Just 24% say U.S. is headed in the right direction
Just under 1 in 4 Americans think the country is headed in the right direction, according to a poll released Friday.
An Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research survey reports that just 24 percent U.S. adults are optimistic about the country's future, a 10-point decrease since the same poll in June.
One of the biggest drops in the poll was among Republicans. In June, 60 percent of Republicans said they approved of the direction the country is headed in, but that number is just 44 percent now.
President Trump faces dismal job approval ratings in the survey. Sixty-seven percent of Americans, including about one-third of GOP voters, disapprove of the job Trump has done so far in the White House.
On specific issues, Trump fares even worse. Nearly 70 percent say Trump is not a "level-headed" leader, while more than 60 percent disapprove of his handling of race relations, foreign policy, and immigration.
When it comes to whether the president understands the issues facing everyday Americans, Trump does poorly as well. Ninety-two percent of Democrats and 69 percent of independents said Trump understands their problems "not very or not at all."
Just 42 percent of Republicans said Trump understands their issues "very well," while another 32 percent says he understands them "moderately well."
The Associated Press-NORC Center poll contacted 1,150 adults online or by phone and carries a margin of error of 4.1 percentage points.
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Can we put an end to the myth that President* Trump is popular?
Maybe a better title would be ...... 24% of Americans that were polled ...
That's the way polls work.
Have you not learned anything about polls from this last election? If polls were accurate, the bitch would be president.
The national polls were almost all accurate within the margin of error. You have fallen prey to fake news again Bruce.
Have you not learned anything about polls from this last election? If polls were accurate, the bitch would be president.
Boy! I sure have!
• 21 States election procedures were intruded upon by Russia … but it took the Trump Administration until just recently to let them and us know.
• At least 30% of Trumps retweeted Twitter messages were re-tweeted by Russian bots.
Learning is fun!
I'll share more of my learning here after dinner!
Only reason I voted for Trump ..... the Russians told me to .......
Oh! Oh!
And I learned that the polls which favored Clinton were accurate …
… at the moment James Comey released the memo on the Clinton investigation … the day when EARLY VOTING BEGAN … but, that he failed to reveal that at that same point in time … he was ALSO INVESTIGATING RUSSIA'S INTERFERENCE in the POTUS election!
I also learned that when the TRUMP PUSSY GRABBER VIDEO was released, some hours later … the WIKILEAKS began!
Let me know when I've shared enough learning.
Better dead than red ..... now I'm dating myself ......
Why do you think Trump is popular? Because the Fox and Friends hosts praise him every day?
I've no idea. Looking forward to respondents that view the Presidency of Trump a success thus far. I've family members unable to articulate why/what they like other than he's not Clinton.
Lynne, I have never heard a reasonable defense of Trump's behavior as president. I don't believe one exists.
Perhaps there is light between his behavior and policy. As I didn't vote for Clinton or Trump, I'm truly interested in his supporters perspective.
Frankly, there is nothing on this earth that can rehabilitate Donald Trump. He has serious psychological issues.
That's all it takes.
Hey, Lynn,
Haven't seen you for a while.
Been in "self" time out....for a long time
Hope you've been well!
Not really, he was the other candidate. Almost anyone but Hillary runs against him and he loses. Guaranteed.