Poll: Republicans' satisfaction with nation’s direction highest in decade - Polidicks

[quote] Republicans' satisfaction with the direction of the U.S. is at its highest point since 2007, according to a new poll. A Gallup [URL="http://news.gallup.com/poll/225413/highest-gop-satisfaction-direction-2007.aspx?g_source=POLITICS&g_medium=topic&g_campaign=tiles"]poll finds[/URL] that 61 percent of Republicans are satisfied with the direction of the country. One in four Republicans say they are very satisfied, and 36 percent say they are somewhat satisfied. Nearly one-quarter of Republicans say they are somewhat dissatisfied with the direction of the country and 15 percent say they are very dissatisfied, however.Just 6 percent of Democrats in the new survey say they are satisfied with the country's direction. Sixty-eight percent say they are very dissatisfied and another 24 percent say they are somewhat dissatisfied.[/quote] [url]http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/369011-poll-republican-satisfaction-with-nations-direction-highest-in-decade[/url]

No wonder they are with that orange ape in power as well as the repubs having control over the senate. In addition everything that muslim Obama did is now a thing of the past, and they can come freely into the limelight with their abhorrent, stuck in the past views.

if you take a gander over at fivethirtyeight, you'll see that since the remarks about "shithole" countries came out and the accusations of racism, Trump's popularity has risen to the highest it's been since September. let that sink in

So basically republicans right now are like that dog sitting in a room on fire, while melting, going "This is fine."

[QUOTE=Cloak Raider;53056681]if you take a gander over at fivethirtyeight, you'll see that since the remarks about "shithole" countries came out and the accusations of racism, Trump's popularity has risen to the highest it's been since September. let that sink in[/QUOTE] Considering I live with a trump supporter that froths at the mouth the instant there’s criticism, it doesn’t surprise me. I have plenty of stories about how nuts my mom is

[QUOTE=Zillamaster55;53056686]Considering I live with a trump supporter that froths at the mouth the instant there’s criticism, it doesn’t surprise me. I have plenty of stories about how nuts my mom is[/QUOTE] Not to make assumptions about the relationship that you have with your mom (not my place), but atleast a positive outcome is that she didn't pass that shit onto you, so it ends with her. :smile: I worry about all the young kids out there that learn to hate from family members like this, for no other reason but to earn the meaningless respect of garbage elders. :frown:

[QUOTE=snookypookums;53056691]Not to make assumptions about the relationship that you have with your mom (not my place), but atleast a positive outcome is that she didn't pass that shit onto you, so it ends with her. :smile: I worry about all the young kids out there that learn to hate from family members like this, for no other reason but to earn the meaningless respect of garbage elders. :frown:[/QUOTE] Honestly thinking it’s her way of coping with things. She had a really crappy life up until she got married to my dad, has a boatload of health problems, and just recently lost her sister. Not to armchair psychologist here but I feel that she supports Trump so much because it’s the only victory she’s had in a while. But I get so close and stop myself from telling her that a majority of the shit she had to deal with and currently does is [i]because[/i] of Trump/Reagan style policies regarding taxation, healthcare and other shit.

[QUOTE=Cloak Raider;53056681]if you take a gander over at fivethirtyeight, you'll see that since the remarks about "shithole" countries came out and the accusations of racism, Trump's popularity has risen to the highest it's been since September. let that sink in[/QUOTE] well the news only broke on the 12th and there's only been two polls since then, both of which started at least a day before then. and considering his approval was also generally trending upwards for the last month anyway, i wouldn't read too much into it at the moment

So a decreased life expectancy, increased debt, being the laughing stock of the world, riding straight into ecologic disasters, a job market that fucks pretty much anyone under 30 not belonging to the top 10% within the next 20 years, a health crisis, a military budget more bloated than ever and a major next housing crisis around the corner is a good direction according to most republicans. Are most republicans braindead?

[QUOTE=Killuah;53056813]So a decreased life expectancy, increased debt, being the laughing stock of the world, riding straight into ecologic disasters, a job market that fucks pretty much anyone under 30 not belonging to the top 10% within the next 20 years, a health crisis, a military budget more bloated than ever and a major next housing crisis around the corner is a good direction according to most republicans. Are most republicans braindead?[/QUOTE] That's what happens when you treat politics like a game, and your life sucks so much your team winning counts as a happy victory for you.

