05-07-2018, 03:20 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-07-2018, 03:21 PM by Eric the Green.)
(05-05-2018, 09:17 PM)pbrower2a Wrote: Trump Viewed Less Negatively on Issues, but Most Americans Are Critical of His Conduct
Majority expresses confidence in Trump on economic policy
A majority of Americans find little or no common ground with Donald Trump on issues, but the share who say they agree with him on many or all issues has risen since last August. The public’s assessment of Trump’s conduct as president is little changed over the past nine months, with 54% saying they don’t like the way he conducts himself as president.
Currently, 41% of the public agrees with Trump on “all or nearly all” or many of the issues facing the country, while 57% agree with him on just a few issues or virtually none. In August, just 33% said they agreed with Trump on many or all issues.
Public views of Trump’s issue positions improve; critiques of conduct remain
The latest national survey by Pew Research Center, conducted April 25-May 1 among 1,503 adults, finds that 80% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents now say they agree with Trump on many or all issues, up from 69% in August. And while just 12% of Democrats and Democratic leaners say the same today, the share of Democrats who say there are “no or almost no” issues where they align with Trump has dropped from 77% to 58%.
http://www.people-press.org/2018/05/03/t...s-conduct/
Different language of criticism and support, but highly relevant for asking a slightly-different question.
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No doubt this would happen. Meanwhile, wages have not risen much, and the unemployment number is deceiving as even more folks have stopped looking for work or have dropped out of the work force. Even David Brooks is confused, saying that the tax cuts are working because the corporate tax cuts are being invested in capital. But that has not trickled down yet to the people.
It may be that corporate tax cuts work better than personal ones for capital investment. But most people are seeing little benefit. Those who agree with Trump more now still swallow what the media says though. Trump may also benefit from his fire and fury directed against King Kim, which may have contributed to Kim's more conciliatory tone now. But it will come to little if Trump is as stubborn as he is promising to be. We'll see.