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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
It's the honeymoon period. If it's that low during the honeymoon period, expect it be lower.
The poll also gives the Democrats a +16 advantage on reclaiming the House.
So what the Dems should do, is pounce on something more than Mello's "I hate Trump lol" and prevent voter suppression.
edited 10th May '17 1:13:38 PM by NoName999
Ditto, apparently the Trump administration honestly thought that it would be a win-win because both parties would support them, the morons.
edited 10th May '17 1:20:01 PM by Fourthspartan56
"Einstein would turn over in his grave. Not only does God play dice, the dice are loaded." -Chairman Sheng-Ji Yang
x9 He's back at 36% according to Quinnipiac. He's also losing the Support of Independents and White Males (with and without College Degrees). Democrats are now more liked then Republicans (although they are still disliked), and he has lost most of his good will from the Syrian Bombing (as his handling of Foreign Policies is getting Disapproved).
The best news in that Poll, though, is that 54% of Voters want the House to go Democrat, which I think is great news.
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x7 The Die Hard Trumpeteers might think it's a good thing, but let's face it; they'll always think anything Trump does is a good thing.
For Neoconservative Republicans and Moderate/Centrist Independents, however, they'd mostly view this as a Negative.
edited 10th May '17 1:20:32 PM by DingoWalley1
Since then, Johnson tells me, he's given the question more thought. “A year ago,” he says, “it started coming up more and more. There was a real sense of earnestness, which made me go home and think, ‘Let me really rethink my answer and make sure I am giving an answer that is truthful and also respectful.’ I didn't want to be flippant—‘We'll have three days off for a weekend! No taxes!’”
So, after all that consideration, Johnson doesn't hesitate when I ask him whether he honestly might one day give up his life as the highest-paid movie star on earth—which is unquestionably easier, more fun, and more lucrative than being president of the United States—in order to run for office. “I think that it's a real possibility,” he says solemnly. “How do you think Donald Trump is doing?” I ask.
“Mmm… With any job you come into, you've got to prove yourself. And…” Johnson pauses, performing lightning-fast mental calibrations. “Personally, I feel that if I were president, poise would be important. Leadership would be important. Taking responsibility for everybody. [If I didn't agree with someone] on something, I wouldn't shut them out. I would actually include them. The first thing we'd do is we'd come and sit down and we'd talk about it. It's hard to categorize right now how I think he's doing, other than to tell you how I would operate, what I would like to see.”
“What would you like to see?”
“Right?” Johnson says, laughing. He's obviously a little nervous, plucking at the spandex material stretching across his massive thighs, but he doesn't attempt to end the line of questioning. “I'd like to see a better leadership. I'd like to see a greater leadership. When there's a disagreement, and you have a large group of people that you're in a disagreement with—for example, the media—I feel like it informs me that I could be better. We all have issues, and we all gotta work our shit out. And I feel like one of the qualities of a great leader is not shutting people out. I miss that part. Even if we disagree, we've got to figure it out. Because otherwise I feel, as an American, all I hear and all I see in the example you're setting is ‘Now I'm shutting you out. And you can't come.’ [Disagreement] informs us. The responsibility as president—I [would] take responsibility for everyone. Especially when you disagree with me. If there's a large number of people disagreeing, there might be something I'm not seeing, so let me see it. Let me understand it.”
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The prestige of the presidency may have been damaged, but the consolidation of executive power that has been going on since the 19th century is unlikely to reverse itself, making the office all the more attractive. Trump will almost definitely leave his successor with substantially more power than he came into the office with. I can only hope whoever that is has the wisdom to consider the long term consequences of executive power creep.
edited 10th May '17 1:45:05 PM by CaptainCapsase
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Exactly. The Presidency is, for all intents and purposes, no longer an exalted position to be treated with respect and dignity, but instead a means for some hotshot to get his five minutes (or rather 4-8 years,) of fame. Which is somewhat rather depressing.
edited 10th May '17 1:45:37 PM by kkhohoho
After a little thought (very little), I'm halfway convinced that the entire Comey-firing / Russia-media exclusive stuff is Trump trying to get impeached because he no longer wants to do the job, but doesn't want to look weak by resigning.
"Why would I inflict myself on somebody else?"Guys, you're kind of jumping on an idiotic bandwagon with this "presidency has lost its prestige" because believe it or not, it takes far more than one idiot getting the office to totally make the position worthless.
And frankly, why would all these people theoretically want the title if it wasn't still prestigious? You present an argument, then point out that a whole lot of people still want it, because it still retains the same value. You contradict your own point that way. If anything, Trump has merely highlighted the fact that the list of actual legal requirements to run is a lot shorter than most realize.
You know, for some reason, whenever I hear the word "Trump" in the news, my mind, as a subconscious reaction, plays the Curb Your Enthusiasm theme without even hearing the rest of the sentence.

I can echo the "Democrats are too focused on the 'This person sucks, vote for me instead'!" bullshit, as I saw the same three attack lines being used against John Katko (R-NY) by the DCCC, with only an occasional "Here's why you should vote for Maffei" ad - and Maffei was the incumbent!
"Why would I inflict myself on somebody else?"