- 05 Mar 2022 20:03
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Drlee wrote:I see. YOU are the tool of the Republican party trying to forward YOUR agenda. Glad you clarified that for us.
Right, comparing a president's performance in the polls to that of his predecessors makes me a Republican tool.
Here's this weekend's round-up of polls. Anyone that wants to check out any possible links over the next week can go to the link to the left. (Anyone wanting more details on a particular poll, just ask):
Thirty-one percent (31%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey for the week ending February 24, 2022. This week’s finding is up two points from a week ago. Sixty-four percent (64%) of voters believe the nation is headed down the wrong track, down two points from a week ago. A year ago at this time, 38% said the United States was heading in the right direction, while 56% said it was on the wrong track.
Thirty-seven percent (37%) of Likely U.S voters have a favorable impression of Pelosi, including 17% who have a Very Favorable view of the California Democrat. Sixty percent (60%) voters view Pelosi unfavorably, including 50% who have a Very Unfavorable impression of her. Pelosi announced in January that she would seek reelection, ending rumors that the 81-year-old Democrat might retire. However, 54% of voters think it would be good for the country if Pelosi stepped down as Speaker of the House. Twenty-one percent (21%) say it would be bad for the country if Pelosi stepped down, while 17% believe it would have no impact. Seventy-seven percent (77%) of Republicans think it would be good for the country if Pelosi stepped down as speaker, as do a majority (54%) of voters not affiliated with either major party. Thirty-two percent (32%) of Democratic voters also believe it would be good for the country if Pelosi stepped down. The same percentage of Democrats think Pelosi stepping down as speaker would be bad for the country, a view shared by 13% of Republicans and 16% of unaffiliated voters. Twenty-four percent (24%) of Democrats, 20% of unaffiliated voters and six percent (6%) of Republicans believe there would be no impact if Pelosi stepped down.
Forty-two percent (42%) in February, up two points from January. Fifty-seven percent (57%) disapproved of his job performance in February, down one point from January. Donald Trump’s monthly approval ran from a high of 51% in February 2017, his first full month in the White House, to a low of 42% in August 2017. In December 2020, his final full month in office, Trump earned a monthly job approval of 47%. Fifty-one percent (51%) disapproved.
Eighty percent (80%) of Likely U.S voters believe it is likely that the Russian invasion of Ukraine could lead to a wider European war, including 34% who think it is Very Likely the war could spread. Only 13% say a wider European war is unlikely. Forty-nine percent (49%) of voters say that if a wider war breaks out in Europe, the U.S. military should be involved, while 29% are against U.S. military involvement in a European war, and another 22% are not sure. Concern that the Russian-Ukraine war could spread to the rest of Europe spans political divisions. Eighty percent (80%) of Republicans, 81% of Democrats and 79% of voters unaffiliated with either major party believe it is at least somewhat likely the Russian invasion of Ukraine could lead to a wider European war.
The United States currently contributes nearly one-quarter of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s $2.5 billion annual budget, and just 32% of Likely U.S. Voters believe America should continue to give more money to NATO than any other member country. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 53% disagree and say the United States should not give more money than any other member does. Fifteen percent (15%) are not sure. NATO is currently in the headlines because of the threat posed to Europe’s peace by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. But doubts about the U.S. share of NATO’s budget have actually increased since 2019, when 49% of voters felt the U.S. was paying too much. Only 30% of voters now think U.S. taxpayers are getting a good return on their investment in NATO, down from 34% in 2019. Forty-six percent (46%) do not consider NATO a good investment, up from 42% in 2019, while 24% are undecided.
Forty percent (40%) of Likely U.S. Voters believe Biden’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine has been effective so far, including 21% who think Biden’s response has been Very Effective. Fifty-four percent (54%) don’t think Biden’s response to the Russian invasion has been effective, including 30% who rate his response Not At All Effective. Only 26% of voters believe economic sanctions will be enough to stop Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, while 48% think the United States and its allies will have to intervene with military force to stop the invasion. Another 27% are not sure. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aggression against Ukraine could embolden other aggressors, most voters believe. Seventy-seven percent (77%) think that if Russia’s invasion of Ukraine succeeds, it’s likely China will be encouraged to invade Taiwan, including 49% who say such an impact is Very Likely. Only 10% don’t think a successful Russian invasion would likely encourage Chica to invade Taiwan, while another 13% are not sure.
Seventy-eight percent (78%) of American Adults say they're paying more for a gallon of gas today compared to six months ago, and 84% think it’s likely those prices will continue to climb over the next six months. This includes 64% who think it’s Very Likely they’ll be paying even more for a gallon of gas in six months than they are today. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the retail price of a gallon of gasoline has increased more than 40 cents since September, rising from $3.18 to $3.61. The price of gasoline is now $1.50 more per gallon than it was on Election Day 2020. Eighty-four percent (84%) of Americans with incomes between $30,000 and $50,000 a year have noticed they’re paying more at the pump, as have 81% of those earning between $50,000 and $100,000 a year. That compares to only 70% of those earning less than $30,000 a year who say they’re paying more for gasoline than they were six months ago.
Seventy-four percent (74%) of American Adults believe the Russian invasion of Ukraine is likely to hurt the American economy, including 40% who think it’s Very Likely the invasion will be bad for our economy. Only 14% don’t expect the Russia-Ukraine war to hurt the U.S. economy, while another 12% are not sure. As to how long the economic impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine will last, 20% think it will last less than six months, 34% expect it to last six months to a year, and 28% believe the economic impact will last more than a year. Nineteen percent (19%) are not sure. More Republicans (48%) than Democrats (31%) or those not affiliated with either major party (42%) say it’s Very Likely the Russian invasion of Ukraine will hurt the U.S. economy.
And Biden's strong approval improves while his total approval slips. I suppose that could be the Rose Colored Glasses effect. Still worse than Trump at the same point in his presidency, though Trump was going through one of his "almost popular" phases:
- Strongly Approve: 23% (+1)
- Strongly Disapprove: 46% (-1)
- Total Approve: 42% (-2)
- Total Disapprove: 56% (+1)
Over the past month:
- Strongly Approve: 22% (+1)
- Strongly Disapprove: 47%
- Total Approve: 42%
- Total Disapprove: 56% (-1)
And since he took office:
- Strongly Approve: 27%
- Strongly Disapprove: 44% (+1)
- Total Approve: 46%
- Total Disapprove: 52%
For Trump, this week:
- Strongly Approve: 34% (+2)
- Strongly Disapprove: 39% (-4)
- Total Approve: 49% (+1)
- Total Disapprove: 49 (-2)%
The past month:
- Strongly Approve: 33% (+1)
- Strongly Disapprove: 41% (-1)
- Total Approve: 48% (+1)
- Total Disapprove: 50% (-2)
And since he took office:
- Strongly Approve: 30%
- Strongly Disapprove: 44%
- Total Approve: 45%
- Total Disapprove: 54%
And for Obama this week:
- Strongly Approve: 25% (+1)
- Strongly Disapprove: 41%
- Total Approve: 46% (+1)
- Total Disapprove: 54% (+1)
Over the past month:
- Strongly Approve: 25% (-1)
- Strongly Disapprove: 40%
- Total Approve: 46% (-1)
- Total Disapprove: 53% (+1)
And since his election:
- Strongly Approve: 32%
- Strongly Disapprove: 35%
- Total Approve: 52%
- Total Disapprove: 47%
Society cannot exist, unless a controlling power upon will and appetite be placed somewhere; and the less of it there is within, the more there must be without.
—Edmund Burke
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