"Breaking" The Economist poll has Trump

[videohead5]

Under water by 19 points in Texas. I can't find the numbers for some reason.

[durablend]

1. "FAKE NEWS!!!!"

"I'M POLLING A THOUSAND PERCENT!!! PEOPLE DROP TO THEIR KNEES THANKING ME FOR ALL I'VE DONE!!!!"

[Renew Deal]

5. Not as good as George Bush polling at 1 brazillion

[dem4decades]

2. So he would still win Texas by 5 percentage points?

[ProfessorGAC]

6. If He's Underwater, How?

Other than rigging, if course?
Are we presuming that some independents would still vote from despite disapproving? Because tye D is so toxic in Texas?
Asking genuinely because I'm not sure how you arrived at that conclusion.

[dem4decades]

13. Because what they say to a pollster is different from how they vote.

They'd rather shoot themselves in the foot than vote for a liberal. And anyone that isn't Trump is a liberal to them.

If Trump was really that far underwater, don't you think the Republicans in congress would stand up to him?

[ProfessorGAC]

16. Not Working For Me

The cult hasn't turned on him. These polls don't reflect the "only Trump" voters. They reflect everyone else.
It's independents who voted for him.
If independents never voted for a dem/liberal, Obama & Biden wouldn't have won, and Hillary wouldn't have won the popular vote.
Besides, nearly every poll, national & regional, has him underwater on nearly every issue.
Why would this poll be an outlier?
As to your last question, Rs in Congress are worried about being primaries. Standing up to him has nothing to do with their confidence, or lack thereof, in polls. It's about protecting their cushy jobs against resistance from the right.
Finally, remember that even in 2024, The Failure only achieved a plurality win. It's not like some overwhelming majority thought he was a good choice. He lost the popular vote in '16 & '20, and won without a majority in '24.
Sure doesn't suggest invincibility.

[Johonny]

3. Redistricting to tighter districts might be bad

Remains to be seen.

[SSJVegeta]

4. Here is a link

https://www.economist.com/interactive/trump-approval-tracker

[erronis]

7. Thanks for the link. I've alway wondered if the trump "favorable" voters were asked

a questionnaire on how/why he's scored so favorably, if most of them don't know anything about what he's actually done - just what he says he's "gonna" do.

[SSJVegeta]

8. This map is insane

If these numbers are real (and the economist is generally reliable), there isnt really anything stopping a complete all out GOP rout.

[GoodRaisin]

11. Or, to a large extent, denying all the things he has done.

For example, like raping E. Jean Carroll. Or denying that he is a felon. Or denying that he started the War in Iran. Or denying that he starved children in Sudan to death.

[erronis]

12. Absolutely this. Lalalalala....

[SSJVegeta]

9. Not just texas but a ton of other reliably red states too!

[WarGamer]

10. wow he's going to have a hell of a time winning in 2028... oh, wait...

[videohead5]

14. In his unhealthy condition

He's going to have a hell of a time making it to 2028.

[SSJVegeta]

15. These numbers are insane. Being 10-20 points underwater in 41 states in the spring before a midterm

...is not a great place to be in. And not a place any president has been in almost any of our lifetimes!

[EnergizedLib]

17. I'm actually less worried about the felon at this point

It’s the red governors, red legislatures and corrupt judges and ‘justices’ who scare me right now.

Even if people want to vote for us right now, will we be rewarded?

[themaguffin]

18. Yeah many trying to be the next donnie