The headline in The Washington Post said: “Trump disapproval reaches new high, Post-ABC-Ipsos poll finds.” The sub headline read: “Democrats now hold a five-point advantage in support for Congress, up from two points in February.”
We’ve seen similar polls before. Many conservatives believe they are conducted in a way that discourages Republican voters and encourages Democrats, especially when they are conducted by media organizations conservatives view as favoring Democrats.
They are right to be suspicious. Just 2,500 people responded to the pollsters.
The list of issues to which the polled responded are job as president (negative 62%); cost of living (negative 76%); inflation (negative 72%); Iran conflict (negative 66%); relations with U.S. allies (negative 65%); the economy (negative 65%); taxes (negative 61%); and immigration (negative 54%).
I suspect much of the negative approval is caused in part by Trump’s caustic personality, the name-calling, his putting down of others and his foul language. On the negative numbers about his overall performance, I question the depth of the knowledge of those being polled.