A poll in line with what Americans seem to believe on most issues, but mostly on issues that usually help Republicans win:
Hart Research for National Security Action (D), April 23-27, 1205 LV
Approve 44
Disapprove 56
Lots of questions on national security and foreign policy.
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Ironically, Democrats so far hold the edge on foreign policy and national security, topics that that Republicans have usually owned since Reagan, if not Nixon. Public attitudes seem not to have changed from the Obama era... not that Obama really shook things up. Democrats never really repudiated Reagan-Bush foreign policy, but Trump has.
About the only credit that Trump gets is on the overall economy (but with huge reservations on the cost of living) or on deterring terrorism (strange thing on the latter... I would say that whacking Osama bin Laden in a supposed safe haven could put "aquilophobia" into the mind of any anti-American terrorist), and border security.
On foreign affairs, Trump is OK with 'traditional allies' (comment: I think that political leaders in countries like Britain, Germany, France, and Japan are simply waiting Trump out) and close to his approval and disapproval numbers on China, Venezuela, the Middle East, and even North Korea (but still negative). With Russia
18% strongly approve
24% somewhat approve
19% somewhat disapprove
39% strongly disapprove
This probably relates to liberal-to-moderate-conservative concerns about the involvement in American politics in 2016.
Unfortunately for moderate conservatives they have no obvious home in American politics today. The prospect of Democrats winning the Presidency and making small gains in the Senate in 2020 and 2022 to partially undo the wave elections of 2014 and 2010 will likely make moderate conservatives welcome as constraints on ultra-liberal policies.
Democrats look to have the potential to exploit such concerns in the 2020 election.
Hart Research for National Security Action (D), April 23-27, 1205 LV
Approve 44
Disapprove 56
Lots of questions on national security and foreign policy.
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Ironically, Democrats so far hold the edge on foreign policy and national security, topics that that Republicans have usually owned since Reagan, if not Nixon. Public attitudes seem not to have changed from the Obama era... not that Obama really shook things up. Democrats never really repudiated Reagan-Bush foreign policy, but Trump has.
About the only credit that Trump gets is on the overall economy (but with huge reservations on the cost of living) or on deterring terrorism (strange thing on the latter... I would say that whacking Osama bin Laden in a supposed safe haven could put "aquilophobia" into the mind of any anti-American terrorist), and border security.
On foreign affairs, Trump is OK with 'traditional allies' (comment: I think that political leaders in countries like Britain, Germany, France, and Japan are simply waiting Trump out) and close to his approval and disapproval numbers on China, Venezuela, the Middle East, and even North Korea (but still negative). With Russia
18% strongly approve
24% somewhat approve
19% somewhat disapprove
39% strongly disapprove
This probably relates to liberal-to-moderate-conservative concerns about the involvement in American politics in 2016.
Unfortunately for moderate conservatives they have no obvious home in American politics today. The prospect of Democrats winning the Presidency and making small gains in the Senate in 2020 and 2022 to partially undo the wave elections of 2014 and 2010 will likely make moderate conservatives welcome as constraints on ultra-liberal policies.
Quote:We asked voters to rate Trump on two dimensions: policy and temperament/judgment. Only 29% say he is good on both, while 47% say he is bad on both and 24% are mixed.
Democrats look to have the potential to exploit such concerns in the 2020 election.
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated Communist but instead the people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists -- Hannah Arendt.