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- Declining Confidence in Trump, Lower Job Ratings for Congressional Leaders
- Public less confident in Trump’s handling of matters at home and abroad
- Declining job ratings for both parties’ congressional leaders
- Confidence in Trump, Republicans and Democrats on tax policy
- Fewer view the budget deficit as a ‘very serious problem’ than in 2010, 2011
- Democrats lead on several issues; public is divided on which party can better handle economy, deficit
- Majorities in most demographic groups disapprove of Trump’s job performance
- About two-thirds of Republicans say Trump represents core GOP principles
- Since spring, decline in confidence in Trump to handle several aspects of job
- In both parties, confidence in Trump’s ability to work with Congress decreases
- Most Republicans say GOP is divided; Democrats see united Democratic Party
- Low ratings for both Republican and Democratic congressional leaders
- Drop in partisans’ approval of their own party’s congressional leaders
- Democratic Party now has edge over GOP on taxes
- On foreign policy, immigration, Democrats continue to have advantage
- Democrats preferred over GOP on health care, environment, abortion
- Majority of Americans say federal tax system is unfai
- Republicans and Democrats take similar views of fairness of tax system
- Partisans differ on impact of lowering taxes for corporations
- Most high-income Republicans say corporate tax cuts would lead to growth
- Public has intense views – more negative than positive – about Trump’s decision making on tax policy
- Budget deficit is seen as less of a problem than in 2011
- Declining shares in both parties say budget deficit is a very serious problem
- Public increasingly pessimistic about reducing the federal budget deficit
- Public less confident in Trump’s handling of matters at home and abroad
- Partisans differ on impact of lowering taxes for corporations
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