{"id":35303,"date":"2017-08-01T11:37:45","date_gmt":"2017-08-01T18:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=35303"},"modified":"2017-08-01T18:28:36","modified_gmt":"2017-08-02T01:28:36","slug":"death-spiral-trumps-favorite-poll-shows-his-approval-rating-at-an-all-time-low","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=35303","title":{"rendered":"Death Spiral: Trump’s Favorite Poll Shows His Approval Rating at an All-Time Low"},"content":{"rendered":"

Donald Trump must be finding it harder than usual to maintain his delusional rosy mental state. Despite a rash of crushing scandals, he tweeted<\/a><\/strong> recently that it’s “A great day at the White House!”<\/em> and that there is<\/a><\/strong> “No WH chaos!”<\/em> That was after his new (and now fired) communications director, Anthony Scaramucci, unleashed a profane rant against his White House colleagues. And his Chief of Staff, Reince Priebus, got the boot. Also, his attempt to kill healthcare went down in flames. He misfired with an illegal proposal to discriminate against transgender soldiers. And the Boy Scouts felt compelled to issue a public apology after Trump\u2019s politicized rant at their Jamboree. What a great day.<\/p>\n

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Now Rasmussen Reports has updated their daily tracking poll<\/a><\/strong> of Trump’s approval rating. It shows Trump having sunk to an all-time low of 39 percent. Bear in mind that that Rasmussen is a stridently right-wing survey outfit that generally has more positive results for Trump than any other pollster. Trump himself has lauded them for their accuracy. In June the President tweeted proudly that:<\/p>\n

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The new Rasmussen Poll, one of the most accurate in the 2016 Election, just out with a Trump 50% Approval Rating.That's higher than O's #'s!<\/p>\n

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 18, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n