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re: #159 Ace Rothstein
Orange Shit Stain now down one point to 34% per Gallup.
Trump’s Gallup approval rating is down to 34%, lower than Ike, JFK, LBJ, Ford, Reagan, Clinton or Obama ever had during their presidencies. pic.twitter.com/kVrccJeGhk
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) August 31, 2017
Truman only went lower than 34% in December 1950, when the Chinese army entered the Korean War & WWIII suddenly seemed imminent. pic.twitter.com/YCWRYgyqcw
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) August 31, 2017
Nixon only sank below 34% deep into the Watergate investigations, after John Dean’s testimony and revelations about the Oval Office tapes. pic.twitter.com/tMVO20fT1R
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) August 31, 2017
Carter only crossed 34% late in his term, in May 1979, as the energy crisis began and unemployment started to soar. pic.twitter.com/d0UXBzSVm1
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) August 31, 2017
George HW Bush only sank below 34% after the Los Angeles riots in 1992. pic.twitter.com/4QWzfwupEs
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) August 31, 2017
Those few presidents who hit this low in approval ratings did so after 2066, 1659, 851, 1283, and 1937 days in office.
Trump did it in 223.— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) August 31, 2017
Correction: As @ffa0213 pointed out in the replies, Trump already hit 34% back on 8/13, just 205 days into his term. https://t.co/yfArwPdQd1
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) August 31, 2017