[QUOTE=Killuah;53056813]So a decreased life expectancy, increased debt, being the laughing stock of the world, riding straight into ecologic disasters, a job market that fucks pretty much anyone under 30 not belonging to the top 10% within the next 20 years, a health crisis, a military budget more bloated than ever and a major next housing crisis around the corner is a good direction according to most republicans. Are most republicans braindead?[/QUOTE] To be honest, I don't even think they care about that stuff. Regardless of what party you are in usually when the official you voted for gets into office polls like this show a surge. Look at President Bush, the survey shows a surge in satisfaction. As soon as Obama got elected satisfaction went down for republicans and surged for democrats. To me this just shows we are divided as a people who fall for the team sports trap, which is being exploited.

[QUOTE=Killuah;53056813]So a decreased life expectancy, increased debt, being the laughing stock of the world, riding straight into ecologic disasters, a job market that fucks pretty much anyone under 30 not belonging to the top 10% within the next 20 years, a health crisis, a military budget more bloated than ever and a major next housing crisis around the corner is a good direction according to most republicans. Are most republicans braindead?[/QUOTE] Don't forget a ballooning debt stock with 50% containing unpayable student loans, institutionalized racism, sexism and homophobia being at its highest in recent decades. Social programs being dismantled, immigration being cracked down on under the guise of "Making America Great Again" while only affecting innocent people such as those under the DACA program. The wealth being "redistributed" to the 1% again under the premise of trickle down economics and "benefiting the middle and lower class". Pedophiles running for government positions while being backed by an entire political party. A presidential pardoned racist running for Senate. A complete and utter war against the environment, reducing the size of protected land for oil tycoons to drill into sacred monuments. The censorship of progressive government agencies who's only job were research into betterment and sustainability. Continued dismantling of the national parks services. Oh let's not forget the opiate epidemic that the government refuses to tackle because it affects the poor and anything that culls the poor is good fuckin' news to them. I could go on for fucking [I]hours[/I] at the shit this buffoon has done in the last year while Republicans pat themselves on the back for doing a good fuckin' job.

[QUOTE=Killuah;53056813]So a decreased life expectancy[/QUOTE] Fake News [QUOTE=Killuah;53056813]increased debt,[/QUOTE] The Democrats increased it more [QUOTE=Killuah;53056813]being the laughing stock of the world,[/QUOTE] The world respects us now, see China and North Korea [QUOTE=Killuah;53056813]riding straight into ecologic disasters[/QUOTE] Job killing regulations slashed [QUOTE=Killuah;53056813]a job market that fucks pretty much anyone under 30 not belonging to the top 10% within the next 20 years,[/QUOTE] BUT WALL STREET [QUOTE=Killuah;53056813]a health crisis[/QUOTE] Caused by Obamacare [QUOTE=Killuah;53056813]a military budget more bloated than ever[/QUOTE] Support our troops! [QUOTE=Killuah;53056813]and a major next housing crisis around the corner is[/QUOTE] Obamas fault [QUOTE=Killuah;53056813]Are most republicans braindead?[/QUOTE] [B]Yes[/B]. [QUOTE=Zillamaster55;53056697] But I get so close and stop myself from telling her that a majority of the shit she had to deal with and currently does is [I]because[/I] of Trump/Reagan style policies regarding taxation, healthcare and other shit.[/QUOTE] Yeah good luck. I've tried having this discussion with family members in the past and they just bypass it completely to talk about how bad Clinton is and how Obama's birth certificate is doctored.

[QUOTE=Raidyr;53056870]Fake News The Democrats increased it more The world respects us now, see China and North Korea Job killing regulations slashed BUT WALL STREET Caused by Obamacare Support our troops! Obamas fault [B]Yes[/B]. Yeah good luck. I've tried having this discussion with family members in the past and they just bypass it completely to talk about how bad Clinton is and how Obama's birth certificate is doctored.[/QUOTE] Why is there no "this is Trump" report option???? [editline]16th January 2018[/editline] Wtf reading the quoted text without what he quoted really does sound like the incoherent ramblings of Trump

[QUOTE=snookypookums;53056682]So basically republicans right now are like that dog sitting in a room on fire, while melting, going "This is fine."[/QUOTE] this edit's been floating around a good while already [t]https://i.imgur.com/4X8jfSX.png[/t]

It even has the infamous one word at the end. Sad!!!!

