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This is more factual info for those who don't' understand what factual data is (the folks on the "10 things to understand about" post).
This is a compendium (look it up if you don't know what it means) of polling data:
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/trump-approval-ratings/?ex_cid=rrpromo
The two lines at the top of the page track the average of all polling data since Trump's inauguration. His approval rating was higher than his disapproval rating for about 2 weeks. Since the beginning of February, Trump has had a negative approval rating. For those who failed graduate level statistics, this means that more people disapprove than approve of Mr. Trump.
There is about 20 percentage point difference between Mr. Trump's disapproval and approval rating (57% disapprove, 38% approve). Again for those who don't understand basic math, this means that the majority of Americans disapprove of Mr. Trump. This is not spin.
As you scroll down the link provided above (a like none of you will likely bother to click on), you will see the next data point is all the individual polls. If you look at them, you will see that not one has Mr. Trump above 50% approval. Again, for those who don't understand math, that means the majority of Americans in every individual poll also disapprove of Mr. Trump. The last individual poll that had Mr. Trump above 50% was taken back in March.
As you scroll down farther, Mr. Trump's approval rating is compared to every other president back to Kennedy. At this point in his term, Mr. Trump's ratings are far below every other President, except Ford. However, the comparison with Ford is about to go the other way as Ford's numbers shot up on day 297.
So to sum up. Stating that the majority of Americans disapprove of Mr. Trump is not spin. Stating that a President with approval ratings this low is going to be a negative in next year's elections is not spin.
This is a compendium (look it up if you don't know what it means) of polling data:
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/trump-approval-ratings/?ex_cid=rrpromo
The two lines at the top of the page track the average of all polling data since Trump's inauguration. His approval rating was higher than his disapproval rating for about 2 weeks. Since the beginning of February, Trump has had a negative approval rating. For those who failed graduate level statistics, this means that more people disapprove than approve of Mr. Trump.
There is about 20 percentage point difference between Mr. Trump's disapproval and approval rating (57% disapprove, 38% approve). Again for those who don't understand basic math, this means that the majority of Americans disapprove of Mr. Trump. This is not spin.
As you scroll down the link provided above (a like none of you will likely bother to click on), you will see the next data point is all the individual polls. If you look at them, you will see that not one has Mr. Trump above 50% approval. Again, for those who don't understand math, that means the majority of Americans in every individual poll also disapprove of Mr. Trump. The last individual poll that had Mr. Trump above 50% was taken back in March.
As you scroll down farther, Mr. Trump's approval rating is compared to every other president back to Kennedy. At this point in his term, Mr. Trump's ratings are far below every other President, except Ford. However, the comparison with Ford is about to go the other way as Ford's numbers shot up on day 297.
So to sum up. Stating that the majority of Americans disapprove of Mr. Trump is not spin. Stating that a President with approval ratings this low is going to be a negative in next year's elections is not spin.