Poll: Majority Say Trump Not Tough Enough on Russia, Rarely Tells Truth
A new poll by
More than seven in ten Americans (72%) trust the assessment of the CIA and the FBI that
There is a strong gender gap in Trump's overall rating. Half of men approve of the job he's doing, while 62 percent of women disapprove. In fact, 57 percent of suburban women STRONGLY disapprove of him. That gender gap is also evident on foreign policy with nearly half (46&) of men saying he's bolstering the
Top of mind when it comes to the consequences of
Read More analysis from NPR HERE (https://www.npr.org/2018/07/25/632109122/npr-pbs-newshour-marist-poll-americans-dont-think-trump-is-tough-enough-on-russi)
You can also view the full survey HERE (http://maristpoll.marist.edu/npr-pbs-newshour-marist-poll-results-july-2018/)
All results are attributable to
Key Findings:
* 64% don't think Trump's been tough enough on
* 53% don't think Trump's been above board in his dealings with
* 69% believe
* 63% believe
* 57% believe it's likely or very likely
* 72% trust the assessment of the CIA and the FBI that
* 45% believe Putin should be treated as an enemy, 44% believe he should be considered an ally.
* 59% of Americans think it is better to build relationships with
Mueller probe
* 46% of Americans say the Mueller probe is fair, 32% say it's been unfair. 50% of
* 68% of Americans say Mueller should finish the investigation, and 17% think he should be fired. 60% of
* 59% say the FBI is doing its job and not biased against Trump administration.
* 33% of Americans view Mueller favorably and 30% unfavorably. 37% either never heard of him or unsure how to rate him.
Trump
* 39% approve of the job
* 50% of men approve of the job Trump is doing, 39% disapprove
* 30% of women approve of the job Trump is doing, 62% disapprove. 57% of suburban women strongly disapprove of Trump
* 41% of Americans have a favorable view of Trump, 54% have an unfavorable view.
* 61% don't think Trump is honest (tells the truth only some of the time, hardly ever or never). 36% say he's truthful at least most of the time
* 56% think Trump tells the truth less often than past presidents, including 60% of independents who say so.
* 60% say they're embarrassed by Trump's behavior.
Foreign policy
* 46% of Americans think Trump's actions at the latest
* 54% of Americans think Trump has weakened the
* 63% of women think he's weakened the
Economy
* 46% of Americans say Trump has strengthened the US economy, 40% say he has weakened it.
* 49% say the direction Trump is taking the economy is change for the better. (Highest since inaugurated).
Election
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* 47% of registered voters nationally say they are more likely to vote for the Democrat in their district than the Republican (40%).
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* 46% of Americans say their impression of Trump makes them more likely to vote for
* 60% of voters under 30 years old support the Democratic candidate in a generic ballot, 29% support a Republican.
Kavanaugh
* Kavanaugh is not a real factor in people's voting, except among activists. There's a real lack of consensus on Kavanaugh with people split on whether they'd vote more likely for a candidate who supports (31%) or opposes Kavanaugh (33%). 29% said he made no difference in their vote.
* Voting for someone who supports Kavanaugh is slightly more important to
Abortion
* 41% of Americans think Roe v. Wade should either be overturned (17%), or it should be kept but with more restrictions (24%). 36% say Roe v. Wade should either be kept but with fewer restrictions (15%) or expanded to allow an abortion under any circumstance (21%).
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