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Drudge Retort: The Other Side of the News
Thursday, July 17, 2025

Even as the MAGA movement eats its own tail in response to Donald Trump and his administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case, Democrats are netting record-low approval ratings. According to a Wednesday poll released by Quinnipiac University, approval of congressional Democrats is down to a historic low of just 19 percent. Seventy-two percent of those polled said they outright disapproved, while 10 percent didn't give an opinion. "This is a record low since March 2009 when the Quinnipiac University Poll first began asking this question of registered voters," the university wrote.

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Even among registered Democrats, approval for the minority party is underwater: "39 percent approve of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their job, while 52 percent disapprove and nine percent did not offer an opinion," the poll found. This is compared to 77 percent of registered Republicans who approve of the way their party is performing in Congress.

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"More complaining from the Alligator Auschwitz State" should be the headline of this thread.

#1 | Posted by shoeless at 2025-07-17 11:00 AM | Reply

This should fuel Elon to build his own party.

#2 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-07-17 11:06 AM | Reply

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Combined with Trump's enduring shackling to Epstein's ghost, Musk may well be sensing an opening as disaffected MAGAts peel off, cringing in embarrassment. (The rest will stay liplocked on Trump's rump come what may, because no one else will put up with their ignorance, stupidity, and hatred.)

#3 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-07-17 11:18 AM | Reply

... Democrats in Congress ...

Nothing really new here.

I've been seeing the Democrats in Congress having a low (very low) approval for months now.

Likely because Democrat voters have been saying they want a new generation of Democrats in Congress.


For comparison...
Favorability Ratings: Political Leaders
www.realclearpolling.com

...
Pres Trump
RCP Average 4/25 - 7/14
Favorable: 45.0
Unfavorable: 51.5

VP Vance
RCP Average 4/25 - 7/14
Favorable: 40.9
Unfavorable: 47.6

Spkr Johnson
RCP Average 4/4 - 7/14
Favorable: 32.1
Disapprove: 36.9

Minority Leader Jefferies
RCP Average 4/4 - 6/4
Favorable: 31.3
Unfavorable: 32.7

Leader Thune
RCP Average 4/4 - 5/27
Favorable: 21.0
Unfavorable: 27.4

Minority Leader Schumer
RCP Average 4/4 - 7/8
Favorable: 28.3
Unfavorable: 47.3
...



#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-17 12:45 PM | Reply

Sad that Trumpers are so blinded by partisanship, they will see this and view it as an excuse to not care that their party is becoming everything they've claimed to hate for my entire adult life.

#5 | Posted by jpw at 2025-07-17 12:58 PM | Reply

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