teddy, and Nixon. All I remember is that you're a bi Sherbro and really fucking far-left, lol. Probably about as liable to get into arguments with standard fare liberals and democrats as conservatives and republicans. I'm not sure about his stance on gun rights (he's lot more focused on labor issues) but @deviake is like that, good dude.

 

[HereticBD]

I think they have a huge problem with social media. They see posts trending on Twitter and they think it's important.

But that's where my "isolation" comment comes in. They're only looking at the praise. They're not looking at the descent. That would crush their egos. They lie to themselves to make their reality true. The left in general has a problem with that. It's not that the data isn't out there. They just ignore it, because they can't possibly believe that anyone but the unwashed dregs of society might disagree with them. You see it all the time with the left.

Just look at the stuff they lied about in the last administration, thinking that people were too stupid to see it. "Joe Biden is sharp as a tack"..."The border is secure"..."Fire-y, but mostly peaceful"...etc, etc.

They act like people don't have eyes and ears, because they have no interest in what people that disagree with them have to say. They're just a bunch of uneducated idiots that aren't worth their time, as far as they're concerned. I mean, even at their own rallies, they make these chirpy comments to people disrupting them, to just go be a Trumper if they don't like what they're saying.

I think they get how social media operates. They just block out anything that shatters their worldview. Like, why didn't Kamala go on Joe Rogan? Because a bunch of blue haired staffers told her not to, because people they knew would kill themselves or some shit. Whatever her official excuse was, that was a big part of it. Bad advice from lunatics. They have to shed the lunatics, but I think it's too late. The lunatics have taken over.

 

[deviake]

Ah, my bad. I hadn't seen you around in forever until recently when you showed up to contribute in my threads on FDR, Teddy, and Nixon. All I remember is that you're a bi Sherbro and really fucking far-left, lol. Probably about as liable to get into arguments with standard fare liberals and democrats as conservatives and republicans. I'm not sure about his stance on gun rights (he's lot more focused on labor issues) but @deviake is like that, good dude.

Thank you good sir!

I'm pro 2nd amendment/gun rights. Despite finding things like school shootings being abhorrent and sometimes speaking out of both sides of my mouth on this topic I'm uncomfortable with being disarmed and probably for the same or at least similar reasons as a lot of gun owners.

 

[Daverisimo]

Ah, my bad. I hadn't seen you around in forever until recently when you showed up to contribute in my threads on FDR, Teddy, and Nixon. All I remember is that you're a bi Sherbro and really fucking far-left, lol. Probably about as liable to get into arguments with standard fare liberals and democrats as conservatives and republicans. I'm not sure about his stance on gun rights (he's lot more focused on labor issues) but @deviake is like that, good dude.

Aye, most of the time I have less contempt for an honest enemy than I do a false friend.