The following article was posted on the TrumpAccountable.org website August 23, 2017:
This blog tries to focus on what President Trump does rather than what he says. But in the wake of the Charlottesville demonstrations that left a protester dead at the hands of an alleged white supremacist, Donald Trump’s words have been his actions – and the polls are showing that most Americans feel his words have done more to divide the country than unite it.
In a CNN/Morning Consult Poll released this morning, President Trump’s approval rating has dropped to 39% – his lowest number yet. Notably shrinking are his numbers among Republicans where he lost 8 percentage points compared to the week before.
53% of voters surveyed feel that Trump did more to divide the country after Charlottesville. “Responding to national tragedies often provides presidents ground to rise above politics and demonstrate leadership,” according to Kyle Dropp chief research officer at Morning Consult. “In his remarks on Charlottesville, President Trump missed that opportunity to appeal to constituencies who don’t already side with him, according to our polling. A large majority of Democrats, 71 percent, found his reaction to be inappropriate. And just 16 percent of voters overall say that his response was unifying.” Continue reading “Words Still Matter”