Quinnipiac: Americans Oppose Almost All of Trump's Proposals

[Gass3268]

Places of Opposition:

62 - 31 percent against reducing taxes across the board, even if it increases the deficit;
51 - 38 percent against restarting the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines;
60 - 37 percent against building the wall on the Mexican border, with 65 - 33 percent against the wall if the U.S. must pay for it;
76 - 18 percent against lowering taxes on the wealthy;
50 - 43 percent against lowering taxes on businesses and corporations;
54 - 34 percent against removing regulations on businesses and corporations;
63 - 27 percent against removing specific regulations intended to combat climate change;
54 - 43 percent against repealing the Affordable Care Act.

Places of Agreement:
54 - 38 percent support "renegotiating major trade deals with other countries, even if it means paying more for the products you buy"
87 - 10 percent support increasing federal spending for roads, mass transit and other infrastructure

Miscellaneous:
93 - 6 percent support legalized marijuana for medical purposes if prescribed by a doctor
59 - 36 percent support marijuana legalization
71 - 23 percent say the government should not enforce federal laws against marijuana in states that have legalized medical or recreational marijuana use
72 - 23 percent support investigations into the potential links between some of Trump's campaign advisors and the Russian government

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[ApatheticAustrian]

the more specific you ask those questions, the more opposition there is.

[Fight for Trump]

You say that as if Trump should care.

Plus, white Americans have been trapped into a corner by the media and academia who tell them what the "correct" opinions are and that dissent makes you a racist/sexist/Islamophobe/homophobe/etc. They are hesitant to express what they really believe to pollsters because of a combination of fear and respect for social order.

[Virginiá]

You say that as if Trump should care.

Plus, white Americans have been trapped into a corner by the media and academia who tell them what the "correct" opinions are and that dissent makes you a racist/sexist/Islamophobe/homophobe/etc. They are hesitant to express what they really believe to pollsters because of a combination of fear and respect for social order.

And then you have conservatives pushing their unpopular agenda and blaming its unpopularity on all sorts of things that, in the end, gives them the excuse to implement policies most people don't want and always claim they would want it if not for those damn SJWs and smart people.

It's a rather comfortable situation for Republicans. They never have to change, because secretly everyone likes their stuff deep down, but won't admit it / doesn't realize it yet! And of course, there is no way to prove them wrong short of reading minds

[Fight for Trump]

It's a rather comfortable situation for Republicans. They never have to change, because secretly everyone likes their stuff deep down, but won't admit it / doesn't realize it yet! And of course, there is no way to prove them wrong short of reading minds

I am only talking about the post-Trump era.

[Virginiá]

I am only talking about the post-Trump era.

Still, saying they are "trapped in a corner" and are "hesitant to express their views to pollsters" is such a huge cop-out. It implies that yes, there is plenty of support for these [policies], but they won't tell you that. It's a very convienent excuse that allows someone with unpopular policies to continue pushing things people don't want, and when confronted with their lack of popularity, simply bring up excuses that amount to this: "the polls lie!" or "the people are confused and/or hesitant!"

In all reality, at least in aggregate, the polls (people) are probably not wrong.

[ProgressiveCanadian]

It's almost as if calling Americans center-left is being kind to Conservatives.

[pbrower2a]

You say that as if Trump should care.

Plus, white Americans have been trapped into a corner by the media and academia who tell them what the "correct" opinions are and that dissent makes you a racist/sexist/Islamophobe/homophobe/etc. They are hesitant to express what they really believe to pollsters because of a combination of fear and respect for social order.

By standing for so many unpopular projects and policies he puts the House majority at risk in November 2018. That is the first chance that Americans have of thwarting what they see as damage by a President who has taken the extreme positions about which he was quiet during the campaign. Such is a reliable pattern in American history.

We can assume that if 'enlightened self interest' is the ideal for the elites, then it is appropriate for people who have little, too.

62 - 31 percent against reducing taxes across the board, even if it increases the deficit;
51 - 38 percent against restarting the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines;
60 - 37 percent against building the wall on the Mexican border, with 65 - 33 percent against the wall if the U.S. must pay for it;
76 - 18 percent against lowering taxes on the wealthy;
50 - 43 percent against lowering taxes on businesses and corporations;
54 - 34 percent against removing regulations on businesses and corporations;
63 - 27 percent against removing specific regulations intended to combat climate change;
54 - 43 percent against repealing the Affordable Care Act.

