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May 11, 2018, 9:33:02 PM5/11/18
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Majority Of Americans See Trump's First Year As A Failure

NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll data released Thursday finds that
Americans deemed Trump's first year a failure, 53 percent to 40
percent. And by an almost 2-to-1 ratio (61 percent to 32 percent),
Americans said they believe Trump has divided the country since
his election.

Americans give Trump relatively positive marks on his handling of
ISIS and the state of the economy — no small things. But they
disapprove of his handling of just about every other issue or
think things have gotten worse — from their views of the tax plan
to the state of race relations and women's rights to immigration,
health care, the deficit and foreign policy, including his
approach to North Korea. Seven in 10 Americans are now concerned
about the possibility of war breaking out with the rogue nuclear
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"The first-year grades for Trump are not good," said Lee
Miringoff, director of the Marist Institute for Public Opinion.
"He remains with his base intact and not much else. People remain
doubtful in the institutions of our government, doubtful in how
he's communicating things and how he's handling things. It's not a
pretty picture for the president after the first year."

A majority of Americans continue to disapprove of the job Trump is
doing overall (53 percent), think the country is headed in the
wrong direction (57 percent), overwhelmingly believe his policies
are directed toward helping the wealthy (60 percent) as opposed to
the middle class (25 percent), and see his use of Twitter as a
risky way to communicate (78 percent) that isn't sending the right
message.

Trump still enjoys loyal support from his core and unwavering base
— but not many others. He has slipped with independents, for
example, a group he won in 2016. None of that bodes well for
Republicans in this year's midterms.

Not meeting expectations

Nearly half of Americans (46 percent) said Trump's presidency has
fallen below their expectations. A third said he has met their
expectations, while just 15 percent said he has exceeded them.

A third of Americans said Trump's first year was a "major
failure." Just 15 percent described it as a "major success."

Notably, half of independents called Trump's first year in office
a failure, including a 30 percent plurality who said it was a
"major failure."



Forty-four percent of independents said Trump had fallen below
their expectations as president in his first year, while 36
percent said he had met them. Just 16 percent said he had
exceeded.

Unsurprisingly, there is a sharp partisan divide — 87 percent of
Democrats called Trump's first year a failure and 71 percent said
he had fallen below their expectations as president.

On the other hand, 87 percent of Republicans called his first year
a success, with 37 percent saying it was a major success. Among
core Trump supporters, 91 percent also said it was successful,
with 40 percent saying it was a major success.

Continued steady and historically low approval

Trump's approval ratings also remain low — with just 37 percent
approving of the job he is doing as president overall while 39
percent strongly disapprove.

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Those numbers are virtually unchanged from the past several
months, as Trump's base remains in his corner — 85 percent of
Republicans approve of the job he is doing, along with 90 percent
of Trump supporters.

But again problems with independents show up for Trump — just 38
percent of them approve of his job performance.

Better or worse?

Americans overall are pessimistic about the general direction of
the country under Trump. Forty-two percent said the country has
changed for the worse under this president, just 36 percent said
it has been changed for the better, and 21 percent said they've
seen no real change at all.



Once again, though, those opinions are split along partisan lines.
Almost three-fourths of Democrats said the country has changed for
the worse over the past year. Republicans say the country has
changed for the better 79 percent to 7 percent.

Independents are nearly evenly split on the question — with 40
percent saying things have gotten worse and 38 percent saying they
are better.

It's worth pointing out that those splits come despite the
economy's continuing to improve.

A nation divided?

Nearly all Democrats (90 percent) and a majority of independents
(59 percent) said they believe the president has divided the
nation over the past year.

Trump's numbers with Republicans are a bit softer here, but still,
they overwhelmingly (70 percent to 21 percent) said they think he
has united the country.

The good: ISIS and the economy

Trump gets his best marks for his handling of ISIS and the state
of the economy, but not by overwhelming margins. Almost half (48
percent) approve of how his administration has worked to defeat
the terrorist organization, although 40 percent disapprove.

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The strong economy is the where Americans see Trump as having the
most impact. Twenty-one percent singled out that issue, followed
closely by 20 percent who said taxes — just on the heels of the
tax overhaul that Congress passed last month.

Forty-four percent of Americans said the economy has improved
under Trump, while 35 percent say it has stayed about the same.

On trade, Americans are divided, with 44 percent disapproving of
how he has handled the issue and 43 percent approving. Trump
pulled the U.S. out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal
after he was elected, and he wanted to renegotiate NAFTA or even
end it. That is a winning issue with independents by a 6-point
margin, and over three-fourths of Republicans like how he has
handled trade.



The bad: everything else

On a host of issues, from race relations to women's rights to
foreign policy, Americans think things have gotten worse under
this president.

