Trump News: In Latest Poll, How Many Republicans Regret Voting For Him Over Hillary And Third Party Candidates?
While Donald Trump's approval ratings have been less than stellar, the president can boast strong support from his base, according to a recent Washington Post-ABC News poll.
When asked, "Do you (regret supporting Trump), or do you (think that supporting Trump was the right thing to do) in that election?" 96 percent of Trump voters said they would vote for him again if the election were held today, while only 2 percent said they regret voting for him and 1 percent had no opinion.
Though Trump remains popular with his base, he has just a 42 percent approval rating and a 53 percent disapproval rating, according to the poll.
In a recent NBC-Wall Street Journal poll, Trump also didn't fare well overall. The president showed just a 40 percent approval rating—a sharp contrast compared to previous presidents at the same stage of their term. The overall ratings for former presidents Barack Obama (61 percent), George W. Bush (56 percent) and Bill Clinton (52 percent) near the 100-day mark far exceed Trump’s ratings, which mark the lowest in the poll's history.
Trump's overall job-approval rating dipped four points from February.
The Washington Post-ABC News poll also showed that Trump has a 53 percent disapproval rating, while the NBC-WSJ poll showed his disapproval rating at 54 percent.
In the 2016 election, Trump received 46.1 percent of the popular vote, compared to Democrat Hillary Clinton's 48.2 percent, with Clinton receiving almost 2.9 million more votes. Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson received 4.4 million votes (3.28 percent) and Green Party candidate Jill Stein received 1.4 million (1.07 percent), to go along with the nearly 1 million votes (0.7 percent) that went to other candidates.
The loyal support from Trump's voters might be somewhat curious based on his first 100 days in office. The Trump administration has so far failed to repeal and replace Obamacare and his costly border wall funding in a must-pass spending bill could prompt Democrats to shut down the government. In campaign stump speeches, Trump cited that Mexico would pay for the wall despite firm rejections from Mexican government officials.
Trump, however, has kept many of his campaign promises that have adhered to mostly traditional conservative principles. Trump's selection of Neil Gorsuch to fill the vacancy of deceased Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia received full support from Republicans in the Senate. Trump also received praise from conservatives for his many executive orders that included tougher stances on immigration and strengthening law enforcement.
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