As President Donald Trump revealed this week that 14 countries will face steep economic tariffs come August 1, a new poll funded by Catawba College’s Center for North Carolina Politics & Public Service finds many are questioning the president’s decision-making capabilities.
The poll of more than 1,000 North Carolinians conducted by YouGov, found that 46 percent of those surveyed lack confidence in the decisions the president has made regarding tariffs. Forty-one percent expressed confidence in Trump’s decisions.
Among self-identifying Republicans, 75 percent expressed confidence in Trump’s decision-making on tariffs. But for Democrats it was exactly the opposite — 75 percent expressing no confidence. For Independent voters, 53 percent expressed a lack of confidence in the president’s decisions about his tariff policies, with fewer than one-third (31 percent) expressing confidence.
On inflation and the cost of living, 40% expressed confidence in Trump’s decision-making with 46% saying they were not too confident or not at all confident. Predictably, those who identified as Republicans were more willing to support the president on the economy, Democrats less so. Among Independents, 57% said they were not confident in the Trump administration.
Trump found support in the Catawba-YouGov poll for his handling of immigration. Eighty-seven percent of Republicans were confident in Trump’s immigration policies, compared to 72% of Democrats who did not favor the decisions the president has made regarding immigration.
Last week, Trump toured a detention center in the Florida Everglades that has been dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.” The facility is viewed as a cost-effective solution for detaining undocumented immigrants facing deportation. Critics say the camp that can house up to 3,000 immigrants is unsanitary, and places those being held at great risk.
Prof. Michael Bitzer (Courtesy photo)Again, the new poll underscores that North Carolina remains a purple state with voters split on how the president is moving forward in executing his agenda.
“So many of the topics garnered very close margins of those who expressed confidence versus those with a lack of confidence in the president’s ability to make decisions in his first six months in office,” said Dr. Michael Bitzer, director of the Center and professor of politics and history at Catawba College.
“While barely twenty percent of self-identified Democrats expressed confidence on any of the policies or issues asked, at least two-thirds of Republicans expressed confidence.”
Two areas where even Republican offered lower confidence scores in Trump’s decisions: defying court orders and bringing the nation together.
When it came to defying court orders, 61 percent of Republicans expressed confidence in Trump’s decision-making. As for and bringing the nation together, just 63 percent of Republicans had confidence the president would be able to accomplish that. Collectively, factoring in North Carolina Democrats and Independents, only one-third were confident Trump could unite the nation.
Source: Catawba-YouGov poll.Dr. Bitzer joins NC Newsline this weekend on News & Views with Rob Schofield to discuss more of the findings from the Catawba-YouGov poll.
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