Direction of Country

Monday, February 16, 2026

RCP Average 1/12 - 2/13 Approve: 37.8 Disapprove: 57.3 Spread: -19.5

Posted by LampLighter at 10:31 PM | 9 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry |

A week into Donald Trump's second term 37% of Americans thought the country was headed in the right direction, while 50% thought it was on the wrong track. Those numbers are now 31% and 61%, respectively

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-- The Economist (@economist.com) Feb 14, 2026 at 11:00 PM

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Visit the link to see the graph.

Look at the abrupt change when Pres trump was inaugurated, and the trend since that time.

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-02-16 02:15 AM | Reply

The direction of the country at this moment is flying into the side of a mountain.

#2 | Posted by Zed at 2026-02-16 07:35 AM | Reply

Time to let Donald Trump reap what he has sown.

If that happens while this degenerate is still alive, so much more the better.

#3 | Posted by Zed at 2026-02-16 07:47 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Not only is the country headed sharply in the wrong direction: ethically, domestic policy, and foreign policy, it is not obviously engaging in direct and clumsy lies on the release of data for GDP, jobs numbers and unemployment.

This is not a good thing at all; the future of America looks bad.

#4 | Posted by e1g1 at 2026-02-17 09:46 AM | Reply

Regardless of the polling, I have a hard time believing we'll ever see a free and fair representative republic again. The regime acts with the kind of confidence that demonstrates that they already know of a predetermined outcome.

#5 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2026-02-17 12:12 PM | Reply

They will give us back our Gov only after we, "pry it from their out of their cold, dead hands".

#6 | Posted by Corky at 2026-02-17 12:21 PM | Reply

Spoke to a higher up in my company about moving to a position in Europe.

I can always come back here if this nonsense ends.

But I suspect the clock is ticking on getting out before it really goes off the rails.

#7 | Posted by jpw at 2026-02-17 12:53 PM | Reply

It's probably too late for me to disconnect enough from my domestic business to leave. But my daughter and son-in-law have expressed an interest in moving to New Zealand, where they believe they already have employment if they want it. In the interest of saving my grandsons from the coming turmoil, I'm strongly considering helping her get out.

#8 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2026-02-17 01:50 PM | Reply

All because Trump is a Dictator!

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#9 | Posted by MSgt at 2026-02-17 03:35 PM | Reply