[QUOTE=dai;53056879]this edit's been floating around a good while already [t]https://i.imgur.com/4X8jfSX.png[/t][/QUOTE] I believe someone also put it succinctly when they said "A Trump supporter would gladly let him shit in thier mouth if a liberal had to smell it"

[QUOTE=snookypookums;53056682]So basically republicans right now are like that dog sitting in a room on fire, while melting, going "This is fine."[/QUOTE] The Republican Party is currently composed of three types of people: those whose sole reason for voting for and supporting Trump is to have a laugh at our entire nation's expense because "dem libturds lol", those who are so set in their ways that they recoil with fear at the very mention of equality and basic human decency, and the party's corporate sponsors.

[QUOTE=dai;53056879]this edit's been floating around a good while already [t]https://i.imgur.com/4X8jfSX.png[/t][/QUOTE] People from outside are laughing at him from the window, while the house fire causes a small grass fire. No reason to worry, it's an isolated problem among other small grass fires. Optimistic on the fire being controlled they keep laughing. Those fires won't spread, they can easily be extinguished, everything is under control. Right?

This is pretty normal for Republicans. GOP approval never really dipped for Nixon even in the depths of Watergate

[QUOTE=Cloak Raider;53056681]if you take a gander over at fivethirtyeight, you'll see that since the remarks about "shithole" countries came out and the accusations of racism, Trump's popularity has risen to the highest it's been since September. let that sink in[/QUOTE] In their defense, they have been using rasmusen lately for their daily poll, next week or so when a more reputable poll comes out it will drop back down, even weighted a change of 1% isnt indicative of a long term trend

[QUOTE=Lambeth;53056969]This is pretty normal for Republicans. GOP approval never really dipped for Nixon even in the depths of Watergate[/QUOTE] This just worries me that in the total off chance that Trump is actually removed from office that the new generation of the hard right will take it upon themselves to commit violence

I just don't know how we are going to come back together as a country. Republicans don't seem to care how divisive they are or how bad the world objectively is getting, its like two brothers fighting over a TV remote, as long as they have the remote everything is awsome. We are a house seriously divided

[QUOTE=Howlthrug;53056968]People from outside are laughing at him from the window, while the house fire causes a small grass fire. No reason to worry, it's an isolated problem among other small grass fires. Optimistic on the fire being controlled they keep laughing. Those fires won't spread, they can easily be extinguished, everything is under control. Right?[/QUOTE] what the fuck does this even mean

[QUOTE=Laserbeams;53057013]what the fuck does this even mean[/QUOTE] It's an allegory that self-contained dilemmas thought as containable and their spread a nuisance, may actually not burn themselves out, or be fully tameable. Sooner or later, problems contained in a nation may unexpectedly progress as a out-of-context dilemma.

For what it's worth mentioning, the poll also concludes that more than one-out-of-three Republicans is dissatisfied with how things are going on, which implies that even the Republicans as a whole don't see too highly of the current government despite controlling house, senate and the presidency. I wouldn't be surprised if being triple red was the justification for a large amount of those satisfied as well instead of the policies within.

[QUOTE=snookypookums;53056682]So basically republicans right now are like that dog sitting in a room on fire, while melting, going "This is fine."[/QUOTE] More like they're the ones setting it on fire and saying "yes, but with [I]more[/I] fire."

[QUOTE=Vodkavia;53057164]I don’t think republican ideology can be redeemed at this point, it needs to be abandoned before this country keels over[/QUOTE] I wouldn't worry about any of that. The republicans were given control of the puppet state only to keep them smug and placid. The liberal reptilians are still running the secret shadow government that actually is running the country.

[QUOTE=Cloak Raider;53056681]if you take a gander over at fivethirtyeight, you'll see that since the remarks about "shithole" countries came out and the accusations of racism, Trump's popularity has risen to the highest it's been since September. let that sink in[/QUOTE] you would think the msm would have figured this out by now lol

[QUOTE=Cloak Raider;53056681]if you take a gander over at fivethirtyeight, you'll see that since the remarks about "shithole" countries came out and the accusations of racism, Trump's popularity has risen to the highest it's been since September. let that sink in[/QUOTE] That is really weird to hear. I work with a few people who were tentatively still supporting him because party lines but the shithole comments had them openly denouncing him. I live in Texas and have only felt like his base is shrinking. A few people in town who used to have Trump bumper stickers have scraped them recently.