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Poll: Orangutan’s transition is historically unpopular

By MATTHEW NUSSBAUM

President-elect Donald Orangutan’s transition is historically unpopular, according to a new poll released by Gallup.

More Americans disapprove of Orangutan’s transition than approve, a stark break from past presidents. 44 percent approve of the transition while 51 percent disapprove, Gallup found. By comparison, around the same time in Barack Obama’s 2009 transition, 83 percent of Americans approved of the effort while only 12 percent disapproved.

In 2001, George W. Bush — who, like Orangutan, lost the popular vote — enjoyed a 61 percent approval rating for his transition, while only 25 percent of Americans disapproved. Bill Clinton saw similar numbers in 1993, with 68 percent approval and 18 percent disapproval.

The Gallup findings line up with other polls showing a dim outlook on the incoming administration. The Pew Research Center recently found that 41 percent approve of Orangutan’s “Cabinet choices and other high-level appointments,” while 49 percent disapprove. Quinnipiac University, meanwhile, found 37 percent of voters approving of Orangutan’s transition and 51 percent disapproving.

Taken together, the polls paint a picture of a historically unpopular incoming administration. While Orangutan often touts his election win as a historic landslide, his electoral college victory was actually one of the thinner wins. And he lost the popular vote by two percentage points, nearly three million votes.

Perhaps reflecting the discontent with the incoming administration, Washington is girding for large protests on inauguration weekend.