- 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?
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.
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.