# Trump has lowest approval ratings of any \[new\] president in history of polling **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 25, 2017, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-lowest-approval-ratings-of-any-new-president-in-history-of-polling/778107 "2017-01-25T01:55:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2017, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-lowest-approval-ratings-of-any-new-president-in-history-of-polling/778107/41 "2017-01-28T21:58:38Z")
> [@Lemur866](#): > > There’s a theory that an attack or war boosts the president’s popularity. > > But I don’t think that’s really true. Wars aren’t universally popular. You can’t just gin up a war whenever you feel like it and have the public rally round the flag. The public first has to trust the leaders sending them to battle before the leaders can hoodwink them. > > Same thing with a terrorist attack. If there isn’t the aforementioned trust, then the public blames the leaders for not preventing the attack. There have been plenty of attacks that brought down governments that failed to respond appropriately to the attacks. I wish I could share your optimism. It’s not that war is universally popular. It just ends up playing that Trump was right all along to ban the Muslims and we’ve gotta clamp down even harder and show them who’s boss! I have little reason to believe that that is not how it would play out in today’s climate. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2017, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-lowest-approval-ratings-of-any-new-president-in-history-of-polling/778107/42 "2017-01-28T22:42:43Z")
> [@Lemur866](#): > > There’s a theory that an attack or war boosts the president’s popularity. > > But I don’t think that’s really true. Wars aren’t universally popular. You can’t just gin up a war whenever you feel like it and have the public rally round the flag. The public first has to trust the leaders sending them to battle before the leaders can hoodwink them. > > Same thing with a terrorist attack. If there isn’t the aforementioned trust, then the public blames the leaders for not preventing the attack. There have been plenty of attacks that brought down governments that failed to respond appropriately to the attacks. [George W. Bush’s approval ratings](http://www.gallup.com/poll/116500/presidential-approval-ratings-george-bush.aspx)went from about 50% to 90% virtually overnight after 9/11, even though the attacks happened on his watch, and before he had done anything in response to them. ---
**Author:** ![oft\_wears\_hats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7993a0/32.png) [@oft\_wears\_hats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oft_wears_hats)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-lowest-approval-ratings-of-any-new-president-in-history-of-polling/778107/43 "2017-01-30T15:00:30Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > [George W. Bush’s approval ratings](http://www.gallup.com/poll/116500/presidential-approval-ratings-george-bush.aspx)went from about 50% to 90% virtually overnight after 9/11, even though the attacks happened on his watch, and before he had done anything in response to them. Not to mention all the disturbing legislation that followed, all in the name of “patriotism.” I don’t know if I’m cynical enough yet to think that the Trump administration would intentionally allow a terrorist attack so they could abuse the response. But with all the incompetence on display, an attack is probably far more likely anyway, and I don’t doubt for a second that Trump would milk it for all it was worth. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-lowest-approval-ratings-of-any-new-president-in-history-of-polling/778107/44 "2017-01-30T16:53:02Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > [George W. Bush’s approval ratings](http://www.gallup.com/poll/116500/presidential-approval-ratings-george-bush.aspx)went from about 50% to 90% virtually overnight after 9/11, even though the attacks happened on his watch, and before he had done anything in response to them. The silver lining I see is that there not also a bunch of people who repeatedly and publicly warned him that he is making things worse. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Economist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c89c15/32.png) [@Evil\_Economist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Economist)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-lowest-approval-ratings-of-any-new-president-in-history-of-polling/778107/45 "2017-01-30T21:59:54Z")
[President Donald Trump’s net approval rating dropped by eight points in his first week in the Oval Office, according to daily polls tracked by Gallup.](http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/gallup-trump-approval-rating-falls-week-one) Things don’t seem to be getting better for the orangest president. At some point Republicans will have more to gain from impeaching him that propping him up, and that’ll be the last we see of President Trumple. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-lowest-approval-ratings-of-any-new-president-in-history-of-polling/778107/46 "2017-01-30T22:17:47Z")
> [@Lemur866](#): > > Same thing with a terrorist attack. If there isn’t the aforementioned trust, then the public blames the leaders for not preventing the attack. There have been plenty of attacks that brought down governments that failed to respond appropriately to the attacks. Well they’ll certainly TRY to use terrorist attacks to get sympathy/popularity for their disgusting policies. Case in point: Anti-immigrant white supremacist shoots up mosque and kills Muslims; Shithead Spicer tries to spin this as a GOOD THING that the Trumpster is so tough on Muslim refugees, students and IT workers on holiday. Seriously, it doesn’t even make any sense, but that’s the spin they are using. It’s idiotic. > [@](#): > > “This is another senseless act of violence that cannot be tolerated,” White House spokesman Sean Spicer said. “It’s a terrible reminder of why we must remain vigilant and why the president is taking steps to be proactive rather than reactive when it comes to our nation’s safety and security.” ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2017, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-lowest-approval-ratings-of-any-new-president-in-history-of-polling/778107/47 "2017-01-31T01:51:53Z")
> [@Evil\_Economist](#): > > At some point Republicans will have more to gain from impeaching him that propping him up, and that’ll be the last we see of President Trumple. Except that he most certainly will not go out willingly into that good night. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Economist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c89c15/32.png) [@Evil\_Economist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Economist)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2017, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-lowest-approval-ratings-of-any-new-president-in-history-of-polling/778107/48 "2017-01-31T03:02:20Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > Except that he most certainly will not go out willingly into that good night. Excellent. I look forward to the shitshow. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Economist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c89c15/32.png) [@Evil\_Economist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Economist)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-lowest-approval-ratings-of-any-new-president-in-history-of-polling/778107/49 "2017-02-01T22:36:40Z")
[More approval ratings](http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/trump_favorableunfavorable-5493.html). Since we’re talking about the giant orange anus, I should probably call them disapproval ratings. The only poll showing him with a net approval rating is one poll from 2 weeks ago. All others show him with varying levels of net disapproval. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2017, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-lowest-approval-ratings-of-any-new-president-in-history-of-polling/778107/50 "2017-02-02T07:26:24Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > Except that he most certainly will not go out willingly into that good night. You mean he won’t go _gentle_ into that good night? If you’re gonna quote famous poetry, at least get it right. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-lowest-approval-ratings-of-any-new-president-in-history-of-polling/778107.md?page=2)