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Trump Takes His Best Poll Numbers And Inflates Them At Will

In TrumpLand, The Donald is always very popular. Whether he actually is or not, he is.

Got it?

So, when the Trumpster gets on the subject of polls, he not only quotes the one most favorable to him, he’s now inflating those numbers at will.

From The Washington Post:

This morning, in a radio interview, Trump went even further in extolling Rasmussen polling, claiming that, if anything, it is underestimating his popularity. It would be easy to laugh this off as the usual bluster, but if Trump really believes this, it could have real consequences for the country, particularly in the context of his brewing trade war with China.

In today’s interview with “Bernie and Sid in the Morning” on WABC radio, Trump listened modestly as his hosts showered obsequious praise on him for heroically making America great in the face of unremitting hate from the media.

“A poll just came out now, Rasmussen, it’s now 51,” Trump said. “They say that it’s 51 but add another 7 or 8 points to it. … They don’t want to talk about it, but when they get into the booth they’re going to vote for Trump.”

Then Trump was asked about trade and China. “I’m not saying there won’t be a little pain,” Trump said, adding: “We may take a hit, and you know what? Ultimately we’re going to be much stronger for it, but it’s something we have to do.”

This juxtaposition is disconcerting. If this trade war goes south, and the public rejects it, will Trump even know or believe that is happening?

The latest Daily Presidential Tracking poll from Rasmussen shows Trump with 47% approval, 52% disapproval.

Real Clear Politics shows Trump with an average approval rating (including Rasmussen’s latest) of 41.5%.

He’s literally making stuff up now.

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Poll: Trump Approval Rating Still Severely Underwater

The results of a new survey by Public Policy Polling are not good news for Donald Trump:

• Only 40% approve of the job Trump is doing versus 53% who disapprove

• Only 15% of those polled feel he has been successful in “draining the swamp”

• 57% disapprove of his plan to ban transgender service members in the U.S. military, only 31% approve

• 55% oppose Trump’s plan to build “The Wall” along the U.S./Mexico border; 34% approve

• Only 39% think Trump is honest versus 55% who feel Trump is dishonest

• 48% say Trump should be impeached while 41% disagree

Things look even grimmer over at the Gallup Daily Tracking poll which shows Trump at a dismal 35% approve/60% disapprove rating.

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Poll: Donald Trump Hits Record Low In Job Approval

Donald Trump likes to tout his ability to break records, but this is a record no one would want to own.

According to a new ABC News/Washington Post poll, Trump has the lowest approval rating of any president in the past 70 years.

The survey shows only 36% of Americans approve of his job performance. And that’s down 6 points from his 100-day mark. Of those polled, 58% disapprove of how Trump is handling the presidency.

The last time a president was even close to this level was in 1975 just after President Ford had pardoned Richard Nixon.

Other polling results:

• 63% say it was inappropriate for Donald Trump Jr. to take a meeting with a “Russian government attorney” during the presidential campaign

• Only 38% feel Trump is making progress on his campaign promises

• Only 24% of those polled prefer the new Trumpcare legislation versus 50% who like the current law

• 63% feel it’s more important for the government to provide healthcare coverage for low-income Americans; 27% say cutting taxes is more important

Trump doesn’t seem fazed by his record low numbers at all. This morning he tweeted that the results are “not bad at this time.”

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Bare Majority Of Americans Believe Stronger LGBT Civil Rights Laws Are Needed

From Gallup:

Americans are about evenly divided on whether new civil rights laws are needed to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. Fifty-one percent of U.S. adults say such laws are needed, while 46% say they are not.

These data, from Gallup’s annual Values and Beliefs poll conducted May 3-7, come as Democratic members of Congress plan to reintroduce a bill that would provide protections for LGBT people from housing, employment and other forms of discrimination. The bill’s potential for passage is unclear, as few in the majority Republican caucus have given their support.

Gallup is being generous with that last line. The Equality Act currently has no chance in hell in passing with both the House and Senate in Republican control.

And certainly President Babyhands isn’t going to go to bat for us.