-- Connecting the dots between our economy, government and business --
In Illinois, Trump has one of the lowest approval ratings in the country, according to an Aug. 12 update from Morning Consult, which gathers polls over the course of three months to get a look at state-level data among registered voters. Just 43% of Illinois voters approve of Trump's performance, while 54% disapprove.
Summary and audio linked here.
Chicago’s political leadership is floating a pension buyout program as evidence it is seriously addressing the city’s thirty-six-billion-dollar unfunded pension liability, but Mark Glennon, founder of the Illinois policy research organization Wirepoints, said that the proposal moves debt from one column to another rather than reducing it, and that the broader fiscal picture facing the city continues to deteriorate across every measurable dimension. Audio here.
Expect no retraction or apology. This what they do.
The state’s existing buyout program for its own pensions is the precedent for Chicago, which should be a warning: Look out for similar exaggerated claims and shoddy analysis.
Full interview and summary linked here.
SIGN UP HERE FOR OUR FREE WIREPOINTS DAILY NEWSLETTER
Really wonder what Pritzker’s numbers are now.
These polls are BS. You can make Poll numbers look anyway you want. Who’d they actually call and what questions did they ask. It’s BS designed to be propaganda. It does make you wonder who in the hell the people are who think that The President is doing a bad job, they may not like the guy personally, but everything he has done has improved the Country for the majority of people.
Quoting the NY Times does not make me believe these ratings.
I like what he’s doing. Best part is he’s like the annoying fly in the house you can’t catch buzzing around Putzgers head
Trump wrote off his approval rating in states like IL, NY, CA long ago. He has much bigger fish to fry than worrying about pleasing a bunch of socialists that are constantly begging for money for their failed, New Age nonsense.
In other words, pretty high historical ratings for any Republican President in a heavily gerrymandered state like Illinois.