2aguy
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And from John Nolte, a rational look at Trump and how the lies of the democrats and the Republican members of the democrat party are going to bite them on the ass....
Media Fail: Trump's Job Approval UP After Charlottesville
Moreover, by correctly blaming "both sides" for the violence, Trump has improved his standing with his base. A full 87% of Republicans agreed with him on this issue, an improvement of the 80% of Republicans who generally approve of the way he is doing his job.
On the overall job approval front, post Charlottesville, Trump has improved +4 points in Gallup, jumped +6 points with Quinnipiac (compared to the previous month), and held steady overall. Over at Real Clear Politics, Trump's average approve/disapprove improved from 37.4%/ 57.4% (-20) to 39%/55% -16) -- hardly spectacular, but more proof that, at best, the media frenzy has had absolutely no effect whatsoever on public opinion. At worst (in the eyes of the media), the public has inched closer to Trump post-Charlottesville.
My theory about all of this was realized yesterday afternoon during a visit with my folks.
The mistake Trump made on Saturday with his initial "both sides" comments about Charlottesville, was in his assumption the general public understood the truth about what he meant, that everyday Americans knew who this Antifa group was and just how awful they are.
My folks keep up with current events (and are not Trump supporters), but until last week they had no idea who Antifa was.
And why would they? The MSM has been covering up the truth about these leftwing terrorists for a year.
It was only after Trump's second presser, the one where he brought up the alt-left and forced the media to report on Antifa that they realized and were more forgiving of what he said.
By the way, both are also firmly on Trump's side about the removal of statues, Confederate or otherwise. "I was saying the statues of Jefferson and Washington will be next even before Trump was," my mom (and Barack Obama's biggest fan) told m
Media Fail: Trump's Job Approval UP After Charlottesville
Moreover, by correctly blaming "both sides" for the violence, Trump has improved his standing with his base. A full 87% of Republicans agreed with him on this issue, an improvement of the 80% of Republicans who generally approve of the way he is doing his job.
On the overall job approval front, post Charlottesville, Trump has improved +4 points in Gallup, jumped +6 points with Quinnipiac (compared to the previous month), and held steady overall. Over at Real Clear Politics, Trump's average approve/disapprove improved from 37.4%/ 57.4% (-20) to 39%/55% -16) -- hardly spectacular, but more proof that, at best, the media frenzy has had absolutely no effect whatsoever on public opinion. At worst (in the eyes of the media), the public has inched closer to Trump post-Charlottesville.
My theory about all of this was realized yesterday afternoon during a visit with my folks.
The mistake Trump made on Saturday with his initial "both sides" comments about Charlottesville, was in his assumption the general public understood the truth about what he meant, that everyday Americans knew who this Antifa group was and just how awful they are.
My folks keep up with current events (and are not Trump supporters), but until last week they had no idea who Antifa was.
And why would they? The MSM has been covering up the truth about these leftwing terrorists for a year.
It was only after Trump's second presser, the one where he brought up the alt-left and forced the media to report on Antifa that they realized and were more forgiving of what he said.
By the way, both are also firmly on Trump's side about the removal of statues, Confederate or otherwise. "I was saying the statues of Jefferson and Washington will be next even before Trump was," my mom (and Barack Obama's biggest fan) told m