With the arguable exception of the wall along the Mexican border, none of this has anything to do with racism, sexism, or homophobia.  Americans do not want to make great sacrifices on behalf of a mere 2% of the American population for vague promises of prosperity so long as they do not ask who gets it.  

[The_Doctor]

The Donald is a moron who continues to flail around and damage the conservative movement by aping a chimpanzee swinging from tree to tree. He is going to end up the singularly greatest recruiting propaganda for the Left that will exist for the next 50 years.

Well done, GOP!

[Tender Branson]

I'm like 90% sure this poll is an outlier, also based on the approvals which are ca. 20% underwater.

[Rjjr77]

Sample skews heavily democrat. 1.36 dems for every 1 republican. Income over 100k is also oversampled.

[Virginiá]

Sample skews heavily democrat. 1.36 dems for every 1 republican. Income over 100k is also oversampled.

A lot of those are opposed by double digit margins. Reducing the party gap wouldn't increase the popularity that much.

[Rjjr77]

Sample skews heavily democrat. 1.36 dems for every 1 republican. Income over 100k is also oversampled.

A lot of those are opposed by double digit margins. Reducing the party gap wouldn't increase the popularity that much.

.36 is a pretty big party gap, it would absolutely affect the poll.

The whole sample seems out of whack, poll looks to be an outlier.

[JA]

And yet we have a President Trump, a Republican Senate, and a Republican House. So either this poll is very wrong or Democrats are even more incompetent than I imagined.

[Chief Justice Keef]

Hey, Democrats, here's your platform for 2018.

[Absentee Voting Ghost of Ruin]

And yet we have a President Trump, a Republucan Senate, and a Republican House. So either this poll is very wrong or Democrats are even more incompetent than I imagined.

Gerrymandering, the influence of money and opinion-shaping, a poorly educated public, and yes the Dems are probably more incompetent than we can imagine. (They lost to Trump! That's proof of some pretty big incompetence right there.)

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

I stand with the American people (except on the The Wall^TM and absurd conspiratorial investigations)

[pbrower2a]

Donald Trump: the Bait-and-Switch President.

[Fight for Trump]

Donald Trump: the Bait-and-Switch President.

i.e. exactly the same as the last 5 presidents.

[pbrower2a]

Donald Trump: the Bait-and-Switch President.

i.e. exactly the same as the last 5 presidents.

Do you mean that Reagan wasn't?

[DavidB.]

None of this is relevant for the next four years. Elections have consequences.

[Fight for Trump]

Donald Trump: the Bait-and-Switch President.

i.e. exactly the same as the last 5 presidents.

Do you mean that Reagan wasn't?

Reagan was the worst in this regard.

[Rjjr77]

And yet we have a President Trump, a Republucan Senate, and a Republican House. So either this poll is very wrong or Democrats are even more incompetent than I imagined.

Gerrymandering, the influence of money and opinion-shaping, a poorly educated public, and yes the Dems are probably more incompetent than we can imagine. (They lost to Trump! That's proof of some pretty big incompetence right there.)

Gerrymandering gets a lot of pull on here, but it really isn't that bad, one of the things that hurts democrats with district draws is the minority-majority requirements

[Since I'm the mad scientist proclaimed by myself]

Sample skews heavily democrat. 1.36 dems for every 1 republican. Income over 100k is also oversampled.

A lot of those are opposed by double digit margins. Reducing the party gap wouldn't increase the popularity that much.

.36 is a pretty big party gap, it would absolutely affect the poll.

The whole sample seems out of whack, poll looks to be an outlier.

But are registered dems and registered reps actually balanced IRL?

[Virginiá]

.36 is a pretty big party gap, it would absolutely affect the poll.

The whole sample seems out of whack, poll looks to be an outlier.

I wasn't implying it would have no effect. Party identification usually skews more Democratic, and so my post assumed a smaller gap but still not even.

Gerrymandering gets a lot of pull on here, but it really isn't that bad, one of the things that hurts democrats with district draws is the minority-majority requirements

It's a number of things hurting Democrats. VRA districts, natural packing, incumbency (for now), and gerrymandering all play a part. Getting fair maps in the midwest/rustbelt and select other states could still give back to Democrats a meaningful number of seats, though. It is much easier to obtain a House majority if you are only 12 - 15 seats in the hole and not 24 - 30.