A national Cygnal poll shows more voters trust Republicans than Democrats in Congress despite negative news coverage surrounding the GOP and President Donald Trump.
Both Trump and House Republicans outpace Democrats on the economy (R+2), cost of living (R+2), illegal immigration (R+25), crime and public safety (R+13), cutting waste/spending (R+18), and foreign affairs (R+2). Married women (8%), union members (10%), and Hispanics (4%) also swung to the GOP since April.
“Right now, voters trust Republicans more on the central issues like inflation and immigration, and the Democrat Party’s brand is at a low point,” Pollster John Rogers said. “It is clear that key voter groups feel like Congressional Democrats aren’t speaking to their priorities. Forty-three percent of swing voters say inflation or government spending and waste should be the top priority for Congress, while only eight percent of swing voters think Congress should be focused on threats to democracy.”
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“Democrats aren’t connecting with the average voter. Fighting oligarchy is an abstraction, arguing for open borders is a losing message across the board, and neither addresses inflation and the economy.”
When it comes to the economy, the poll did indicate that voters want the president to start focusing more on lowering prices. Fifty-two percent of voters said President Trump should focus the most on reducing the costs of living. No other issue comes even half as close with cutting wasteful spending reaching 21%, bringing jobs back to America receiving 18%, securing the border coming in at 18%, and deporting dangerous illegals also at 18%.
It also revealed most voters support Trump on trade, with 58% supporting his attempts to renegotiate trade deals with foreign countries, including 63% of swing voters. Additionally, 48% of voters support increasing tariffs on China as a way to force better trading terms for the United States.
The President isn’t just getting support when it comes to trade. Most voter groups are fine with the Trump administration aggressively pressing its case in court, but most voters think the federal courts have a legitimate role to play as umpires in the political arena. Many Americans seem to believe the courts are abusing their power to hurt his administration. Fifty-two percent say the federal courts’ injunctions against the Trump administration represent impartial oversight, while 40% think the courts are trying to undermine the White House.
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