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[–] [email protected] 26 points 4 months ago (4 children)

I didn’t even have to look at the username to know who posted this.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago

It wasn’t good enough to get downvoted for posting this on [email protected] a few days back, it had to be done again!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You are free to post quality content, too. Gallup is one of the best polling institutions in the country, it's pretty hard to post better quality polls.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Just the same as they always have. But they don’t do election polling if that’s what you mean

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I mean, some of that is also on people who don't post stuff. Like, if you don't like what someone posts but don't post stuff youself...it's not likely that they're gonna change what they post to fit what you want.

This community has 16k active users. If each active person on here posted one article a month, it'd be innundated in content, like an average of a new post every two minutes, day and night.

EDIT: I just submitted my next seven months worth!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

That would be great, then I wouldn’t need to post 10 articles a day here and I wouldn’t have to always sort by new.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Concerning. But also Obama was less popular than Trump at this point and we know how those both turned out, so hopefully Biden can change it around. Maybe don't send a genocidal government bombs that will be dropped on children? Idk I'm not a political scientist

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Obama was so unpopular that he was succeeded by Trump. it may be that Biden will share the same fate

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago

Sorry... you think Trump was elected because Obama was unpopular?

How does that even work? I know Trump thinks he ran against Obama, but why do you?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah but Obama got two terms, not his fault Hilary didn't inspire people.

I did too much research on approval ratings now soooo...

Trump: 41%

Obama:

1st term: 49%

2nd: 47%

Bush:

1st: 62% (!)

2nd: 37%

Clinton:

1st: 50%

2nd: 61%

Other Bush: 61%

And...

Biden, average to date: 43%

Oof. The only president people like him more than is Trump or 2nd term Bush. Lucky he is the one running I guess, haha

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

I wonder how well the Clinton and Bushes would have fared if their constituents were constantly bombarded by negative political coverage on social media and in memes. They only had to watch out for people who read newspapers.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

The variety of actual polls on each President is very odd. Apples, oranges, and fish?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

@return2ozma well, when you place your administration as a patron of despicable foreign policy, and the young people who voted for you (or would vote for you) are protesting that foreign policy, how is this a surprise?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Gallup is one of the most reliable polling institutions in the US. Biden really has actually managed to beat out the previously most unpopular president at this point, GHW Bush.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago

It's not too surprising. Dems are a lot less tribal. They're more likely to disapprove actions from their own party. And neither one is getting a lot from the other side

The only thing that really matters is whether the people who disapprove of both will vote one way or the other. Disapproving Republicans are probably voting Republican and disapproving Democrats are probably voting Democratic.