"That’s what happens with an unpopular president’: GOP allies flee Trump as his poll numbers take a nosedive

[Amica Nostra 4,803]

Faced with historic low poll numbers after only slightly more than 70 days in office, President Donald Trump is becoming more isolated as fellow Republicans distance themselves from the chief executive after a string of policy failures.

According to the Washington Post, Trump’s unorthodox governing style along with his unfamiliarity about how bills get passed has lawmakers from his own party moving away from him, with a former White House official stating, “That’s what happens when you have an unpopular president.”

Following the failure of Trumpcare to even reach the floor of the House for a vote due to pushback from the hardline Republican Freedom Caucus, the president has launched attacks on the members — including having his social media director call for one member to be defeated at the polls.

With Trump making no effort to reach out to Democrats, and the president surrounding himself with family members including his daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner, Trump seems to be making more enemies than friends in Washington D.C.

“He seems both politically and personally isolated these days,” explained former White House adviser David Gergen. “He’s flailing because he doesn’t know where to find his natural allihappens with an unp

http://www.rawstory.com/2017/04/thats-what-happens-with-an-unpopular-president-gop-allies-flee-trump-as-his-poll-numbers-take-a-nosedive/

[smilesammich 10,727]

better check your sources, this has to be fake. trump is the best. check his twitter for deets.

[CaliCat 3,957]

The Trumptanic is taking in water...

 

Edited April 4, 2017 by CaliCat

[bcking 3,157]

"You're fired!"

 

Trump is probably just now realizing it doesn't work that way.

Edited April 4, 2017 by bcking

[smilesammich 10,727]

we just need someone to run the country like a business. everyone knows all the workers love the bossman.

 

 

[CaliCat 3,957]

The downslide continues...

 

http://time.com/4725494/president-donald-trump-approval-rating/

 

President Donald Trump’s approval ratings fell to 35% Tuesday — another new low for the president during his first months in office.

The approval ratings produced by Quinnipiac University are a drop from the last national poll, released March 22, which showed Trump's approval at 37%. Trump’s ratings fall under former President Barack Obama’s lowest — 38% in 2013.

According to the poll, the majority of Americans also believe the following about the president:

• “He is not honest”
• “He does not have good leadership skills”
• “He does not care about average Americans”
• “He is not level-headed”
• “He does not share their values”

[Amica Nostra 4,803]

1 hour ago, CaliCat said:

The downslide continues...

 

http://time.com/4725494/president-donald-trump-approval-rating/

 

President Donald Trump’s approval ratings fell to 35% Tuesday — another new low for the president during his first months in office.

The approval ratings produced by Quinnipiac University are a drop from the last national poll, released March 22, which showed Trump's approval at 37%. Trump’s ratings fall under former President Barack Obama’s lowest — 38% in 2013.

According to the poll, the majority of Americans also believe the following about the president:

• “He is not honest”
• “He does not have good leadership skills”
• “He does not care about average Americans”
• “He is not level-headed”
• “He does not share their values”

[jg121783 3,915]

I wonder if these polls used the same method to determine that Trump would lose the election by a large margin. If so they should be taken just as seriously. By the way the health care bill that failed should be called Ryancare not Trumpcare. It was Paul Ryan's creation and Trump caused it to fail by trying to ram it through quickly. Now that Trump has disposed of the bad bill he is moving onto a better bill like the one written by an actual doctor Rand Paul. I think a doctor can write a better health care bill than a bunch of lawyers can anyways.

[Transborderwife 4,666]

2 hours ago, jg121783 said:

I wonder if these polls used the same method to determine that Trump would lose the election by a large margin. If so they should be taken just as seriously. By the way the health care bill that failed should be called Ryancare not Trumpcare. It was Paul Ryan's creation and Trump caused it to fail by trying to ram it through quickly. Now that Trump has disposed of the bad bill he is moving onto a better bill like the one written by an actual doctor Rand Paul. I think a doctor can write a better health care bill than a bunch of lawyers can anyways.

 I will throw you a bone here with I agree about it being Ryan's bill.  But why didn't he just go to Rand Paul in the first place?

[smilesammich 10,727]

trump had to trick congress into believing they had to pass the bill or nothing further would happen. trump did this so the bill would fail quickly. he's such a genius. definitely knows exactly what he's doing. that's why he used the #passthebill hashtag. he has to trick us to get us where he knows we need to be. silly pleebs.

[TBoneTX 45,324]

1 hour ago, smilesammich said:

trump had to trick congress into believing they had to pass the bill or nothing further would happen.

Or, might he have anticipated that ANY initial proposal would be shot down (from the left or the right, or by the media), and Ryancare was put forth for that reason?  I think that there was at least a small chance of this strategy.

[Transborderwife 4,666]

2 minutes ago, TBoneTX said:

Or, might he have anticipated that ANY initial proposal would be shot down (from the left or the right, or by the media), and Ryancare was put forth for that reason?  I think that there was at least a small chance of this strategy.

I'm kinda wondering if that's why he picked Gorsuch a more moderate choice? 🤔

[TBoneTX 45,324]

Not sure I understand, sorry ma'am...

[Transborderwife 4,666]

6 minutes ago, TBoneTX said:

Not sure I understand, sorry ma'am...

He knows that this nom may not make it, so wait for the next time to push a more conservative judges 

[smilesammich 10,727]

16 minutes ago, TBoneTX said:

Or, might he have anticipated that ANY initial proposal would be shot down (from the left or the right, or by the media), and Ryancare was put forth for that reason?  I think that there was at least a small chance of this strategy.

why fight for a bill you (1) don't like (2) know will fail? there's no reason in that, certainly not to tell the american people 'it's a great bill" if you don't actually believe it or believe it will pass only to say, yeah i knew it sucked and wouldn't get through - that's why i pushed for it!