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Summary

Elon Musk’s job approval dropped to 41%—his lowest since joining the Trump administration—according to a Marquette Law School poll.

His favorability fell to 38%, while 58% disapproved of his work leading DOGE.

The decline follows backlash over Musk’s political involvement, including his $22 million support of Brad Schimel, who lost Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race.

Musk’s alignment with controversial Trump policies, such as calls to annex Canada, has further eroded public support.

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[–] itsonlygeorge@reddthat.com 4 points 3 hours ago

Those are rookie numbers. It’s not at 0% yet.

[–] Pondis@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

Is Trumps plan to have someone around him so universally despised that he looks good by comparison?

[–] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 2 points 4 hours ago

I wonder what my approval ratings are.

[–] WrenFeathers@lemmy.world 43 points 9 hours ago

Again… WHY DOES HE HAVE AN APPROVAL RATING?

Accepting this normalizes unelected officials having authority.

[–] the_q@lemm.ee 12 points 8 hours ago

Guys, my approval rating is at 76% as an unelected cat owner.

[–] Pacattack57@lemmy.world 26 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Why would we have an approval rating for a non elected official?

[–] EaterOfLentils@lemmy.world 5 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

I'm pretty sure any public figure can have an un/favorability rating. There's no rule that says you can only poll the favorability of elected officials. Taylor Swift has a favorability rating.

[–] Freshparsnip@lemm.ee 21 points 12 hours ago (2 children)
[–] stopdropandprole@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

he deserves much much worse.

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

Why did they hang Toxie? o.0

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 9 points 10 hours ago

He's an illegal immigrant who lied on citizenship documents thus is committing crimes in America. According to this administration he deserves to be in cecot concentration camp.

[–] TrojanRoomCoffeePot@lemmy.world 18 points 12 hours ago

Elon Musk’s job approval

It's phrased in such a way that I'm reminded of politician's approval ratings, but he's not an elected official. Are there polls to determine the approval of persons appointed to position by the U.S. President, or are we talking about his approval as Tesla/Space X is concerned?

[–] PortoPeople@lemm.ee 26 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

We need a French solution to the Musk problem.

[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 6 points 10 hours ago

That reminds me, I need to sharpen my guillo...uh, apparatus.

[–] meeeeetch@lemmy.world 4 points 10 hours ago

When a group of his AI company's investors sue to block the AI company's purchase of Twitter (because in what world did they agree to that?), the Saudi solution goes back on the table.

[–] 1984 33 points 19 hours ago (3 children)

41% supports this man. Its 2025. Iq levels have dropped significantly in America. Brave New World is on the doorstep.

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 11 hours ago

Ok so where's my soma hookup? Far more like 1984 in my opinion.

[–] j0ester@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago

Dude, it dropped a new low when people started complaining about egg prices, and decided to vote for Daddy Donald.. because they listened to his lies.

[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 5 points 18 hours ago

I know, it's terrifying.

[–] wanderwisley@lemm.ee 40 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

Reminder, he is not an elected official approval ratings don’t mean shit for this POS.

[–] blady_blah@lemmy.world 4 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

If it translates to massively less Tesla sales, then it means something. Tesla's valuation is so stupidly high because of musk. The big financial institutions are betting on him because they've done very well by him in the past. If tesla crashes and burns hard enough, his toxicity will spread to all his other ventures as well and his bullshit smart guy persona will be left in the dust.

[–] wanderwisley@lemm.ee 2 points 11 hours ago

Agreed hopefully this is just the beginning of the downfall of musk.

[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 1 points 10 hours ago

Oh, but they do. He knows he has always been a remarkably unlikable person, and his need for acceptance and respect drove him to obsessively hoard money. Now that he's the richest man in the world (well, maybe not so much, any more), surely everybody loves him, right?

Now he's finding out that even with all the money in the world, everybody STILL hates him, even more than ever. He has become aware that people actually despise him, and are actively working to make him fail. He has no spouse or partner, he's had to buy his DNA Storage Units/ Human Shields by renting wombs, and the closest thing to a friend is a treasonous criminal, who despises everybody, including his own family. Without money in the equation, he has to get by on his looks, personality, and sense of humor. IOW, he's screwed as a human.

I love that he is deeply, deeply unhappy and lonely. All those Nazi Fucks deserve their misery.

[–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 7 points 20 hours ago

FWIW, approval ratings don't matter for elected officials either. They have some meaning for a couple of months leading up to an election, sometimes.

[–] voracitude@lemmy.world 128 points 23 hours ago (3 children)

This motherfucker was not elected. His approval ratings do not matter because nobody voted for him. Jesus fucking Christ.

[–] bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 36 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

Not to defend Musk or Trump, but this is literally what Trump campaigned on. Trump said he'd be dictator on day one, and that Musk would be in charge of gutting agencies. Anyone who is surprised by their actions after months of projecting their plan is naive and/or ignorant.

[–] killea@lemmy.world 20 points 23 hours ago

Yep and the media's general complicity with this aberration of a government, even citing an "approval rating" of someone who bought and forced their way into an illegitimate position.

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[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 24 points 21 hours ago

Talking about his "approval rating" legitimizes Musk's "role". Not Senate-confirmed, unlike the departments he's decimating. And after the damage is done, they're going to sweep him out of there next month and say "he doesn't even work here anymore!"

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[–] JailElonMusk@sopuli.xyz 136 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Alternative headline:

"38% of Americans are so addicted to NewsMax, Fox News, and OAN that they can't stop sucking the toes of billionaires to "own the libs", even as he cuts billions of dollars for them and the veterans, children, poor, sick, and needy."

Millions of people will die for the sake of Hairplug Himmler's fragile ego and masculinity.

I have no sympathy whatsoever for people who vote against their best interests

[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 37 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Don’t forget his own source of propaganda, twitter.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 6 points 21 hours ago
[–] PumpkinSkink@lemmy.world 13 points 17 hours ago

I really hope he's stupid enough to fail to understand that this is why most of the ruling class is smart enough to keep their mouth shut in public. He's the best advertisement of all time for "Billionaires do not deserve the wealth they have". Keep talking Musky.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 67 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Shit, now he will never win another election

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[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 41 points 1 day ago (1 children)

41% still think he's doing a good job. Wow. Just... wow.

[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 23 points 23 hours ago

"But if I don't lick boots, who am I?"

- Bootlickers

[–] ProfHillbilly@lemmy.world 8 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (3 children)

Jesus fucking christ the stock is 282 right now. That is a 5% gain just today. What the actual fuck.

[–] DarkDecay@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Think they're buying the dip right now. Warren Buffet bet on BYD at the start of the EV car revolution. That's where the smart money is and will likely stay

[–] Rooty@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

We can only hope the dip keeps dipping.

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[–] Kyle_The_G@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

why does he have an approval rating at all. he's just there hanging out and messing stuff up.

[–] j0ester@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago

He doesn’t even wear a suit!

He deserves far worse

This is just the beginning

[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

How is this cunt able to walk the streets?

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 17 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

why do you think he wears his toddler son as a helmet?

[–] lagoon8622@sh.itjust.works 5 points 19 hours ago

Deny, depose, deport his ass. SpaceX -> junior division of NASA. Tesla, new CEO. Do whatever with the rest. Nationalize all stock, people making < $50_000 get a dividend

[–] SreudianFlip@sh.itjust.works 4 points 20 hours ago

BBNO$ was walking off the stage at the Juno awards last weekend and dropped "oh, and Elon Musk is a piece of GARBAGE".

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