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Media and Trump Followers Interpret Him Differently

January 26, 2017 Buck Banks

The press takes him literally, but not seriously; his supporters take him seriously, but not literally.

— Salena Zito, The Atlantic

Most Americans Pessimistic or Uncertain bout Trump

December 20, 2016 Buck Banks

54%

A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds 54% of adults saying that they are either uncertain (25%) or pessimistic and worried (29%) about how Trump will perform during his presidency, compared with 45% with either an optimistic and confident view (22%) or a satisfied and hopeful view (23%).

Trump Has Induced Schizophrenia in Americans

November 22, 2016 Buck Banks

59% to 37%

Margin by which a new Quinnipiac poll finds American voters say they are “optimistic about the next four years with Donald Trump as president.” That said, by a 52% to 42% margin they say he is not honest and by 57% to 38% spread they say he is not level-headed.

Majority of Voters Say Election Made Them Less Proud of U.S.

November 7, 2016 Buck Banks

62%

Of Americans say they are less proud of America as a result of the 2016 presidential contest, while only 7% say they are more proud of the country because of the race, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll.

Republican Speechwriter May Vote for Clinton

August 19, 2016 Buck Banks

In that speech, I concluded with the following line: ‘If Hillary Clinton can’t give us the truth, why should we give her the presidency?’ But weeks after the end of the 2016 GOP convention, I am confronted by an inconvenient fact: Despite what I wrote in that nationally televised speech about Hillary Clinton, I may yet have to vote for her because of the epic deficiencies of my own party’s nominee.

— GOP speechwriter Richard Cross, writing in the Baltimore Sun.

Trump Is Hurting Rubio’s Prospects

August 11, 2016 Buck Banks

48% to 45%

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) has a three-point lead over Rep. Patrick Murphy in the U.S. Senate race, according to a new Quinnipiac poll. Last month Rubio led by 13 points.

It’s no secret Trump rallies attract gangs of fools,
But a recent Clinton reference prompted new depths of ridicule.
When a kid yelled “Take the bitch down,”
It incited nary a frown,
And his mom blamed his language on “Democratic schools.”

Canadians Don’t Want a Trump Presidency

February 11, 2016 Buck Banks

65%

Of Canadian voters said they feared the very prospect of Donald Trump being elected president of the United States, while 23% said they did not, according to a new Le Journal de Montréal poll.

Looks Like the Trump Effect Is Permanent

December 11, 2015 Buck Banks

The Trump effect is now probably long-term, meaning that even if he falls by the wayside in the nomination contest, he will continue to be a factor. Maybe he will run as an independent. Maybe he will make life difficult for the eventual GOP nominee from his permanent headquarters on Twitter. Or maybe it’s simply the accumulation of his offensive statements on videotape that will be used by Democrats to taint the fall Republican ticket.

The press takes him literally, but not seriously; his supporters take him seriously, but not literally.

— Salena Zito, The Atlantic

One of the dangers in covering an abnormal Presidency is that journalists will constantly be on the lookout for signs of normalcy, and exaggerate and even celebrate them as proof that things aren’t so unusual, after all.

— Ryan Lizza

54%

A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds 54% of adults saying that they are either uncertain (25%) or pessimistic and worried (29%) about how Trump will perform during his presidency, compared with 45% with either an optimistic and confident view (22%) or a satisfied and hopeful view (23%).

59% to 37%

Margin by which a new Quinnipiac poll finds American voters say they are “optimistic about the next four years with Donald Trump as president.” That said, by a 52% to 42% margin they say he is not honest and by 57% to 38% spread they say he is not level-headed.

62%

Of Americans say they are less proud of America as a result of the 2016 presidential contest, while only 7% say they are more proud of the country because of the race, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll.

— GOP speechwriter Richard Cross, writing in the Baltimore Sun.

48% to 45%

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) has a three-point lead over Rep. Patrick Murphy in the U.S. Senate race, according to a new Quinnipiac poll. Last month Rubio led by 13 points.

65%

Of Canadian voters said they feared the very prospect of Donald Trump being elected president of the United States, while 23% said they did not, according to a new Le Journal de Montréal poll.

— Larry Sabato, Center for Politics

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“If you are committing fraud against the American people, all of us in public leadership should be trying to stop it and throw you in prison for enriching yourself off the American taxpayer.”

— Vice President JD Vance, on Fox News.

“Your generation has a great bullshit meter, because you’re fed bullshit online all day. And the Democratic Party brand right now is so bullshit.”

— Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D), quoted by The Atlantic, speaking to college students.

“We are done, Americans are done with endless conflict in the Middle East, spending trillions of dollars, American lives… this is insane and we have to call it for what it is.”

— Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), on CNN.

Numerati

+175,000

“The U.S. State Department announced on Monday that it has revoked more than 175,000 visas during President Donald Trump’s administration so far,” Fox News reports.

$4,600

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30%

A new American Research Group poll finds just 30% of Americans say they approve of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president and 67% say they disapprove.

61% to 35%