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Monday, March 4th, 2019

Four in 10 voters say they’d reelect Donald Trump

Author:     Amanda Sakuma
Source:     VOX
Publication Date:     Mar 3, 2019, 3:51pm EST
 Link: Four in 10 voters say they’d reelect Donald Trump
Stephan:   Sunday I listened to one of the most disgusting and extraordinary speeches by an American president in the history of the country. I never imagined or expected to hear an American president speaking in his official capacity from a public podium call something "bullshit." What I found even more alarming was the reception this public vomiting evoked. Cheers and screams of support. It sounded like a Nazi gathering. All it lacked was the "Sig Heils." And today, as this report describes 88 percent of Republicans think Trump is God's ordained leader. Four in 10 Americans support him. The sad truth is the problem with American democracy is Americans.

Get ready for 2020, America — according to a new poll, just four in ten voters say they want six more years of President Donald Trump.

A little more than a year and a half out from the 2020 presidential election, Trump still has strong party loyalty, but voters are already hinting that they prefer a change. According to a new poll released by NBC News and The Wall Street Journal on Sunday, 48 percent of voters say they would rather vote for the Democratic nominee over the current sitting president — while a smaller 41 percent say they’d “definitely” or “likely” reelect Trump.

Trump largely has his base backing him — 88 percent of Republican voters approve of his presidency and the majority of Americans express confidence in the economy. But compared to recent presidents who faced reelection, Trump is lagging a little bit behind. Barack Obama earned 45 percent of voters who said they’d back his reelection; George W. Bush held strong with 52 percent at the same point in his presidency. Only Bill Clinton’s prospects were on par: Just 38 […]

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