The contrasting ways in which Republicans and Democrats characterize President Donald Trump reflect the deep political chasm as Americans evaluate his second term.
In a recent poll conducted by Daily Mail and JL Partners, registered voters were asked to encapsulate Trump in a single word.
Overall, the terms “strong” and “bad” emerged as the most common descriptors among participants.
Unsurprisingly, Republicans predominantly favored the word “strong” to depict him.
Supporters within his party also opted for adjectives like “patriotic,” “smart,” and “awesome.”
However, not all feedback was positive, as some Republicans also used terms such as “arrogant” and “bad” to describe Trump.
Democrats’ favorite word to describe Trump was ‘evil,’ followed by ‘bad’ and ‘terrible.’
Independents’ top choice was ‘narcissistic.’
Republicans and Democrats describe President Donald Trump, photographed Thursday night in Las Vegas, very differently, according to a new Daily Mail/JL Partners poll
Republicans most described President Donald Trump as ‘strong,’ while Democrats said the Republican President was ‘evil.’ Independents, a powerful swing voting bloc, chose ‘narcissistic’ as their top word
The important swing voting bloc also labeled Trump ‘liar,’ ‘bad,’ ‘egotistical,’ ‘idiot,’ ‘arrogant’ and ‘crazy.’
Polling was conducted April 14 and 15.
The survey found that Trump’s approval rating remained at 43 percent – the same result he received the week before.
It’s one point up from his all-time low, 42 percent, which he received shortly after the start of the Iran war.
His approval rating ticked up to 46 percent in late March once he began floating that there could be a peace deal.
But with a full peace deal not fully worked out, his approval remains lower-than-average but stable.
About a third of those who disapprove of Trump cite his handling of the Middle East, but a bigger group of voters object to his handling of inflation, immigration enforcement and his overall demeanor.
Still, 61 percent of voters said they already viewed Trump negatively or they view him more negatively as of late.
Among all poll respondents, the top words to describe President Donald Trump included ‘strong,’ ‘bad,’ ‘arrogant,’ ‘narcissist’ and ‘crazy’
And the word ‘war’ was most commonly used, when voters were asked what changed their view.
Forty-four percent said their view of the President has become more negative recently.
Trump’s polling problems appear to extend to his party, with 53 percent of voters saying they’d select a Democratic candidate as the midterms approach, compared to the 42 percent who answered a Republican.
The President is currently on a two-day trip through the swing states of Nevada and Arizona in an attempt to bolster Republicans’ economic message ahead of the November elections.
Overall, 1,013 registered voters were surveyed, giving the poll a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percent.
