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Study released a day before State of the Union address shows president has lost support among Republicans

Most US adults think Donald Trump is moving the country in the wrong direction during his second presidency, according to a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll released the day before his State of the Union speech.

Fifty-five percent of adults feel that Trump is changing the country for the worse, a 13-point increase from around the same time of his first presidency, the survey conducted from 27 to 30 January found.

The number of people who held that view also increased four points from April.

Unsurprisingly, support for the president splits down party lines.

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[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 3 points 32 minutes ago

Duuurrrrrrrrrrrr

[–] SpicyLizards@reddthat.com 1 points 18 minutes ago

Well, maybe in the next term he will be better?

[–] daannii@lemmy.world 2 points 46 minutes ago (1 children)

The only thing that gives me hope we can at least semi fix the direction things are going is that at least for Hitler, most of the population fervently approved of Hitler.

That's not the case here.

But that could just slow things down.

All bets are off at this point.

[–] Rubanski@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 32 minutes ago (1 children)

How do you know most of the population fervently approved of Hitler?

[–] exaybachae@startrek.website 2 points 19 minutes ago* (last edited 18 minutes ago)

Well, it's kinda impossible to know for sure, as anyone not targeted by the Hitler regime as enemies was still discouraged from publicly, or even privately, disagreeing with the party.

But there was likely some poll or support data available to scholars at different points that would give an idea of actual support at those points.

I don't have those details, and am not who you were asking, but I did hear support dwindled as the US entered the war. And, logically, it was probably higher when he was elected then when the war started getting real nasty.

Most people start not liking their leadership when their leaders actions cause them personal distress.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 40 points 4 hours ago (5 children)

For the dumb dumbs that voted for him but now think he's moving in the wrong direction, just what they fuck did they think he was going to do?

He ran on carrying out vendettas against his personal enemies and doing incredibly stupid shit like culture wars, tariffs, and mass deportation.

[–] TheRealShadeSlimmy@lemmy.world 19 points 2 hours ago (1 children)
[–] exaybachae@startrek.website 1 points 15 minutes ago

No, I assure you, I am a loser... But I never supported Trump in anything, and certainly not as a politician.

I would support however his effort to furtilize a random field in Montana with his corpse. But nothing else really.

Usual thing with these people: "I didn't think he would hurt me"

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 8 points 3 hours ago

they think he was going to do?

This. but not to THEM.

[–] Flying_Penguin@lemmy.zip 5 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Well you said it. They are dumb dumbs. And dumb dumbs believe the first thing they are told, any information that they are given after that is "fake news".

[–] warm@kbin.earth 5 points 2 hours ago

It’s easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.

[–] I_Jedi@lemmy.today 2 points 3 hours ago

Kill people they don't like, of course. I'm sure there are a few people who want a legal reason to murder the woman who unmatched and blocked them on Tinder.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

It seems there may be cause for hope that Trump is fucking up so bad he is losing the moderate Republican vote.

[–] AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@piefed.social 18 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

While these numbers look good, I wouldn't hold my hopes high. Moderate republicans might be changing opinion but if they don't swing enough to vote a dem, it won't change anything.

And this is only if the elections happen and are fair, two things that right now are not granted.

[–] CorrectAlias@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 15 minutes ago

They don't need to vote dem, they just need to lose motivation to vote (either not vote at all, or vote for anyone non-GOP). The GOP cannot afford to lose many votes, so long as the elections are fair, as you say. The elections will happen in some shape or form (remember, even Russia has """elections"""). The GOP has seats up for election and upcoming vacancies.

It's just a matter of how fair they'll be.

[–] FistingEnthusiast@lemmy.world 10 points 3 hours ago

They'll still vote for Republicans though, because it's a part of their identity, and it's in their nature to be hateful and ignorant

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 7 points 3 hours ago

its amazing what a president has to do to be on the outs with the republicans. demolishes white house and wipes ass with constitution. ah. well. maybe he is not leading us in the right direction. maybe.

[–] SpruceBringsteen@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago

Too much belief not enough action

[–] oakey66@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

Understatement of the century.