While the Biden Administration asserts that Americans are ready for “a once in a lifetime, once in a generation investment in America’s infrastructure,” recent polling on the $2T “American Jobs Plan package suggests Americans are much more ambivalent.
Support for the proposed legislation ranges from a high of 64 percent in a New York Times/SurveyMonkey poll to a low of 36 percent in the CNBC/All America Economic survey. Quinnipiac and Reuters/Ipsos both pegged support for the plan in the mid-40’s (44 percent and 45 percent respectively), while an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist survey showed more robust support for the American Jobs Plan at 54 percent. …
It’s clear that Biden believes he has a mandate for getting big programs into law. What’s not yet clear is if voters are on the same page. But, there’s a reason he’s moving fast. With the bill still relatively popular — but softly defined, Democrats can’t afford to give Republicans time to gin up distrust of the legislation. CONTINUED
Amy Walter, Cook Political Report