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Trump voters discontented? So far that's not what polls say.
The Christian Science Monitor ^ | April 18, 2017 | Peter Grier

Posted on 04/18/2017 3:01:36 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

President Trump’s rocky first months in office haven’t much bothered his voters. At least, not yet.

Yes, there have been lots of stories from the Rust Belt about stirrings of discontent among the Trump faithful. But those are mostly anecdotal and so far data – meaning polls – don’t back that thesis up.

For instance, in a big new Pew Research survey fully 92 percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents say Mr. Trump has done as well or better than they expected. Only 7 percent say he’s done worse.

What this means is that Trump’s base remains intact. In turn, his ability to lead and pressure the GOP-controlled Congress probably does too. After all, Congress as a whole is less popular than he is. House Speaker Paul Ryan’s job approval rating, in that same Pew poll, is an abysmal 29 percent. That low number could damage Representative Ryan’s ability to drive any upcoming tax reform effort.

But Republicans haven’t yet become a populist-tinged Party of Trump. Chaos matters. The administration’s flopped travel ban is still stuck in the courts. Obamacare remains, stubbornly, unrepealed. Tax reform is receding into the distance. Trump’s GOP backing might dwindle as well....

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TOPICS: Issues; Polls; State and Local
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To: Hugin

I have no information on whether Assad’s regime ever attacked ISIS or their affiliates.


21 posted on 04/18/2017 4:56:13 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Not disappointed in Trump.

If we're in same spot in six months, it won't be Trump that gets blamed.

22 posted on 04/18/2017 5:09:30 PM PDT by gogeo (When your life is based on a false premise...you are indeed insane.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Thing about the Syrian civil war is that there ARE no ‘good guys.’


23 posted on 04/18/2017 6:52:04 PM PDT by Luircin (Dancing in the streets! Time to DRAIN THE SWAMP!)
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