No Kings Eve: Just How Popular is Mango Mussolini Today?
OK, just how popular is Mango Mussolini as of today? That would be good information to have, as we prepare to protest.
I perceive a significant—and surprising—information disconnect. Some, like the Politics Monday team on PBS Newshour, say his popularity remains stable. Others, like Heather Cox Richardson, and many others, say it’s tanking.
I can’t tell you who’s right and who’s wrong. But my guess would be that The Economist—which always features a column called “Tracking Donald Trump: The American president’s net approval rating”—is probably the most reliable source. Or, maybe, say the least unreliable source.
Today’s summary:
And a plot of the last 270 days:
Net approval, over time, on five broad issues:
Current net approval, by state, all respondents:
And last, but far from least, current net approval, by state, among those who actually voted in 2024:
I found the difference between the “all respondents” and “those who actually voted in 2024” to be striking.
Also, on the latter chart, take a gander at the current approval rating in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Not to mention Texas!
And take heart.
No Kings Eve: Trump’s Economy is Gold … … Plated: Moody’s, Contango, Debasement, and the K-Shaped Economy
On the eve of No Kings Day, know that Trump is trying to create an authoritarian state while making Biden’s fundamental mistake: hallucinating/propgandizing excellent economic conditions while the hallucinations are utterly inconsistent with the lived experience of his supporters.
And, as the talking head explains in depth, it’s rapidly going from bad to worse.
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For your information: “UNFTR” is short for Unfucking the Republic. The organization is known for interpretative commentary based on actual facts.
No Kings Eve: Marxists, America Haters, Terrorists, Soros Employees
“They have a ‘Hate America’ rally that’s scheduled for October 18 on the National Mall,” the House speaker, Mike Johnson, said on Fox News on Friday. “It’s all the pro-Hamas wing and, you know, the antifa people. They’re all coming out.”
The Republican Minnesota congressman Tom Emmer said the party’s “terrorist wing” was holding the “Hate America” rally. “Democrats want to keep the government shut down to show all those people that are going to come here and express their hatred towards this country that they’re fighting President Trump,” said the House majority leader, Steve Scalise. The transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, embellished the story on Fox, referring to the demonstrations’ “paid protesters” and adding: “It begs the question who’s funding it.”
Facing MAGA 