News By The Numbers: Trump's Cabinet Favorability
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Channel: The Fowler Show · 2017 · News & Politics
A surprising result in light of Bloomberg’s poll yesterday showing Trump’s favorable rating climbing to 50/43. Pew’s numbers are very, very different: They have his rating at a dismal 37/58, which is hard to believe after his big Carrier win. Of the last three presidents before him, none took office with favorability lower than 60 percent. That was Dubya, coming off his loss of the national popular vote and the controversial Supreme Court decision on the Florida recount. There’s buzz among political nerds on social media this afternoon specifically for the poor ratings his transition has received, with just 41 percent saying Trump has done a good job explaining his policies and plans for the future and 40 percent saying they approve of Trump’s cabinet picks. I can understand the first number — with a few notable exceptions, Trump really is vague on policy specifics in a lot of areas — but the second is surprising. The great fear when he was elected president, I thought, was that he’d staff up with total amateurs and oddballs. Instead he’s made mostly strong picks involving respected professionals, starting with Gen. Mattis at Defense and Mike Pompeo at CIA. Why is the public down on his cabinet? Check the partisan split and you’ll see why. Put simply, Democrats loathe Trump. Story: http://hotair.com/archives/2016/12/08/pew-approval-of-trumps-cabinet-choices-at-40-percent-by-far-the-lowest-number-in-recent-history/ Join #FOWLERNATION!! http://bit.ly/SubscribeFowlerNation Become a Patron! http://Patreon.com/FowlerShow 3 Steps To Join #FowlerNation! 1. Subscribe To The Fowler Show: http://bit.ly/SubscribeFowlerNation 2. 'Like' The Richard Fowler Show on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/RichardFowlerShow 3. 'Follow' Us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/fowlershow These Patrons make the Fowler Show possible ($20+ monthly donation on Patreon.com/FowlerShow) & we couldn't do it without them! Truthservers.com Are you a fan of The Fowler Show? Become a Patron & help support independent media! Learn more here: http://www.patreon.com/fowlershow Want to help out but don't have any money to donate? Donate your account & help us get our stories out on social media. Learn more here: http://www.donateyouraccount.com/fowlershow If you liked this clip, share it with your friends and hit that "like" button! 1,500 Subscriber Behind The Scenes Reward Video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT9x1PvQTBU Subscribe to our Podcast on iTunes for free! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-richard-fowler-show/id510713880 @fowlershow @richardafowler http://www.facebook.com/richardfowlershow http://www.fowlershow.com http://fowlershow.tumblr.com/
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