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0rganism

(23,996 posts) Tue Jun 26, 2018, 08:04 PM Jun 2018

help me remember: what happened in 1st half of May 2018?

i ask because Trump's net negative dropped by 5 points in the 2nd week (and still hasn't recovered). what happened to change opinion back then? i consider it a noticeable step up in normalizing Trump's authoritarianism. what happened to suddenly make him more palatable to the public?

what was happening back then? it's only 6 - 8 weeks ago, but finding a good source of headlines from that time period is proving difficult (lots of phony, weak aggregation sites coming up in the search)

or maybe it wasn't event-based; maybe there's a certain amount of exposure after which something is just considered normal and healthy?

-- EDIT --
wikipedia to the rescue, again. gotta remember to donate this year.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018#May
the only thing that really stands out in that time frame is Trump withdrawing us from the Iran nuclear agreement. yep, looks like that was all it took to bump him 5-points (net) in national polls.

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help me remember: what happened in 1st half of May 2018? (Original Post) 0rganism Jun 2018 OP

I think it was his trip to N Korea. BigmanPigman Jun 2018 #1

that was in early June - no obvious effect on net polling 0rganism Jun 2018 #2

Too much happens in a week, I can't keep it straight. BigmanPigman Jun 2018 #3

i know what you mean 0rganism Jun 2018 #4

It's crazy how much garbage comes from this man and his people. Afromania Jun 2018 #7

There is so much stuff you can barely remember it all. Afromania Jun 2018 #5

Org, the polls attempt to influence reality, not reflect it. Mc Mike Jun 2018 #6

Now that you mention it, BigmanPigman Jun 2018 #8

I've been bitching about the polls for years. Mc Mike Jun 2018 #9

So has my Dad and he has usually been right. BigmanPigman Jun 2018 #10

Here's a relatively recent poll analysis, from 2/8/17, Big: Mc Mike Jun 2018 #11

Amy Siskind, author of The List also has a website tracking weekly - seaglass Jun 2018 #12

BigmanPigman

(51,674 posts)

1. I think it was his trip to N Korea.

Reply to 0rganism (Original post)

Tue Jun 26, 2018, 08:20 PM

Jun 2018

People are conned into thinking he accomplished something.

0rganism

(23,996 posts)

2. that was in early June - no obvious effect on net polling

Reply to BigmanPigman (Reply #1)

Tue Jun 26, 2018, 08:23 PM

Jun 2018

i guess you could make an argument that it helped keep his positives up, but i'm not too sure about that.

BigmanPigman

(51,674 posts)

3. Too much happens in a week, I can't keep it straight.

Reply to 0rganism (Reply #2)

Tue Jun 26, 2018, 08:31 PM

Jun 2018

I think a lot of stuff on the Russia investigation and Cohen was happening around this time. Here it "WTF Happened Today" from that time to jolt the memory...
https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/2018/05/16/day-482/

0rganism

(23,996 posts)

4. i know what you mean

Reply to BigmanPigman (Reply #3)

Tue Jun 26, 2018, 08:39 PM

Jun 2018

it's like we have too much information about current events to keep track of recent past ones.
the wtf site is pretty nice, going through it right now
https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/2018/05/08/day-474/

they don't seem to have a date search widget so we have to fiddle around with the URL ourselves. still looks like Iran nuke deal pullout is Trump's "winning" ingredient, cos i'm not seeing anything else that would do it.

Afromania

(2,771 posts)

7. It's crazy how much garbage comes from this man and his people.

Reply to BigmanPigman (Reply #3)

Tue Jun 26, 2018, 08:57 PM

Jun 2018

Every week there is a new overarching major trump disaster with minor ones (usually tweet induced) daily. A b1 and b2 disaster created by one of the people in his cabinet of flunkies. A lawsuit from one state or another about something one of them did. The international trump story which may or may not be be the A slot weekly trump disaster. Then there is the twice a week induced idiocy in his supporters where they go off and do whatever evil ass thing. Oh, let's not forget the bimonthly boot lick for whichever nation is his dom of the moment.

Afromania

(2,771 posts)

5. There is so much stuff you can barely remember it all.

Reply to 0rganism (Original post)

Tue Jun 26, 2018, 08:45 PM

Jun 2018

Leaving the Iran deal
Be Best campaign
Waffle House Hero gets no recognition from Trump
Found out trump dictated the letter from ronny jackson

Mc Mike

(9,118 posts)

6. Org, the polls attempt to influence reality, not reflect it.

Reply to 0rganism (Original post)

Tue Jun 26, 2018, 08:51 PM

Jun 2018

That nazi swine gets big bumps for no reason, tiny drops after huge fuck ups.

BigmanPigman

(51,674 posts)

8. Now that you mention it,

Reply to Mc Mike (Reply #6)

Tue Jun 26, 2018, 09:00 PM

Jun 2018

I think you are onto something.

Mc Mike

(9,118 posts)

9. I've been bitching about the polls for years.

Reply to BigmanPigman (Reply #8)

Tue Jun 26, 2018, 09:02 PM

Jun 2018

BigmanPigman

(51,674 posts)

10. So has my Dad and he has usually been right.

Reply to Mc Mike (Reply #9)

Tue Jun 26, 2018, 09:27 PM

Jun 2018

Mc Mike

(9,118 posts)

11. Here's a relatively recent poll analysis, from 2/8/17, Big:

Reply to BigmanPigman (Reply #10)

Wed Jun 27, 2018, 09:19 AM

Jun 2018

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=1694407

seaglass

(8,173 posts)

12. Amy Siskind, author of The List also has a website tracking weekly -

Reply to 0rganism (Original post)

Wed Jun 27, 2018, 09:28 AM

Jun 2018

https://theweeklylist.org/weekly-list/

"...On a weekly basis, the List tracks specific news stories representing eroding norms under the current regime. Taken together, they reveal a nation pushed towards authoritarianism, the wielding of unchecked governmental authority by one person or group at the expense of the freedom of those who oppose them."

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