How bad are things for Donald Trump? Bigly bad.

How bad are things for Donald Trump? I've honestly never seen such awful numbers for a president in this country.

Forewarning: This is going to be a lengthy thread, with lots of numbers, so Trumpelthinskin, if you're listening, you may want to look elsewhere.

First off, as far as Drumpf's net-approval ratings go, he's above water in just 4 states: Wyoming, Idaho, West Virginia, and North Dakota, and in North Dakota, he's only at a +1.

Here is the full list of state-by-state net-approval ratings for lil Donnie. As a reminder, net-approval is the difference between one's approval and disapproval. For example, if a person's approval is 44%, and their disapproval is 56%, their net-approval would be -12% (44-56). In other words, Trumpty Dumpty is above +/-0% in just 4 states.

Washington, D.C.: -82%

Vermont: -47%

Maryland: -45%

Hawaii: -44%

Illinois: -40%

Washington: -40%

Rhode Island: -39%

Connecticut: -38%

Massachusetts: -37%

Oregon: -36%

California: -33%

New Mexico: -33%

Colorado: -32%

Delaware: -32%

New York: -32%

Minnesota: -29%

Maine: -28%

New Jersey: -28%

Georgia: -27%

New Hampshire: -25%

Wisconsin: -25%

Texas: -24%

Virginia: -24%

Nevada: -23%

Pennsylvania: -23%

Ohio: -22%

Arizona: -21%

Michigan: -21%

South Carolina: -21%

Iowa: -20%

North Carolina: -20%

Indiana: -19%

Alaska: -15%

Kansas: -15%

Mississippi: -14%

Missouri: -14%

Florida: -13%

Louisiana: -12%

Nebraska: 12%

Kentucky: -10%

South Dakota: -9%

Alabama: -6%

Arkansas: -6%

Utah: -6%

Montana: -3%

Oklahoma: -3%

Tennessee: -3%

North Dakota: +1%

West Virginia: +11%

Idaho: +15%

Wyoming: +18%

If an election were held today, using only 2024 voters, the results would be as follows.

Safe Democrat (up 11%+)

California: 54 EVs (Electoral Votes)

Colorado: 10 EVs

Connecticut: 7 EVs

Delaware: 3 EVs

Georgia: 16 EVs

Hawaii: 4 EVs

Illinois: 19 EVs

Maine: 4 EVs

Maryland: 10 EVs

Massachusetts: 11 EVs

Michigan: 15 EVs

Minnesota: 10 EVs

Nevada: 6 EVs

New Hampshire: 4 EVs

New Jersey: 14 EVs

New Mexico: 5 EVs

New York: 28 EVs

North Carolina: 16 EVs

Oregon: 8 EVs

Pennsylvania: 19 EVs

Rhode Island: 4 EVs

Vermont: 3 EVs

Virginia: 13 EVs

Washington: 12 EVs

Washington, D.C.: 3 EVs

Wisconsin: 10 EVs

Total: 26 states worth 308 EVs

Safe Trump (up 11%+)

Arkansas: 6 EVs

Idaho: 4 EVs

North Dakota: 3 EVs

Oklahoma: 7 EVs

West Virginia: 4 EVs

Wyoming: 3 EVs

Total: 6 states worth 27 EVs

Scoreboard

Democrat: 26 states worth 308 EVs

Trump: 6 states worth 27 EVs

Likely Democrat (up between 6 and 10%)

Arizona: 11 EVs

Iowa: 6 EVs

Ohio: 17 EVs

South Carolina: 9 EVs

Texas: 40 EVs

Total: 5 states worth 83 EVs

Likely Trump (up between 6 and 10%)

Alabama: 9 EVs

South Dakota: 3 EVs

Tennessee: 11 EVs

Total: 3 states worth 23 EVs

Scoreboard

Democrat: 31 states worth 391 EVs

Trump: 9 states worth 50 EVs

Lean Democrat (up between 0.1 and 5.9%)

Alaska: 3 EVs

Indiana: 11 EVs

Florida: 30 EVs

Kansas: 6 EVs

Louisiana: 8 EVs

Mississippi: 6 EVs

Missouri: 10 EVs

Total: 7 states worth 74 EVs

Lean Trump (up between 0.1 and 5.9%)

Kentucky: 8 EVs

Montana: 4 EVs

Nebraska: 5 EVs

Utah: 6 EVs

Total: 4 states worth 23 EVs

Scoreboard

Democrat: 38 states worth 465 EVs

Trump: 13 states worth 73 EVs

Lastly, here's how much the Orange Menace's approval has dropped in every state since election day.

South Carolina: -39%

Indiana: -38%

South Dakota: -38%

Texas: -38%

Alabama: -37%

Arkansas: -37%

Mississippi: -37%

Oklahoma: -37%

North Dakota: -35%

Louisiana: -34%

Iowa: -33%

Ohio: -33%

Tennessee: -33%

Missouri: -32%

Nebraska: -32%

Kansas: -31%

Kentucky: -31%

West Virginia: -31%

Georgia: -29%

Illinois: -29%

Alaska: -28%

Wyoming: -28%

New Mexico: -27%

Utah: -27%

Arizona: -26%

Florida: -26%

Nevada: -26%

Wisconsin: -26%

Minnesota: -25%

Pennsylvania: -25%

Rhode Island: -25%

Connecticut: -23%

Montana: -23%

North Carolina: -23%

Idaho: -22%

Michigan: -22%

New Hampshire: -22%

New Jersey: -22%

Oregon: -22%

Washington: -22%

Colorado: -21%

Hawaii: -21%

Maine: -21%

New York: -19%

Virginia: -18%

Delaware: -17%

Maryland: -16%

Vermont: -15%

California: -13%

Massachusetts: -12%

Washington, D.C.: +2%

Average change: -26.4%

https://www.economist.com/interactive/trump-approval-tracker

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