Populist economic frustration threatens Trump’s strongest case for reelection, Post-ABC poll finds
By Seung Min Kim and Seung Min Kim White House reporter Email Bio Follow Scott Clement Scott Clement Polling director Email Bio Follow April 29 at 6:00 AM President Trump’s strongest case for reelection remains the country’s healthy economy, but the potency of that issue for him is complicated by a widespread belief that the economy mainly benefits people already in power, a Washington Post-ABC News poll finds.
Trump’s own party, meanwhile, appears largely satisfied with the existing economic system. In the Post-ABC poll, nearly two-thirds of Republican voters say the economic system works mainly to benefit all Americans, as opposed to just those in power. Under the Trump presidency, the U.S. economy has faced a spate of positive news, including an unemployment rate that has ticked downward since his inauguration in January 2017. The rate was 4.8 percent then, but that figure now stands at 3.8 percent.
On illegal immigration, 42 percent of voters say Trump’s handling of the issue makes them less likely to reelect him, while 34 percent say it makes them more likely. Twenty-two percent say the issue does not factor in their decision. He vowed to close down the entire border until backing off the threat days later, and Trump has said he is considering sending undocumented immigrants to various sanctuary cities nationwide — a move that his administration has said is costly and legally dubious.
After an unsuccessful attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act marred the first year of his presidency, Trump abruptly announced last month that he wanted to revive that push, much to the dismay of many congressional Republicans. He ditched that effort almost as quickly as he floated it, saying he would rather hold a vote after the November 2020 election.Immigration and health care are also the biggest motivating factors for Democrats.
The poll finds that 30 percent of registered voters say they will definitely support Trump’s reelection bid, while 14 percent say they will consider supporting him.
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