Pelosi’s approval ratings plunge during government shutdown

Make sure to let us know what you think... we now have comments turned ON below the article!

Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi relied heavily upon the slanted media coverage to bolster her “No” position to all negotiations on border security during the lengthy partial government shutdown.

But recent polling suggests that Pelosi’s plan may not have worked out quite as well as she hoped. President Donald Trump’s approval numbers remained steady — and Pelosi’s took a sharp turn for the worse, dropping six points during the shutdown.

Pelosi’s net negative rating of -19

The latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll for January was conducted over a three-day period near the end of the shutdown.

Pelosi was viewed positively by 28 percent of respondents and negatively by 47 percent, giving her a negative net approval of -19 points.

In comparison, Trump had a positive rating of 39 percent and a negative rating of 51, for a net approval of -12 points, a smaller negative margin than Pelosi.

“Very negative” view increases

A closer look at Pelosi’s numbers reveals that her 28 percent positive approval was broken down into 11 percent who had a “very positive” view and 17 percent who held a “somewhat positive” view. Meanwhile, her 47 percent negative rating broke down as 13 percent “somewhat negative” and a whopping 34 percent “very negative.”

That “very negative” figure is the one that should have Pelosi worried, as it was 6 points higher than the 28 percent “very negative” rating Pelosi had in the same poll in December.

Furthermore, considering her positive numbers shifted by only a mere point, the big jump seems to have come from those who counted themselves as “neutral” toward Pelosi — 22 percent in December as compared to only 17 percent in January.

In comparison to Trump over the same period of December to January, the president actually saw a slight increase in his “very positive” rating — from 24 up to 27 percent — while all other metrics shifted by a mere point or two and his “very negative” rating of 43 percent remained unchanged.

Blame not entirely Trump’s

Separately, a new Rasmussen poll looked at who was most to blame for the lengthy government shutdown. While Pelosi’s Democratic Party and allies in the liberal media worked overtime to heap all of the blame for the disruption on the president, polled voters spread the blame around.

While 55 percent of likely voters blamed Trump for the shutdown, another 40 percent blamed the Democrats.

[show_poll poll_id=1314]

Pelosi’s game plan during the shutdown was simply to refuse all offers to negotiate and wait everything out until Trump “caved,” confident as she was that she would be supported in that gambit by the media. But her “win” isn’t so sweet.

While Trump did agree to reopen the government, he says he’s still committed to building the wall — with or without Dem support. And based on this poll, the shutdown surprisingly did more damage to Pelosi than it did Trump.

986 Responses

  1. Can I just say what a aid to seek out somebody who really is aware of what theyre speaking about on the internet. You definitely know tips on how to bring a difficulty to light and make it important. More folks have to read this and understand this facet of the story. I cant imagine youre no more standard because you undoubtedly have the gift.

  2. Hi! I know this is kind of off topic but I was wondering if you knew where I could find a captcha plugin for my comment form? I’m using the same blog platform as yours and I’m having problems finding one? Thanks a lot!

  3. I would like to thank you for the efforts you have put in writing this web site. I’m hoping the same high-grade site post from you in the upcoming also. In fact your creative writing abilities has inspired me to get my own website now. Really the blogging is spreading its wings fast. Your write up is a good example of it.

  4. Heya i am for the first time here. I came across this board and I find It truly useful & it helped me out a lot. I hope to give something back and help others like you helped me.

  5. In this great scheme of things you actually get a B- just for effort and hard work. Where you lost me personally was first in your details. You know, it is said, details make or break the argument.. And that couldn’t be more accurate at this point. Having said that, allow me reveal to you just what exactly did deliver the results. Your writing is actually quite engaging and that is most likely why I am making the effort in order to comment. I do not make it a regular habit of doing that. Second, while I can see a leaps in reason you come up with, I am not sure of how you appear to connect the points which make the conclusion. For the moment I shall subscribe to your position but hope in the near future you connect the dots much better.

  6. I’ve been exploring for a little bit for any high-quality articles or weblog posts on this sort of space . Exploring in Yahoo I ultimately stumbled upon this web site. Studying this info So i’m satisfied to exhibit that I’ve an incredibly excellent uncanny feeling I found out exactly what I needed. I so much unquestionably will make sure to don’t overlook this site and give it a look on a relentless basis.

  7. After study a couple of of the blog posts in your web site now, and I truly like your means of blogging. I bookmarked it to my bookmark website list and will probably be checking again soon. Pls check out my website online as effectively and let me know what you think.

  8. Thanks for your personal marvelous posting! I seriously enjoyed reading it, you happen to be a great author.I will make certain to bookmark your blog and may come back from now on. I want to encourage that you continue your great writing, have a nice evening!

  9. Go to Pure CBD Selection for the best pure cbd oil. You can buy pure cbd oil that is full spectrum or broad spectrum. Make sure to sign up for there newsletter to receive a free coupon code.

  10. I was suggested this web site by means of my cousin. I am no longer certain whether or not this put up is written through him as nobody else realize such specific approximately my problem. You are amazing! Thank you!|

  11. No matter if some one searches for his essential thing, thus he/she needs to be available that in detail, thus that thing is maintained over here.|

  12. Howdy, i read your blog occasionally and i own a similar one and i was just curious if you get a lot of spam remarks? If so how do you prevent it, any plugin or anything you can suggest? I get so much lately it’s driving me mad so any support is very much appreciated.

  13. Hi there, simply became alert to your weblog thru Google, and found that it’s really informative. I am going to watch out for brussels. I will be grateful in the event you continue this in future. Lots of other people might be benefited out of your writing. Cheers!

  14. Pingback: mousetrap
  15. Thanks a lot for sharing this with all of us you actually realize what you are talking about! Bookmarked. Kindly additionally consult with my website =). We may have a hyperlink trade agreement between us!

  16. A fascinating discussion is worth comment. I do believe that you should write more about this subject matter, it may not be a taboo matter but generally people don’t talk about these issues. To the next! Many thanks!!|

  17. You are so interesting! I don’t think I have read through anything like this before. So great to discover someone with original thoughts on this topic. Really.. thanks for starting this up. This site is one thing that’s needed on the internet, someone with a bit of originality!

  18. Great blog here! Also your site loads up fast! What web host are you using? Can I get your affiliate link to your host? I wish my website loaded up as quickly as yours lol|

  19. Thank you, I have just been searching for info approximately this subject for a while and yours is the greatest I’ve came upon so far. However, what concerning the conclusion? Are you certain about the source?|

  20. Undeniably believe that which you said. Your favorite reason appeared to be on the internet the simplest thing to be aware of. I say to you, I definitely get irked while people think about worries that they plainly do not know about. You managed to hit the nail upon the top and defined out the whole thing without having side-effects , people could take a signal. Will probably be back to get more. Thanks

  21. I do love the manner in which you have framed this specific problem and it really does supply me personally some fodder for consideration. Nonetheless, through what I have personally seen, I really trust as other commentary pile on that people today remain on point and don’t embark on a tirade involving the news du jour. Yet, thank you for this superb piece and while I do not necessarily agree with the idea in totality, I regard your standpoint.

  22. Spot on with this write-up, I actually think this site needs a great deal more attention. I’ll probably be returning to read more, thanks for the info!|

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Popular