FoX News, which does good polls despite the editorial policies of the network , has Donald Trump nearly even in approval and disapproval. But contrast Obama after 100 days to Trump after 100 days:
41. If the 2020 presidential election were held today, would you:
Vote to re-elect ---------Donald Trump---------
Vote for
---------someone else--------- (Too soon to say)
(Would not vote)
(Don’t know)
TOTAL Definitely Probably TOTAL Probably Definitely 23-25 Apr 17 36% 21 15 55 8 47 5 * 3
Vote to re-elect ---------Barack Obama---------
Vote for
---------someone else--------- (Too soon to say)
(Would not vote)
(Don’t know)
TOTAL Definitely Probably TOTAL Probably Definitely 22-23 Apr 09 52% 37 15 31 8 23 14 1 1 Barack Obama at 100 days for reference: If the 2012 presidential election were held today…
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/slidesho...-days.html
It was 52-31 for Obama, who would eventually get 51% of the popular vote in 2012.
For President Trump it is now 36-55.
President Trump obviously has his work cut out for him. I'm not saying that he will end up with 35% of the popular vote... the two last big failures as first-term Presidents (Hoover and Carter) did better than that. But both Hoover and Carter were very popular 100 days into their Presidencies; Trump isn't. First impressions may not redeem subsequent failures, but it is hard to see what successes President Trump can have that won't be tainted.
41. If the 2020 presidential election were held today, would you:
Vote to re-elect ---------Donald Trump---------
Vote for
---------someone else--------- (Too soon to say)
(Would not vote)
(Don’t know)
TOTAL Definitely Probably TOTAL Probably Definitely 23-25 Apr 17 36% 21 15 55 8 47 5 * 3
Vote to re-elect ---------Barack Obama---------
Vote for
---------someone else--------- (Too soon to say)
(Would not vote)
(Don’t know)
TOTAL Definitely Probably TOTAL Probably Definitely 22-23 Apr 09 52% 37 15 31 8 23 14 1 1 Barack Obama at 100 days for reference: If the 2012 presidential election were held today…
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/slidesho...-days.html
It was 52-31 for Obama, who would eventually get 51% of the popular vote in 2012.
For President Trump it is now 36-55.
President Trump obviously has his work cut out for him. I'm not saying that he will end up with 35% of the popular vote... the two last big failures as first-term Presidents (Hoover and Carter) did better than that. But both Hoover and Carter were very popular 100 days into their Presidencies; Trump isn't. First impressions may not redeem subsequent failures, but it is hard to see what successes President Trump can have that won't be tainted.
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.