Quinnipiac 2/23 - Republicans Out Of Step With U.S. Voters On Key Issues

[mobeau69]

Voters support 54 - 38 percent "renegotiating major trade deals with other countries, even if it means paying more for the products you buy" and support 87 - 10 percent increasing federal spending for roads, mass transit and other infrastructure, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh- pe-ack) University Poll finds.

But American voters oppose other measures:
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.

https://poll.qu.edu/national/release-detail?ReleaseID=2432

[Ligyron]

1. I don't get why 43% of Americans want the ACA repealed.

Where do they think they're going to get insurance from?

If is is entirely repealed, even those who get their health insurance at work will no doubt see their co-pays and user premium contributions increase.

Most Americans have no idea how insurance works I guess.

[mobeau69]

7. Because they are brainwashed and dumbfucks to begin with.

[Ligyron]

15. Yeah.

That was a pretty stupid question wasn't it?

If Congress doesn't make Health Insurance better like Trumpy promised (not just cheaper for crappy coverage) they should get tossed out in 2018.

If the folks still haven't finally learned their lesson at that point, I'm seriously thinking of leaving the country. Maybe I'll move to Cali first.

[heaven05]

16. +++

[svpadgham]

10. They don't want the ACA repealed

They want Obamacare repealed.

[coco22]

11. Because they think its obamacare..

Not ACA.

[ProfessorGAC]

2. That First Line Is Oddly Worded

"62 - 31 percent against reducing taxes across the board, even if it increases the deficit;"

The "even if it increases the deficit" is an odd phrase. Reducing taxes across the board will do nothing BUT increase the deficit. So, it that the reason 62% are against it? Or, is it because some people actually believe that taking in less money will make the deficit go down?

[Trumpdumper]

4. Yes, very odd

A more logical phrasing would be " ...
against reducing tax rates if such a move would increase the deficit."

[progree]

5. I think they made a bad attempt to summarize question 49 and its results

49. Do you support or oppose reducing taxes across the board, even if it means increasing the deficit?
31% support, 62% oppose

which is still awkwardly worded.

(the subdemographic breakdowns are interesting as always)

https://poll.qu.edu/national/release-detail?ReleaseID=2432

[mobeau69]

6. I had to read that line a couple of times also.

It's just poor diction. I think they're saying the majority doesn't support tax cuts across the board regardless if that increases the deficit or not.

[barbtries]

3. and republicans say:

tough shit america.

[StubbornThings]

8. Amazing how many are brainwashed by talking points.

If the Republicans (their team) tells them that everyone's salaries needs to be reduced to fight terrorism and immigration, even if every study or report says otherwise, they would happily agree with it - especially if the Democrats were against it.

[catbyte]

9. But I heard on the news that 82% of Repoublicans approve of the atrocities being committed

I know that only 6% (Who ARE those 6%?) of Democrats approve, but even with that disparity, those numbers still don't make sense.

[mcar]

12. Then why do these voters keep reelecting this idiots?

[CottonBear]

17. 50% of voting age citizens don't vote.

The 50% that do are split between the Republicans and the Democrats with some voting Green or Libertarian.

So, combined with nationwide Republican gerrymandering, less than 25% of the voting age citizens elect and reelect the GOP candidates and incumbents.

[mcar]

19. That's just sad

We should be putting our efforts toward getting people to vote - not trying to change the minds of these unredeemables.

[CottonBear]

20. It is so sad.

We need to reach out to the non-voters and figure out how to motivate them to vote.

We have an almost impossible task because of the Republican anti-voting rights agenda.

They demonize Democratic community organizers & Democratic/liberal GOTV programs. They have passed voter ID laws and made it almost impossible to get IDs, not to mention, the removal of federal voting rights protections in the Southern states.

[bucolic_frolic]

13. Driving the bus in directions the public does not want to go

not usually a good strategy for longevity, which is why they will try
suppression of all types - mental, civil, physical, voting, financial -
in the years ahead

[Botany]

14. But if you can rig the elections like they have been doing does ....

.... this poll even matter?

[Blue_true]

18. Not reducing tax rates doesn't increase the deficit, reducing tax rates will. nt