President Trump and congressional Republicans begin their drive to cut taxes with lackluster public support, according to the new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. The survey shows that just 25 percent call the Trump tax plan a good idea, while 35 percent call it a bad idea. The remaining 40 […] Read more »
More Would Blame Trump, GOP for Higher Health Care Costs
Half of Americans say they will blame President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans if health care costs increase under Obamacare and if more end up losing coverage, according to results from the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, while 37 percent say they would put the blame on former President […] Read more »
Silver Lining in the GOP Gloom
The news seems unrelentingly bad for Republicans these days. … But in the spirit of a Wall Street friend who likes to ask me, “Charlie, if you are wrong, why are you wrong?,” it seems only fair to look around and ask, “Are there any factors that are actually favorable […] Read more »
Trump Has a Big Problem with the Middle of the Electorate
Given all of the focus on President Trump’s political base — and how he’s still holding on to it – our new NBC/WSJ poll sheds light on a less-discussed development: Trump is losing ground with the middle of the country. CONT. Chuck Todd, Mark Murray & Carrie Dann, NBC News Read more »
‘Bedlam Out Here in Arizona’ After Jeff Flake Departs Senate Race
Senator Jeff Flake’s decision to abandon his 2018 re-election campaign in Arizona has thrown open the Senate race there, exposing deep fissures not only on the Republican side where a nationalist insurgency is gunning for the party establishment but also among Democrats contending with a rising left. … Mike Noble, […] Read more »
Trump’s Approval Rating Drops to Lowest Level Yet in New NBC News/WSJ Poll
President Donald Trump’s job approval rating has declined to the lowest point of his presidency, and nearly half of voters want their vote in the 2018 midterms to be a message for more Democrats in Congress to check Trump and congressional Republicans, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal […] Read more »