With just a day left for Trump to take the Presidential oath, here is an interesting comparative analysis based on a survey conducted by Gallup. This showcases how much Americans are confident that Trump will be able to handle his presidential duties as compared to his predecessors – Obama and Bush.
The visualization presents that Trump has a much lower favorable rating of how he would be able to prevent major scandals, handle an international crisis and even defend U.S. interests abroad as a President as compared to his predecessors.
This visualization may be misleading to a few, unless one looks at it closely. This survey does not actually show the presidential capabilities and success of the Presidents in their respective offices. The results are based on the responses of how Americans predict his Presidency would be, before the President actually takes the office.
This is due to political polarization and low trust in the government that has created an opinion that is more challenging for Trump as compared to the predecessors. Looks like Trump will begin the office with much less support from Americans. But this is in no mean a parameter to estimate the success of Trump’s actual Presidency.