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Miles Archer

(22,472 posts)
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 08:04 AM 4 hrs ago

Washington Post-ABC News poll: Trump approval 39% positive, 60% negative. "IT'S THE ECONOMY, STUPID..."

The Washington Post–ABC News poll, conducted between Feb. 12-17 among 2,589 U.S. adults, puts Trump’s approval rating at 39 percent positive and 60 percent negative among adults nationwide. Notably, nearly half of all respondents—47 percent—say they strongly disapprove of the president.

The last time Trump’s disapproval rating hit 60 percent was in the immediate aftermath of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The new poll has a margin of error of +/- 2 percentage points.'

Trump’s disapproval ratings have slowly crept up since the beginning of his second term, hitting 53 percent in the Washington Post/ABC News poll in Feb. 2025, before reaching 59 percent in October.

But disapproval seems to have hit a new high this month amid the backlash over his administration’s policies. The poll shows that Trump’s net approval is deep in negative territory on several key issues: border security is at -3, the economy -16, immigration -18, tariffs -30, and inflation -33.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-disapproval-rating-hits-five-year-high/

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Washington Post-ABC News poll: Trump approval 39% positive, 60% negative. "IT'S THE ECONOMY, STUPID..." (Original Post) Miles Archer 4 hrs ago OP
Not to mention that the entire regime is full of Ferrets are Cool 3 hrs ago #1
Those new illegal tariffs ain't helping................. Lovie777 3 hrs ago #2
Poll Shows A Little Voter Ignorance ProfessorGAC 3 hrs ago #3
Still way too high JBTaurus83 1 hr ago #4

Lovie777

(22,454 posts)
2. Those new illegal tariffs ain't helping.................
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 08:19 AM
3 hrs ago

corporate media will get the refunds and the customers get nada, and shithole and comrades realizes "again" that they continue to fuck-up, but will never acknowledge it.....................

but will blame, blame, lie, lie, and make up shit.

Epstein is not going away, and nada on the kidnapping on Nancy Guthrie.

And the cost of living is still rising, republican party still stealing and cheating, and the healthcare apparently is only for the rich.

And the republican's suckie lists goes on

ProfessorGAC

(76,335 posts)
3. Poll Shows A Little Voter Ignorance
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 08:37 AM
3 hrs ago

The economy is minus 16, but inflation & tariffs are minus 30 or worse?
How does that square?
The state of the economy as it affects the average American is caused by those 2 bad befative numbers, but 1/6th of respinsents thought the economy is good despite complaints about the other 2 elements?
Makes no sense.

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