Some 56 percent said race relations have worsened under Trump
during the past year. (This survey was conducted before Trump
reportedly used vulgar language in a meeting to disparage African
nations and wondered why the United States continues to admit
people from impoverished countries like Haiti rather than places
like — overwhelmingly white — Norway.)

While Republicans support Trump overwhelmingly on almost every
other issue including his job performance, his handling of race
relations is the one area in which they are split — 24 percent of
Republicans believe they have gotten better, 24 percent say
they've gotten worse and another 48 percent say they've stayed
about the same.

When it comes to women's rights, 37 percent of Americans think
things have worsened, 40 percent believe the issue has stayed
about the same and 18 percent believe it has improved.

But there is a significant gender gap. Nearly half of women (46
percent) believe the problem has worsened (15 percent think it has
gotten better). Men, on the other hand, overwhelmingly think
women's rights have stayed about the same (45 percent). One in 5
men (21 percent) think they've gotten better; 29 percent think
they've gotten worse.



Trump also gets low marks for how he has handled immigration and
health care, with 58 percent disapproving of his handling of both
issues.

Republicans failed to repeal the Affordable Care Act, also known
as Obamacare. And Congress is trying to find a way forward on how
to deal with so-called DREAMers, immigrants who were brought to
the United States illegally as children. Some 700,000 had received
temporary protection under the Deferred Action for Childhood
Arrivals, or the DACA program set up by President Barack Obama.
Trump rescinded the executive order last year, and protections for
DACA recipients expire March 5.

Trump has maintained he wants funding for a wall along the
southern border with Mexico, which he touted repeatedly on the
campaign trail, in exchange for a reprieve from deportation for
DACA recipients.

The wall, getting rid of the health care mandate and paying for
the tax bill all cost money — and on the deficit, 53 percent of
Americans disapprove of how Trump has handled it. Just a third
approve.

Major worries about North Korea

On his overall handling of foreign policy, over half (54 percent)
of Americans say it has gotten worse over the past year, with a
quarter saying it has gotten better.

Trump has gotten into a war of words with North Korean leader Kim
Jong Un, threatening military action and even disparagingly
tweeting about him, nicknaming Kim "Little Rocket Man."

None of that has helped Trump in the eyes of Americans.
Overwhelming numbers say they are concerned about the possibility
of war with North Korea.

Seventy-one percent said so, with 44 percent saying they are very
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More than half (58 percent) disapprove of how Trump has handled
the rising tensions with the nuclear power, and just over a third
approve.

Half of Americans believe North Korea is a major threat to U.S.
security — a number that has actually decreased since April, when
61 percent saw it as a major threat. Now, 39 percent classify the
country as a minor threat while only 8 percent said it poses no
threat at all.

Republicans are the least concerned of any political party
subgroup, but a majority (57 percent) still say they are concerned
in some way. About a quarter of GOP voters aren't very concerned,
with 21 percent saying they aren't concerned at all.

Public remains unconvinced on tax bill

That tax bill is opposed by 46 percent of Americans, with 36
percent saying they approved of the bill. Again, that is split
largely along partisan lines, with three-quarters of Republicans
favoring the bill, and independents liking it by a 4-point margin.
Seventy-nine percent of Democrats opposed the bill.

The problem for Trump and congressional Republicans is that the
public overwhelmingly sees the bill as largely helping business
over working people nearly 3 to 1 (64 percent to 22 percent). Even
Republicans are soft on it, with 47 percent saying it will help
working people and 31 percent believing it largely helps
businesses.

Still, Americans are nearly evenly split as to whether the bill
will hurt their family financially (40 percent) or help them (39
percent.) Sixty-nine percent of Republicans think it will help
their family, while 65 percent of Democrats think it will do more
harm than good. By a 4-point margin, independent voters think the
bill will mostly help them (40 percent) rather than hurt (36
percent).

Overall, Americans think that Trump's policies overwhelmingly
support wealthy Americans (60 percent) over the middle class (25
percent) by a 35-point margin. Independents divide along similar
lines, while 59 percent of Republicans think his policies help
middle-class Americans.



Looking ahead to 2018

Trump's inability to widen his coalition, especially by continuing
to alienate independent voters, could be a major detriment in this
year's looming midterm elections. Given where his approval ratings
are and the fact that the first midterm of a president's term is
typically a referendum on his job so far, there area plenty of
signs of a possible wave that could flip control of the House —
and, in a much longer shot, the Senate.

Congressional Republicans have even lower ratings than Trump, with
only 28 percent of Americans approving of the job they're doing,
while 61 percent disapprove.

However, the news isn't much better for Democrats, who find
themselves in virtually the same position — 28 percent approval
with 57 percent disapproval.

