By a narrow margin, more voters think Puerto Rico should become a state than think it should stay a territory. According to the latest Fox News Poll, 41 percent say Puerto Rico should become the 51st star on the flag. … The increase in support for statehood comes as Puerto […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Was it tweet storms or hurricanes? Trump’s job approval has hit a low
Was it the tweet storms or the hurricanes? Something hit President Trump’s numbers. His personal ratings have deteriorated and his job approval has hit a low. Thirty-eight percent of voters approve of the job Trump is doing in a new Fox News poll, down from 42 percent last month. At […] Read more »
Post-Maria, Trump’s approval rating on hurricanes down 20 points
President Donald Trump’s approval rating for handling the federal government’s response to recent hurricanes has dropped 20 points in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. CONT. Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Read more »
Most Americans Say Puerto Ricans Are Not Yet Getting the Help They Need After Hurricane Maria
As President Trump threatens to scale back the federal response to help Puerto Rico recover from Hurricane Maria, most Americans say that Puerto Ricans affected by Hurricane Maria are not yet getting the help they need (62%), and about half say that the federal government has been too slow to […] Read more »
Puerto Ricans are a surging, outraged political force in Florida in the aftermath of Maria
… In interviews over the past week, local residents and storm refugees have expressed dismay at the slow pace of aid to Puerto Rico and have derided President Trump as callous in word and deed. That could bring political ramifications here in the nation’s largest swing state, where more than […] Read more »
AP-NORC Poll: Low marks for Trump’s Puerto Rico response
Americans are more likely to disapprove than approve of President Donald Trump’s handling of the Puerto Rico hurricane relief effort. According to a poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, just 32 percent approve of how Trump is handling disaster relief in the U.S. territory, while 49 […] Read more »