Any Wonder Why Trump Was Elected?
Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2017 8:58 am
The root cause of Trump's election win wasn't Russian hacking, it wasn't the electoral college, and it wasn't hate filled, bigoted white males. It was the fact that the Dems put up the second most negatively viewed candidate since polls on the subject have been run:
But even as approval of Trump has declined steadily since he took office in January, his opponent in the 2016 presidential election, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, has not seen her popularity rise one bit.
Just 41 percent of Americans view the former secretary of state favorably, according to a poll released by Gallup Wednesday. Fifty-seven percent, meanwhile, view Clinton unfavorably. Those figures are virtually unchanged since November, when Clinton lost the election in a somewhat shocking upset. At about that time, Gallup found 43 percent viewed Clinton favorably while 55 percent viewed her unfavorably; since then, her numbers have held pretty steady at 41/57.
That Clinton hasn't seen a bump in support represents an anomaly from historical trends. "Over the past quarter century, the favorable ratings of losing presidential candidates generally have increased after the election—some in the immediate aftermath and others in the months that followed," Gallup wrote Wednesday. Typically, losing candidates can expect to see a bump in favorability of about 4 points, according to Gallup.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ ... spartanntp
So next time you find yourself pissed off over something Trump has said or done, thank a Democrat!
But even as approval of Trump has declined steadily since he took office in January, his opponent in the 2016 presidential election, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, has not seen her popularity rise one bit.
Just 41 percent of Americans view the former secretary of state favorably, according to a poll released by Gallup Wednesday. Fifty-seven percent, meanwhile, view Clinton unfavorably. Those figures are virtually unchanged since November, when Clinton lost the election in a somewhat shocking upset. At about that time, Gallup found 43 percent viewed Clinton favorably while 55 percent viewed her unfavorably; since then, her numbers have held pretty steady at 41/57.
That Clinton hasn't seen a bump in support represents an anomaly from historical trends. "Over the past quarter century, the favorable ratings of losing presidential candidates generally have increased after the election—some in the immediate aftermath and others in the months that followed," Gallup wrote Wednesday. Typically, losing candidates can expect to see a bump in favorability of about 4 points, according to Gallup.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ ... spartanntp
So next time you find yourself pissed off over something Trump has said or done, thank a Democrat!