CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY APRIL 27, 2026
OPINION POLLS ARE SOMETIMES WRONG. THAT’S BECAUSE OF SEVERAL FACTORS THAT INCLUDE OVER SAMPLES OF ONE PARTY – MAINLY DEMOCRATS – LARGE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE WHO WON’T SPEAK TO POLLSTERS, THE WAY A QUESTION IS STRUCTURED, AND KNOWLEDGE OF AN ISSUE BY THOSE POLLED.
BUT WHEN POLLS ARE CONSISTENT OVER SEVERAL MONTHS, THEY TEND TO REFLECT A LEVEL OF ACCURACY.
PRESIDENT TRUMP’S POLL NUMBERS HAVE BEEN IN STEADY DECLINE ALMOST SINCE THE BEGINNING OF HIS SECOND TERM. THE PRESIDENT’S DISAPPPROVAL RATING HAS HIT 59 PERCENT, WHILE HIS APPROVAL HAS DECLINED TO 39 PERCENT, ACCORDING TO THE LATEST NEW YORK TIMES POLL. YES, I KNOW IT’S THE NEW YORK TIMES, BUT AGAIN, THESE NUMBERS ARE CONSISTENT WITH OTHER POLLS.
THE IRAN WAR, GAS PRICES AND THE OVERALL ECONOMY ARE THE MAIN REASONS FOR THE NUMBERS GAP, BUT I THINK THERE IS ANOTHER REASON. IT’S HIS PERSONALITY AND THE WAY HE TREATS PEOPLE HE DOESN’T LIKE. HE CLAIMS PEOPLE WHO DISAGREE WITH HIM HAVE LOW IQ’S OR THEY ARE TRAITORS. HE’S EVEN TRASHED THE POPE.
SOMETIMES, LIKEABILITY IS A GREATER CONTRIBUTOR TO APPROVAL, OR DISAPPROVAL, THAN ISSUES. THINGS COULD CHANGE IF THE WAR RESULTS IN A U.S. VICTORY AND GAS PRICES AND THE ECONOMY TURN AROUND. BUT WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THE PRESIDENT’S PERSONALITY? I’M CAL THOMAS.
