“Well, we have some numbers that [NBC’s] Kristen Welker put up in a story about Donald Trump’s approval ratings for the economy and most of them are below 40 percent, lowest numbers he’s ever had,” co-host Joe Scarborough interjected. ”He’s all over the world, you’ve got a government shutdown, you’ve got 1 in 4, 1 in 5 Americans who depend on food assistance not going to get it.”
Can I get a reality check of why the approval numbers actually matter? Is it the midterms? He’s cemented power all over and is taking action basically without repercussion so what does an approval rating really affect?
Midterms will matter if the cheating is just gerrymandering rather than straight up vote manipulation. If Republicans think they still need to get the most votes to win they’ll be looking at those sinking approvals among Republicans and get worried.
And when action is taken against Trump where people have to choose a side the general sentiment will matter. Authoritarianism isn’t something that just happens and they now get to make all the rules. It’s constantly tested and even with a loyalist infrastructure in government it still relies on regular people following their rules.
Thanks I really appreciate it. I have to check the facts against my anxieties sometimes and the best thing to do is ask for help to do a reality check.
It’s a politics as a sport mentality and absolutely part of the problem.
Exactly, Germans tried to kill Hitler more times than the allied forces. Not caring about polls is a feature of Facism.