January 31, 2018: No Role Model, Dividing the Country, Worn Out His Welcome

According to “The Hill” Disgustus efforts last night, “garnered the lowest net positive reaction in the last 20 years”, which is to say the lowest positive reaction since such measures have been taken.(1) While generally favorable, the general reactions to the speech have been muted. Billed as an attempt by Disgustus to appear reasonable, agreeable and somewhat civilized, it wasn't long before he wandered off the rails introducing the issue of immigrants, both DACA and general immigration reform, by railing on about MS-13 and other tales of gang warfare, crime, drugs and vice that he has previously tarred immigrants from Latin America. The old familiar dog whistles, the same red meat thrown at his knuckle-dragging political base. Those who anticipated a move toward the center, a pivot, a first dawning of civilized behavior, were sorely disappointed. There are reasons why this annual event did not garner the positive response that most such presidential speeches before a joint session of Congress usually produces. A Quinnipiac University poll shows the extent to which Disgustus has twitted away his presidency.

"January 25, 2018 - Trump Is No Role Model For Children, U.S.Voters Say 2-1; Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; He Does Not Provide Moral Leadership, Voters Say

It is important that a president be a good role model for children, 90 percent of American voters say, but President Donald Trump is not a good role model for children, these voters say 67 - 29 percent in a Quinnipiac University National Poll released today.
There is almost no gender gap in grading President Trump's standing as a role model. Every party, gender, education, age and racial group, except Republicans, say the president falls short, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University Poll finds.
Republicans say 72 - 22 percent that Trump is a good role model for children. Another key element of the president's base, white voters with no college degree, say 54 - 41 percent that he is not a good role model for children.

President Trump does not provide the U.S. with moral leadership, American voters say 63 - 33 percent. Again, there is virtually no gender gap as all listed groups, except Republicans and white voters with no college degree, say by wide margins the president does not provide moral leadership. Republicans say 80 - 16 percent he does provide moral leadership and white voters with no college degree are divided 47 - 47 percent.

"For President Donald Trump, it's a troubling trifecta: Stagnant approval numbers, low grades on most character traits and the reality that if parents are looking for someone their kids should emulate, that person is not residing at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue," said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll.

"Only 27 percent of American voters say they are proud to have Donald Trump as president, while 53 percent say they are embarrassed - a 2-1 negative."

American voters disapprove 58 - 36 percent of the job Trump is doing, marking 12 months of negative scores and seven months since his approval rating hit 40 percent.

The only groups approving of Trump are Republicans, 86 - 9 percent, and white voters with no college degree, 50 - 42 percent. White men are divided as 47 percent approve and 49 percent disapprove.

Trump's grades on most character traits remain negative as voters say:

• 60 - 35 percent that he is not honest;
• 59 - 38 percent that he does not have good leadership skills;
• 57 - 40 percent that he does not care about average Americans;
• 65 - 30 percent that he is not level-headed;
• 61 - 36 percent that he is a strong person;
• 54 - 40 percent that he is intelligent;
• 61 - 34 percent that he does not share their values.

From January 19 - 23, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,245 voters nationwide with a margin of error of +/- 3.3 percentage points, including the design effect. Live interviewers call landlines and cell phones.

The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts nationwide public opinion surveys, and statewide polls in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia, Iowa and Colorado as a public service and for research.

Visit poll.qu.edu or www.facebook.com/quinnipiacpoll

Call (203) 582-5201, or follow us on Twitter @QuinnipiacPoll. " (2)

Americans by a two-to-one margin recognize that the man simply cannot tell the truth. A clear majority question his judgment and his intelligence. He does not share our values, and 9 out of 10 would not want Disgustus babysitting their children.

Other polling reveals the same collapse of political support of the Chief Executive. According to an NBC/WSJ poll, tRUMP's approval rating is the lowest of any modern president one year into his term. Additionally, the poll found:

• President Trump scored only a 39 percent approval rating in the new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll.
• It is the lowest approval rating in the survey's history for any modern president after his first year in office.
• More than half of respondents say they strongly disapproved of Trump's performance. (3)

What Disgustus seems not to understand is that by constantly engaging in 'tweet-storms', violating every normal protocol associated with the office, and constantly creating chaos, the country has grown tired and weary of him. He has simply worn out his welcome. He has defiled the office and become a national embarrassment, if not a national obscenity. We have grown, as a nation, ashamed.

When asked by the pollsters to use one word to describe Disgustus, the adjective “Disgusting” is most often used. Russian Affiliated (R.A.T.) television (FOX News) and the knuckle-dragging teabaggers and their town criers on hate radio will laud the effort. But this White House did nothing to regain the vast number of independents who are exiting the auditorium in droves. America had already turned him off. 

"And Br'er Putin, he jus' laugh and laugh".  

Impeach and Imprison

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1. thehill.com/homenews/administration/371569-poll-trump-state-of-the-union-garners-lowest-positive-reaction-in-two
2. https://www.qu.edu/info-for/media/quinnipiac-university-poll-detail.html
3. NBC/WSJ Poll