I offer opinions and try to back them up with others who are considered experts in their field, in this case economics. Originally Posted by SpeedRacerXXXWhy not include Paul Krugman as an "expert"? I mean, he's gotten it so right in his predictions...
Oh, we'll find out long before then, you nattering nabob of negativism.The GDP is one small factor that voters will take into account next November. Where did I say GDP would go down? 4% GDP over multiple quarters is unlikely, but possible.
Three+ straight quarters of 3+% GDP growth will prove me right and you wrong by then. Before the tax and jobs bill we were already well on our way. I expect that to do nothing but accelerate. 4% GDP is well within reach. Originally Posted by gfejunkie
The GDP is one small factor that voters will take into account next November. Where did I say GDP would go down? 4% GDP over multiple quarters is unlikely, but possible.
What is apparent right now is that Trump is still in the 30s for job approval ratings. And Trump is lying about it.
President Donald Trump claimed Friday that his approval ratings at this point in his presidency rival those of Barack Obama, citing a report from "Fox & Friends."
"While the Fake News loves to talk about my so-called low approval rating, @foxandfriends just showed that my rating on Dec. 28, 2017, was approximately the same as President Obama on Dec. 28, 2009, which was 47%...and this despite massive negative Trump coverage & Russia hoax!" he tweeted.
But the truth, across almost every reputable poll, is that Trump's approval ratings have lagged behind those of nearly all of his predecessors, including Obama, since day one of his presidency.
The cleanest comparison between the approval ratings of the two presidents is Gallup's daily tracking polls, which are released as both three-day rolling averages and weekly averages. The three-day averages released on December 28, 2009 -- the day Trump cited in his tweet -- showed 51% approval for Obama with 43% disapproval. On December 28 of this year, Gallup released a three-day average showing 38% approval for Trump with 56% disapproval.
This is why I say wait until next November. We can argue all we want about how effective Trump has been as POTUS and it is all meaningless. I don't care how effective Trump is with his policies. I don't like him as a person and just about every day he says or does something that puts another nail in the coffin. Others hear or read the same things (you, Austin Ellen) and see things differently. I am fine with that. Wait until next November. Originally Posted by SpeedRacerXXX
Yes, we will see in November. In the meantime, Trumps approval ratings are down but so was Ronald Regan's - and he won by a landslide in his following election. Trump will do the same.
As for seeing things differently - that is true - many people do. But I like this lady - we have the same attitude. Originally Posted by Austin Ellen
But the truth, across almost every reputable poll, is that Trump's approval ratings have lagged behind those of nearly all of his predecessors, including Obama, since day one of his presidency. Originally Posted by SpeedRacerXXXOh, really???
Yes, we will see in November. In the meantime, Trumps approval ratings are down but so was Ronald Regan's - and he won by a landslide in his following election. Trump will do the same.Actually from what I can find on the subject, Reagan's approval rating in his first year was 53%. In no year did it fall below 43%. Trump has yet to break 40%.
As for seeing things differently - that is true - many people do. But I like this lady - we have the same attitude. Originally Posted by Austin Ellen
Oh, really???Rasmussen is a single poll and has Trump with a higher approval % than any other poll I can find.
"Trump is ending his first year in office with virtually the same job approval ratings that Barack Obama earned on Dec. 29, 2009, at the end of his first year as president. On that date, 46% of voters approved of the job Obama was doing; 53% disapproved."
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/publ...ez_track_dec29
Looks pretty even to me. Originally Posted by gfejunkie
Actually from what I can find on the subject, Reagan's approval rating in his first year was 53%. In no year did it fall below 43%. Trump has yet to break 40%.
http://news.gallup.com/poll/11887/ro...ll-review.aspx Originally Posted by SpeedRacerXXX
#FAKENEWSCNN???
Source: http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/29/politi...ing/index.html
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com...roval-ratings/ Originally Posted by SpeedRacerXXX
#FAKENEWSCNN???CNN did not do the polling in the first link. All they did was report the results of the Gallup poll.
Nate Silver??? (https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com...tion-forecast/)
LMAO!!!
About as accurate as Paul Krugman.
Originally Posted by gfejunkie