Poll: 31 percent of Republicans think their party backs the American Rescue Plan

[applegrove]

Poll: 31 percent of Republicans think their party backs the American Rescue Plan

Republicans are trying to claim credit for stimulus — and some voters are primed to believe them.

By Li [e-mail]  Mar 22, 2021, 1:50pm EDT

https://www.vox.com/2021/3/22/22337988/poll-republicans-american-rescue-plan-roger-wicker

"SNIP.....

Earlier this month, Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) posted a jarring tweet: After being one of 49 Republican senators who voted against the American Rescue Plan (ARP), he proudly boasted that the pandemic relief it provided would be coming soon.

“Independent restaurant operators have won $28.6 billion worth of targeted relief,” Wicker wrote in his post. “This funding will ensure small businesses can survive the pandemic by helping to adapt their operations and keep their employees on the payroll.”

.......

As Vox’s Aaron Rupar explained, Wicker did advocate for restaurant aid, and introduced a bipartisan amendment alongside Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) that guaranteed this funding. However, he still voted against passage of the final bill, prompting immediate backlash for this tweet. Many called him out for trying to take credit on something he not only didn’t support, but that his party actively lobbied against. In the final vote, 50 Senate Democrats backed the bill, while 49 Republicans opposed it, since one GOP member was absent.

Messaging like Wicker’s, though, might just work to muddle how some people perceive his support for the legislation.

.....SNIP"

[ffr]

1. Which is right on par with the % who belive the T---- is still president.