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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(134,005 posts)
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 05:38 PM 2 hrs ago

The Public Has Reached a Breaking Point with Trump's Presidency

President Trump’s standing with the American public has settled into a familiar but increasingly rigid shape by early February 2026.

Across three independent national polls conducted within days of one another—the NPR/PBS/Marist survey, the Economist/YouGov poll, and Quinnipiac University’s national poll—his job approval remains stalled in the high-30s to around 40 percent, with a clear majority disapproving.

While the precise figures vary slightly depending on methodology and sample, the convergence itself is the signal: Trump remains underwater nationally, deeply unpopular among Democrats, losing independents by wide margins, and sustained politically almost entirely by a still-loyal Republican base, according to all three instruments.

By the Numbers Fact Box
Trump’s Second Term — What the Polls Actually Show

Overall approval: 37–40%

Overall disapproval: 54–56%

Independents disapprove: ~60–65%

Approve on the economy: ~36–39%

Approve on immigration: ~38%

Say ICE has gone too far: ~65%

Say ICE makes the country less safe: ~60%

Republicans who still approve: ~80–85%

Source: NPR/PBS/Marist, Economist/YouGov, Quinnipiac | Jan.–Feb. 2026

https://www.lincolnsquare.media/p/the-public-has-reached-a-breaking

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The Public Has Reached a Breaking Point with Trump's Presidency (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 2 hrs ago OP
Once again, bullshit... 2naSalit 2 hrs ago #1
Tens of millions are just fine with all of it. We are in civil war Evolve Dammit 2 hrs ago #2

2naSalit

(101,077 posts)
1. Once again, bullshit...
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 05:45 PM
2 hrs ago

He was in the high 30s in every poll for over a fucking year. These numbers don't change even though they come with a lot of hoopla about 'his numbers are dropping' headlines and data every time. He's probably at 17% overall approval at this point.

Just like our legacy media, our legacy pollsters have become unreliable.

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