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New from our latest @UMassAmherst@UMassPoll. We can't even agree about America's big 2-5-0!
Ahead of the US’ 250th Anniversary, New UMass Poll Gauges Views on the Nation and ‘What Makes Us American’ : UMass Amherst https://t.co/Q0titiGtVU
...When it comes to public opinion, economic concerns usually dominate, and Americans’ harshly negative views of Trump’s economic leadership are a major cause of his declining poll numbers.”
...Tariffs were supposed to be one of Trump’s signature issues, but they are a public relations disaster with almost two out of three Americans (64%) giving him a negative grade...
Tariffs were supposed to be one of Trump’s signature issues, but they are a public relations disaster with almost two out of three Americans (64%) giving him a negative grade.”
Americans grade Trump harshly on the most prominent issues facing the country, especially on bread-and-butter economic issues. Seventy-one percent say Trump is not handling inflation well and 61% say he’s not handling the issue of jobs well.
“...In the face of these poll results, Trump may have to reconsider his campaign promise to conduct the ‘largest deportation program in American history’ or risk alienating a public increasingly weary of his harsh solutions to the problem of undocumented immigration.”
“According to our polling, 6 in 10 Americans believe that President Trump has not handled immigration well, a dramatic reversal from April 2025, when half of Americans viewed Trump’s handling of the issue of immigration positively,” Nteta says....
“What is surprising, and of likely grave concern to the White House, are the dips in support from the very groups that helped Trump take back the presidency in 2024,” says Tatishe Nteta, provost professor of political science and poll director.
New data from a national #UMassPoll highlights a notable shift in public opinion.
The findings point to sharp declines in approval among:
• Men and working-class Americans
• African Americans
• Moderates (-18 points)
• Independents (-13 points)
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