Civiqs poll (National, White):
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?" Results through February 17, 2026: Approve 47%, Disapprove 49%, Neither approve nor disapprove 5%.
You might remember that his numbers during his first term ranged from 34% to 44%. Least variation of any president since they started polling.
He is right in the middle of that range, it is par for the course, and he can keep on sticking to the plan without really caring what his real approval ratings are. In fact, he’s been pushing to do that ever since he took office for the first time.
47% of white Americans is still 32% of the population, which is easily enough to keep the oligarchy running. The fraction of Americans that are outright fascist is probably enough to do that.
I love how everytime I read an article titled ‘Trump approval rating reaches historical lows’, the number is somehow always 42%. It literally just stays the same every single time
, and the comments are always the same celebratory bullshit
I’ve been reading the same article for 9 years now.
The last time Trump’s approvals were this low was right after he caught covid and then he promptly lost to Joe Biden of all people, so maybe we can dispense with the doomerism for like five minutes, especially considering we’re not looking at general approval but the lowest lows he’s ever hit with whites, particularly young whites, even in the south
I mean sure, but what, if anything, does this “approval rating” affect? What happens if he gets even lower approval ratings? Nothing. Trump can just continue to do the same shit.
A safeguard against Trump pulling a coup in 2028, Republicans losing state legislatures in red states, losing governor races, a chilling effect against right-wing culture in general, a wider pool of people for us to radicalize, an outward pressure on other demographics to dump the Republicans, political and cultural ammunition to tear establishment dems a new over their closeness to Republicans…etc
I’m sorry but a majority of the cracker youth in the American South dumping Trump is a big deal, like let’s get real, this shit has ripple effects
They could very well be “dumping Trump” because he’s not deporting enough people and hasn’t implemented the right wing culture war shit that they wanted. The only safeguard against Trump pulling a coup in 2028 is mass organizing, not voter disapproval. Hitler pulled a coup and did a total takeover with only around 30% support; no reason Trump, with the vast apparatus of the US state available to him, cannot do the same. Hell, you can argue he already has.
It is significantly more likely that under a scenario wherein Trump pulls a coup, things are going to get DRAMATICALLY worse domestically for marginalized populations in America.
Especially Hispanic populations and trans women, like myself. I personally would greatly prefer to not be shoved in a concentration camp or shot in the street, even if destabilizing America would be best for the world at large.
I know you’re probably going to say that both sides are the same, but at this point it’s very obvious that Trump and company have their foot on the gas in a way the Democrats frankly never would. If we’re talking an actual coup wherein rule of law is completely dissolved, then I am fucked, all of my loved ones are fucked, and we will die horrible deaths at a quite young age.
Hell, for many of us we wouldn’t have even gotten the chance to be happy before that.
So yes, things would in fact be very different and that is an outcome worth avoiding if at all possible.
A big looming question is what happens when Trump is no longer in office. Republicans who want to get re-elected when he’s gone care about approval ratings, especially if the negative polling includes parts of their base.
Most of these guys were anti-Trump at some point. I don’t think they all believe he’ll seize indefinite power somehow and they’ll all be forever insulated from elections.
Almost every single two-term president has lower approval ratings in their second term than their first term. This was true for Obama, Bush Jr, Clinton, Reagan, Truman, and Nixon. I think the only modern exception was Ike?
You might remember that his numbers during his first term ranged from 34% to 44%. Least variation of any president since they started polling.
He is right in the middle of that range, it is par for the course, and he can keep on sticking to the plan without really caring what his real approval ratings are. In fact, he’s been pushing to do that ever since he took office for the first time.
47% of white Americans is still 32% of the population, which is easily enough to keep the oligarchy running. The fraction of Americans that are outright fascist is probably enough to do that.
I love how everytime I read an article titled ‘Trump approval rating reaches historical lows’, the number is somehow always 42%. It literally just stays the same every single time
, and the comments are always the same celebratory bullshit
I’ve been reading the same article for 9 years now.
Ah! Well. Nevertheless…
The last time Trump’s approvals were this low was right after he caught covid and then he promptly lost to Joe Biden of all people, so maybe we can dispense with the doomerism for like five minutes, especially considering we’re not looking at general approval but the lowest lows he’s ever hit with whites, particularly young whites, even in the south
I mean sure, but what, if anything, does this “approval rating” affect? What happens if he gets even lower approval ratings? Nothing. Trump can just continue to do the same shit.
A safeguard against Trump pulling a coup in 2028, Republicans losing state legislatures in red states, losing governor races, a chilling effect against right-wing culture in general, a wider pool of people for us to radicalize, an outward pressure on other demographics to dump the Republicans, political and cultural ammunition to tear establishment dems a new over their closeness to Republicans…etc
I’m sorry but a majority of the cracker youth in the American South dumping Trump is a big deal, like let’s get real, this shit has ripple effects
They could very well be “dumping Trump” because he’s not deporting enough people and hasn’t implemented the right wing culture war shit that they wanted. The only safeguard against Trump pulling a coup in 2028 is mass organizing, not voter disapproval. Hitler pulled a coup and did a total takeover with only around 30% support; no reason Trump, with the vast apparatus of the US state available to him, cannot do the same. Hell, you can argue he already has.
Ultimately this has more implications for us and our prospects than Trump himself or even his administration, which aren’t slowong down.
Is there any meaningful difference between trump pulling a coup or not?
It’s a dictatorship of the burgers either way.
They are going to support the Zionist project either way.
It is significantly more likely that under a scenario wherein Trump pulls a coup, things are going to get DRAMATICALLY worse domestically for marginalized populations in America.
Especially Hispanic populations and trans women, like myself. I personally would greatly prefer to not be shoved in a concentration camp or shot in the street, even if destabilizing America would be best for the world at large.
I know you’re probably going to say that both sides are the same, but at this point it’s very obvious that Trump and company have their foot on the gas in a way the Democrats frankly never would. If we’re talking an actual coup wherein rule of law is completely dissolved, then I am fucked, all of my loved ones are fucked, and we will die horrible deaths at a quite young age.
Hell, for many of us we wouldn’t have even gotten the chance to be happy before that.
So yes, things would in fact be very different and that is an outcome worth avoiding if at all possible.
This strikes me as asking “can it really get worse?”, and the answer is yes.
Make no mistake, things will get worse. Trump does not have anything to do with it, they will get worse under a democrat too.
A big looming question is what happens when Trump is no longer in office. Republicans who want to get re-elected when he’s gone care about approval ratings, especially if the negative polling includes parts of their base.
Most of these guys were anti-Trump at some point. I don’t think they all believe he’ll seize indefinite power somehow and they’ll all be forever insulated from elections.
Almost every single two-term president has lower approval ratings in their second term than their first term. This was true for Obama, Bush Jr, Clinton, Reagan, Truman, and Nixon. I think the only modern exception was Ike?
They did like Ike, to be fair