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Rasmussen Poll Shows Majority Support Trump’s Travel Ban

... which is different from a government background.”. A report from the Western Journalism Center quoted a statement approving the president’s action from Representative Chris Collins (R-N. Y.), who noted that the temporary immigration ban was simply the fulfillment of Trump’s campaign promise. “President Trump promised to make America safe again and his executive order aims to ensure we know who is entering our country,” Collins said in a statement. “A 90-day pause as we get our Department of Homeland Security back up and running, I don’t see that America would consider that a negative in any way. In fact, it’s a promise to keep America safe,” he added. A January 31 report from Fox 5 News in Atlanta noted that several travelers interviewed while passing through Hartsfield Jackson International Airport said they fully support the president’s mission to keep the country safe. “It’s not a ban on ...

Most Still See Visa Scofflaws As Threat, Want Them Deported

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No, President Trump, Negative Polls Are Not 'fake News

... "This is bizarre behavior. Something is not right," Joaquin Castro, a Democratic congressman from Texas, responded. Another vocal Trump critic, the activist Deray Mc Kesson, tweeted, "'Negative news = fake news' is the beginning of tyranny.". It came on the same morning that one of Trump's friends, Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy, was quoted in The New York Times saying, "I think, in his mind, the success of this is going to be the poll numbers.". Related: Donald Trump bringing his poll denialism to the White House. Throughout his adult life, Trump has cared deeply about various measures of his popularity, including magazine cover appearances, television ratings and rally crowd sizes. But he is starting his presidency with historically low approval ratings and widespread opposition to some of his administration's policies. That's why some observers have expected Trump to try to discredit approval rating polls. On the campaign trail, Trump bragged about polls that were favorable for him, sometimes reading the data aloud during rallies. When the polls turned sour, he made unfounded claims about "crooked polls.". In mid-January, shortly before taking ...

Trump's Approval Rating Steady

... “strongly disapprove,” the poll found. “Voters are more supportive of Trump’s first nominee to the U. S. Supreme Court than they were initially for either of President Obama’s choices,” Rasmussen said in another report, with 86 percent seeing Judge Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation by the U. S. Senate as likely. Rasmussen has a margin of error of 2.5 percentage points and a 95 percent level of confidence. As with predictions of the outcome of the election before Nov. 8, Trump’s approval rating polls might not be entirely accurate, as Politico noted. Related Coverage. Trump Tells People Not to Trust ‘Negative Polls’. “Traditional phone polls that use live interviewers—including some of the most trusted polls in politics and media—report limited support for Trump and the controversial executive orders he’s signed. ...

Daily Presidential Tracking Poll

... in their assessments of the media. While the president’s refugee freeze is tied up in the courts, the State Department has sped up acceptance of newcomers from the Middle Eastern terrorist havens targeted by the freeze. Most voters think that’s making America less safe. How aggressively do voters want to deport those who overstay their visas here. We’ll tell you at 10:30. Most voters support Trump’s plan to halt refugees and visas from certain countries until these newcomers can be properly vetted  to screen out potential terrorists. (More below). The president feels strongly that federal government overregulation is hurting the economy and has signed an executive order mandating that every time a government agency adds a regulation, it needs to cut two others. Most Republicans ...

Democrats Think Muslims Worse Off Here Than Christians Are In Muslim World

... 62% of Likely U. S. Voters believe most Christians living in the Islamic world are treated unfairly because of their religion. Just 17% disagree, while 21% more are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.). These findings have changed little in surveys since early 2015. By comparison, 39% feel most Muslims living in the United States are treated unfairly because of their religion. That’s up from 31% last year and is the highest finding in surveys to date.  A plurality (46%) still believes Muslims are not treated unfairly because of their faith, while 15% more are not sure. Fifty-six percent (56%) of Democrats, however, believe most Muslims in this country are mistreated, a view shared by only 22% of Republicans and 39% of voters not affiliated with either major party. Fewer Democrats (47%) think most Christians are mistreated in the Islamic world, compared to 76% of GOP voters and 64% of unaffiliateds. (Want a free daily email update ? If it's in the news, it's in our polls). Rasmussen Reports updates are also available on Twitter or Facebook. The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on February 2 and 5, 2017 by ...

Most Still Favor Refugee Freeze

... countries from entering the United States for the next four months until there is a better system in place to keep out individuals who are terrorist threats. Forty-three percent (43%) are opposed. (To see survey question wording, click here.). (Want a free daily e-mail update ? If it's in the news, it's in our polls). Rasmussen Reports updates are also available on Twitter or Facebook. The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on January 31-February 1, 2017 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology. in Politics. Rasmussen Reports is a media company specializing in the collection, publication and distribution of public opinion information. We conduct public opinion polls on a variety of topics to inform our audience on events in the news and other topics of interest. To ensure editorial control and independence, we pay for the polls ourselves and generate revenue through the sale of subscriptions, sponsorships, and advertising. Nightly polling on ...

Daily Presidential Tracking Poll

... to the media to hurt the Trump administration. A plurality (47%) of voters believe America’s intelligence agencies have their own political agenda. Nearly half (48%) also believe most reporters are biased against the president.   Only 12% think they are biased for Trump, while 31% feel most reporters try to be fair and balanced. Needless to say, Republicans and Democrats strongly disagree in their assessments of the media. While the president’s refugee freeze is tied up in the courts, the State Department has sped up acceptance of newcomers from the Middle Eastern terrorist havens targeted by the freeze. Most voters think that’s making America less safe. How aggressively do voters want to deport those who overstay their visas here. We’ll tell you at 10:30. Most voters support Trump’s plan to halt refugees and visas from certain countries until these newcomers can be properly vetted  to screen out potential terrorists. (More below). The president feels strongly that federal government overregulation is hurting the economy and has signed an executive order mandating that every time a government agency adds a ...