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When asked who they would vote for in November, Democrats have a
6-point edge over Republicans, 46 percent to 40 percent. That is a
shift since Marist last polled in December, finding a 13-point
advantage for Democrats. Other recent polling has also given
Democrats a double-digit edge — another harbinger of a possible
wave that could swing control of the House.

Miringoff attributed the swing — which has also tightened in past
polls — to a shift in independent voters moving to uncertain. In
this survey, they preferred Republicans by a 2-point margin, 38
percent to 36 percent, with 11 percent undecided. The survey was
done when a potential immigration compromise looked possible, as
Trump led a bipartisan group of lawmakers in conversation at the
White House.

"Democrats and Republicans are mostly locked into supporting their
respective party's candidates for Congress. Independents are
swayed by what is happening at the time of the survey," Miringoff
said. "So, when President Trump is in Asia or his tweeting is less
frequent or Congress gets its act together and gets things done,
the government looks less dysfunctional. When this happens, the
GOP brand is viewed less negatively and the gap between the
parties on the congressional generic narrows. "



But when Trump becomes more unpredictable — especially on Twitter
— those numbers could shift and harm the GOP. An overwhelming 78
percent majority think that the president's use of Twitter is a
risky way to communicate, with just 15 percent saying it sends the
right message. Even 57 percent of Republicans think his tweets are
often risky, while 31 percent of GOP voters think it sends the
right message.

Mr. B1ack

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May 11, 2018, 9:55:39 PM5/11/18
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On Sat, 12 May 2018 01:32:57 +0000 (UTC), AlleyCat
<Alle...@ymail.com> wrote:

>Majority Of Americans See Trump's First Year As A Failure

In what parallel universe ?

Despite the best efforts of the FakeNews, Trump
keeps becoming more and more popular, seen
more and more as a get-it-done kind of president,
a strong canny leader.

But you knew this already.

Ever considered a career in FakeNews ? :-)


Avenging Angel

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May 12, 2018, 9:14:28 AM5/12/18
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AlleyCat <Alle...@ymail.com> wrote in news:XnsA8DFDB20B6220fdasfsaas@
46.165.242.91:

> NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marxist poll data released Thursday finds that
> Americans deemed Trump's first year a failure, 53 percent to 40
> percent.

Are those the same polls that said HRC was going to win?

Klaus Schadenfreude

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May 12, 2018, 9:21:31 AM5/12/18
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Laugh laugh laugh.

Leftists need the polls to tell them what to think.

Avenging Angel

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Klaus Schadenfreude <klausscha...@null.net> wrote in
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Even then they don't. They are a pestilence.

max headroom

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In news:XnsA8DFDB20B...@46.165.242.91,
AlleyCat <Alle...@ymail.com> typed:

> Majority Of Americans See Trump's First Year As A Failure

> NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll data released Thursday finds that
> Americans deemed Trump's first year a failure, 53 percent to 40
> percent. And by an almost 2-to-1 ratio (61 percent to 32 percent),
> Americans said they believe Trump has divided the country since
> his election....

So the pollsters returned the results the customers wanted. That's good business.


Ubiquitous

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Alle...@ymail.com wrote:

>Majority Of Americans See Trump's First Year As A Failure
>NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll data

#FakeNews

Quite the opposite, actually.

And you posted this off-topic article here because?

--
Dems & the media want Trump to be more like Obama, but then he'd
have to audit liberals & wire tap reporters' phones.

Gunner Asch

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On Sat, 12 May 2018 13:14:25 -0000 (UTC), Avenging Angel
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Sounds like it.....snerk!!

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Mr. B1ack

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On Sat, 19 May 2018 16:41:02 -0700, Gunner Asch <gunne...@gmail.com>
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>On Sat, 12 May 2018 13:14:25 -0000 (UTC), Avenging Angel
><Not.fucki...@NoWay.com> wrote:
>
>>AlleyCat <Alle...@ymail.com> wrote in news:XnsA8DFDB20B6220fdasfsaas@
>>46.165.242.91:
>>
>>> NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marxist poll data released Thursday finds that
>>> Americans deemed Trump's first year a failure, 53 percent to 40
>>> percent.
>>
>>Are those the same polls that said HRC was going to win?
>
>Sounds like it.....snerk!!

FakePolls seem to have become a favored political
propaganda tool the past couple of years. People
just assume "poll" = Truth. So, if the polls say yer
favorite candidate is gonna lose big, well, why bother
to vote at all eh ? That's why there are FakePolls.

As for Trump, the buzz on the street - the same place
that told us Trump was gonna win - hasn't changed.
He still has his original base ... and has maybe
picked up some more. He's a prez that gets things
DONE ... and there's no way to hide the media bias
against him, so that gets him even more sympathy.

Trump 2020 !

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