- A recent poll reveals that many of Donald Trump’s voters have reservations about his tariff policies, especially those targeting China.
- Only half of Trump voters surveyed believe that his tariffs on China will ultimately benefit US companies.
- Roughly one in four Trump voters expressed concerns that the tariffs are damaging the US’s ability to negotiate trade agreements with other nations.
- Trump’s supporters are nearly evenly split on whether he should require Congressional approval to impose tariffs or if he should possess the sole authority.
- While 46 per cent of Trump voters support tariffs on China even if they lead to higher domestic prices, a quarter of them also think these tariffs are detrimental to US companies.
Are we still pretending that voter sentiment is a concern?
I’m not. The next phase of Trumpism won’t need votes from citizens, only from Congress…
He made it clear pre-election that that was his intention.
Even in an authoritarian regime, popularity still matters. Political scientists estimate that governments are in danger when at least 3.5% of the population is in the streets. The No Kings protests reached about 2%, and his popularity is still going down. If he were smart, he’d be extremely worried about that.
3.5% for a sustained protest posting several days. Unfortunately, we’re nowhere near that yet.