
Trump’s Agenda Is Even More Popular Than He Is
Trump’s rising favorability and popular agenda could make him even more formidable—if Republicans unite and prioritize governing over infighting
Trump’s popularity could grow because his agenda is more popular than he is. While this sounds counterintuitive, it is just common sense. If Trump successfully implements his agenda, his popular policies’ performance could raise him with them. Congressional Republicans should heed this because both Trump and his policies are more popular than they are.
From any perspective, Donald Trump is the most popular Republican in 20 years. His popular vote victory is Republicans’ first since George W. Bush’s in 2004 and his 74.2 million votes received is the most ever by a Republican. This was the third consecutive election where he increased his percentage of the popular vote—even FDR did not do that.
During his time on the presidential stage, Trump has dramatically increased his favorability with the public. Yes, as of January 7, his overall rating is still negative, 47.9% to 48.6%. However, his 0.7% deficit is the lowest of any of the national politicians measured by Real Clear Politics’s average.
Astounding is the only word to describe the growth in Trump’s favorability: in July 2015, it was 22.7%; in December 2022, it was 36.6%; and a year ago it was 40.3%. The point is: While Trump’s popularity may seem stagnant—always more unpopular than popular—it is anything but.
As impressive as his popularity growth has been, Trump could grow more popular still. The reason is that his agenda is more popular than he is.
For proof, look at Biden’s job performance rating. On January 7, Biden’s overall disapproval rating was 56.8%. His ratings on specific issues were lower still: on the economy, 58.8%; on foreign policy, 60%; on immigration, 63%; on inflation, 63.8%; and on crime, 58.3%.
Trump ran against Biden, and then Harris, on all these issues. If Trump can turn campaign rhetoric into even a semblance of White House reality, he could reap a potentially significant upside. The “delta” between Trump’s favorability (47.9%) and Biden’s various disapprovals is large—roughly 9 percentage points at least.
If Trump could attain even half that “delta,” he would become even more politically formidable than he already is. With the painful Biden-Harris memory still fresh in most Americans’ minds, and with Democrats’ promised resistance to Trump offering an ongoing reminder, Trump will have stark points of contrast.
Just enjoyed the biggest laugh of the day thanks to this news….
Trump’s campaign garbage truck will be included in his Inauguration Day Parade.
A massive middle finger to the Deep State, the Obama/Biden Department of Injustice, the entire Democrat Party, the SDNY, the RINOs and last but not least the TDS’ers. Enjoy. There’s more to come, much more.
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