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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumNO MANDATE: MAJORITY OF AMERICANS DOUBT TRUMP
Many Americans Dont Believe Trump Can Handle Presidential DutiesLess than half of Americans are confident that President-elect Donald Trump can handle several presidential duties, a new Gallup poll finds.
With less than three weeks before Trump takes the oath of office, only 46 percent of Americans are optimistic in his ability to handle an international crisis. Forty-seven percent say they are confident he can use military force wisely and just 44 percent believe Trump can prevent major scandals in his administration.
On the other hand, the poll did show that 60 percent of Americans are confident in Trumps ability to effectively work with Congress. A little more than half (55 percent) think he will be able to defend U.S. interests abroad.
Compared to the last three U.S. presidents when they took office, Trump polls far lower in Americans confidence levels. At least 7 in 10 Americans were confident in key issues before Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton entered the White House.
Although Trumps favorability has risen a little since the election, he still has the lowest favorability rating of any president-elect.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/americans-lack-confidence-in-trump_us_586a8081e4b0de3a08f91111
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NO MANDATE: MAJORITY OF AMERICANS DOUBT TRUMP (Original Post)
UCmeNdc
Jan 2017
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yeoman6987
(14,449 posts)1. He doesn't care. He believes he has one and will rule as such
Yep I purposely said rule.
Demsrule86
(71,021 posts)4. Since they have the entire government, he will do as he wants.
Xipe Totec
(44,063 posts)2. I have absolute confidence in his ability to fuck up a wet dream. nt
Charles Bukowski
(1,132 posts)3. IOW the percentage of Americans who
are dumber than a bag of hammers is in the 44-47% range.