Onzichtbare Kip schreef op 28 januari 2019 13:59:
Two years into Donald Trump’s presidency and after a month-plus partial shutdown, a wide deficit of confidence marks public views of the government in Washington: Americans give poor marks to Trump’s work across a range of issues – yet broadly mistrust the opposition as well.
Only 35 percent in this ABC News/Washington Post poll express confidence in Trump to make the right decisions for the country’s future; 64 percent don’t trust him in this central task. But it’s no better for the Democrats in Congress, 34-65 percent; House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, 30-62 percent; or the Republicans in Congress, 30-69 percent.
That said, Trump leads the pack in negative intensity: Nearly half of Americans, 48 percent, say they have no confidence “at all” in the president; compared with 37 percent who say that about Pelosi; 30 percent, the Republicans in Congress; and 29 percent, the Democrats.
The poll, produced for ABC by Langer Research Associates, finds Trump underperforming the tepid expectations that greeted him when he took office. In the biggest gap, 50 percent of Americans expected him to do a good job handling the deficit; just 33 percent say he’s in fact doing so, a 17-point deficit. He likewise trails expectations by 12 percentage points on handling
the economy, 11 points on health care and four to nine points on a range of other issues.
Trump’s challenges extend to his personal ratings as well. Just 32 percent see him favorably as a person (59 percent unfavorably), a scant 2 points from Bill Clinton’s record low favorability at the height of the sex scandal that led to his impeachment.
Even then, Clinton’s job approval at the time was 64 percent. Trump’s is 37 percent, as reported Friday, the lowest on record for a president at this point in office in polls back 72 years.