Most polls give you interesting topline numbers such as “53% of Americans Approve of Donald Trump’s Performance in Office.”
That’s an interesting data point, but until you dig into the numbers and only if the right questions are asked do you get much of a sense of what issues are driving the numbers.
YouGov’s latest poll did something interesting: they asked how much people trust Trump to deal with issues of importance to them, and the results tell you quite a bit.
Scott Rasmussen of RMG Research sent this along to me, although it is not his poll. You know somebody is a data geek when they point you to work done by their competitors! Thanks Scott!
The only exceptions are transgender issues where voters are evenly divided and LGBTQ issues where 51% do not trust him at all (but 49% do).
— Scott Rasmussen (@ScottWRasmussen) February 16, 2025
This suggests that @realDonaldTrump has picked his enemies well in the early days. He has put D's in the position of having to defend illegal immigrants and the federal bureaucracy. More than 80% of voters consistenly say illegal immigration is bad for America. 60% believe the…
— Scott Rasmussen (@ScottWRasmussen) February 16, 2025
It’s an interesting poll because it shows that Americans have a pretty sophisticated view of Trump. While they trust him to address most of the issues they care deeply about, other questions show that they do so despite not having a particularly elevated view of him personally. In other words, they don’t have to LIKE the guy doing a good job for them, they just want the job done right. […]
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