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As a TV host, Donald Trump loved ratings. As president, he loves polls—as long as they show him on the upswing.
He crowed on Twitter hours after landing back in Washington from his 12-day Asia tour about his Rasmussen number—46 percent—noting it was “one of the most accurate” in 2016, and decried “fake news” polls showing his approval in the 30s while also suggesting, with no evidence, that “some people” think his numbers could be in the 50s. (The Rasmussen poll sank to 42 percent on Friday.)
Aides in the White House often show Trump polls designed to make him feel good, according to aides and advisers. Usually they’re the ones that focus just on voters who cast ballots for him in 2016 or are potential Trump supporters —Trump’s base—but occasionally include public polls like Rasmussen, depending on what the numbers say.
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Charo RA. The Trump Administration and the Abandonment of Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs. JAMA Intern Med. 2017;177(11):1557–8. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2652577
In July 2017, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) sent a letter to over 80 grantees, summarily Announcing it was ending approximately $213 million in ongoing grants and, by June 30, 2018, entirely discontinuing its Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program, which Congress established in 2010 at the HHS Office of Adolescent Health. The program’s goal: medically accurate, evidence-based, age-appropriate programs to prevent teen pregnancy.
Discontinuation of the program is likely to reverse what has been a successful trend in public health and adolescent well-being. US teen pregnancy, birth, and abortion rates—that is, forwomen15 to 19 years of age— are at the lowest levels in 4 decades, largely owing to comprehensive sex education and access to reliable contraception. The likely outcomes of discontinuing the program are lowering the age of first intercourse, increasing the rate of premarital sex among teenagers, increasing the number of unintended pregnancies, and increasing the number of abortions.
In July 2017, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) sent a letter to over 80 grantees, summarily Announcing it was ending approximately $213 million in ongoing grants and, by June 30, 2018, entirely discontinuing its Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program, which Congress established in 2010 at the HHS Office of Adolescent Health. The program’s goal: medically accurate, evidence-based, age-appropriate programs to prevent teen pregnancy.
Discontinuation of the program is likely to reverse what has been a successful trend in public health and adolescent well-being. US teen pregnancy, birth, and abortion rates—that is, forwomen15 to 19 years of age— are at the lowest levels in 4 decades, largely owing to comprehensive sex education and access to reliable contraception. The likely outcomes of discontinuing the program are lowering the age of first intercourse, increasing the rate of premarital sex among teenagers, increasing the number of unintended pregnancies, and increasing the number of abortions.
In foreign-policy circles, people sometimes talk about “boiling the frog”: when an enormously consequential outcome is achieved slowly, through tiny steps rather than one giant leap. ...
The Russia investigation is occurring mostly behind closed doors in Congress and by the special counsel, somewhat muting the impact of revelations that regularly leak out. Will this slow and confusing release of damaging information soften the blow to Trump? It’s too soon to tell, of course, but what he and his team are banking on is that, while a year ago the public might not have tolerated the full truth about his campaign’s links to Russia, the scandal goes down a lot easier when the details are delivered in small bites.
