05-07-2018, 10:58 PM
For a historical perspective on Presidents from Eisenhower to Trump:
Jim SciuttoVerified account @jimsciutto
CNN/SSRS POLL
May 2-5 Presidential Approval Rating
Bush, 2002 77%
Kennedy, 1962 71%
Bush, 1990 65%
Eisenhower, 1954 60%
Nixon, 1970 59%
Clinton, 1994 51%
Obama, 2010 51%
Reagan, 1982 45%
Carter, 1978 41%
Trump, now 41%
1:11 PM - 7 May 2018
Even Reagan was within range so long as a few things went right or he ran a spirited and effective campaign. Things other than his moral lapses are going right for Trump, so it is going to take both things going conspicuously right (so far he is lucky at that) and an unusually spirited and effective campaign, probably against an incredibly-weak opponent, to get re-elected.
Jim SciuttoVerified account @jimsciutto
CNN/SSRS POLL
May 2-5 Presidential Approval Rating
Bush, 2002 77%
Kennedy, 1962 71%
Bush, 1990 65%
Eisenhower, 1954 60%
Nixon, 1970 59%
Clinton, 1994 51%
Obama, 2010 51%
Reagan, 1982 45%
Carter, 1978 41%
Trump, now 41%
1:11 PM - 7 May 2018
Even Reagan was within range so long as a few things went right or he ran a spirited and effective campaign. Things other than his moral lapses are going right for Trump, so it is going to take both things going conspicuously right (so far he is lucky at that) and an unusually spirited and effective campaign, probably against an incredibly-weak opponent, to get re-elected.
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated Communist but instead the people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists -- Hannah Arendt.