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Business Insider
19 hours ago
- Politics
- Business Insider
Americans are hungry for a third party — but not one created by Elon Musk
Several new polls suggest that Elon Musk is repelling potential third-party voters. While many Americans are open to a third party, far fewer are interested in one created by Musk. The polling also found that Musk's party would draw more support from the GOP than the Democrats. People have complained about America's two-party system for decades, and many voters say they would consider supporting a third party — as long as Elon Musk wasn't involved. New polling suggests that potential third-party voters aren't interested in what Musk's"America Party" may be offering, and the Tesla CEO might be the problem. Three polls released this week found the same general pattern. According to YouGov, 45% of Americans believe a third party is necessary, but just 11% would consider joining a Musk-founded party. Per Quinnipiac University, 49% of Americans say they would consider joining a third party, while just 17% say they're interested in one created by Musk. A CNN poll found that 63% of Americans would favor a third party, a figure that drops to just 25% when Musk is involved. All three polls included more than 1,000 respondents and were conducted in early to mid-July. The aversion to Musk-led party may be driven in part by independent voters, according to Quinnipiac. 75% of independents say they would consider joining a third party, a figure that drops to just 22% when the question is about a Musk-formed party. It's also driven by Democratic-leaning voters' distaste for Musk, whose past political alliance with President Donald Trump and creation of DOGE sharply polarized the left against him. According to Quinnipac, 39% of registered Democrats say they would consider joining a third party, while just 6% are interested in Musk's hypothetical party. That also indicates that a Musk-created party would draw more from the right than the left. YouGov found a similar pattern to Quinnipiac, with 15% of Republicans saying they'd consider supporting a Musk-founded third party while just 6% of Democrats said the same. The world's richest man first floated the idea of forming a third party as Republicans in Congress worked to pass the "Big Beautiful Bill," a sprawling piece of legislation at the center of Trump's domestic agenda. Musk objected to the bill's impact on the deficit, as well as the scaling back of renewable energy subsidies and tax credits. Weeks after his relationship with Trump exploded in an epic feud and after the bill made it to Trump's desk, Musk declared that he would move forward with forming the party. It's been about two weeks since then, and Musk has yet to take more formal steps to actually establish a new political party. It also remains unclear exactly what the party's platform would be, though deficit reduction would likely be a key focus.
Sky News AU
2 days ago
- Politics
- Sky News AU
Democrat approval crashes to record low in new poll
Centre of the American Experiment President John Hinderaker has slammed Democrat voters who want their representatives to be 'more extreme' and 'farther left'. According to a Quinnipiac poll, only 19 per cent of registered voters approve of the way Democrats are handling their job in Congress. 'I think the reason why that number is so extraordinarily low is that many Democrats don't approve of congressional Democrats because they want them to be more extreme, farther left, [and to] fight the Trump administration harder.'
The Herald Scotland
2 days ago
- Politics
- The Herald Scotland
Trump team's handling of Epstein case? Poll shows most disapprove
Just 17% of registered voters gave the Trump administration a thumbs up when asked about the Epstein fallout versus 63% who gave them a thumbs down. The president is working overtime to smother the divide, expressing bewilderment and anger at his supporters' fixation on the Epstein case. "I don't understand it, why they would be so interested," Trump told reporters on July 15. "He's dead for a long time. He was never a big factor in terms of life. I don't understand what the interest or what the fascination is. I really don't." On July 16 the president lashed out on Truth Social over what he called the "Jeffrey Epstein hoax," railing at "my PAST supporters have bought into this 'bulls***,' hook, line, and sinker." The Quinnipiac poll shows an almost even split among GOP voters, however, with 40% approving compared to 36% disapproving, with another 24% saying they don't have an opinion. Democrats and independents overwhelmingly have expressed displeasure, with 83% and 71% disapproving, respectively. Bondi takes more of the Epstein blame The idea that there was a massive cover up of child sex trafficking involving powerful people in the Epstein case, became an article of faith among Make America Great Again figures that Trump and his closest associates stoked. "I am on every list, except the Epstein list, we haven't heard anything about that one in a while," Donald Trump, Jr. said at a Turning Point Action event last year. "It's almost like they're trying to protect those pedophiles for some reason, I can't imagine why," he added. But now MAGA voices are turning their skepticism toward Trump officials, questioning their motives and demanding more disclosures in a case steeped in misinformation and conspiracy theories. "There's a debate going on about who's pure MAGA, it's a sort of a purity test and when you have a lot of extremists in the coalition they're going to demand that someone - a major player, a major faction or wing of the coalition - is also pure or true to the cause," Matthew Dallek, a historian and professor of political management at George Washington University, told USA TODAY. There has been a particular anger among right-wing activists at Attorney General Pam Bondi. Asked how Bondi is handling her job, 32% of voters said they approve compared to 53% who disapprove, the Quinnipiac poll found. Other officials close to the fallout aren't seeing the same type of backlash. FBI Director Kash Patel, for instance, has about 36% of voters approving of his job versus 47% who disapprove while Dan Bongino, the bureau's deputy director, has 34% approval rating compared to a 41% disapproval rating. Patel and Bongino, prior to joining the administration, were voluble in their uncompromising view that Epstein had trafficked minors to elite figures and that there was a cover-up. Both have now insisted the case is closed. But Bondi has been under an intense microscope after the attorney general indicated there was an Epstein client list and invited right-wing influencers to the White House to get more information on the convicted sex offender.
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Miami Herald
2 days ago
- Business
- Miami Herald
Is the American Dream still attainable? Here's what voters said in a new poll
For generations, the American Dream has been the belief that anyone in the U.S., regardless of their background, can achieve success through hard work and perseverance. But, new polling reveals that many Americans doubt the dream remains achievable in today's world. In the latest Quinnipiac University survey, respondents were asked, 'Which comes closer to your line of thinking: the American dream is alive and well or the American dream is not attainable?' A plurality of respondents, 50%, said the dream is not attainable, while 43% said it is alive and well. An additional 7% said they did not know. When the results were broken down by partisan affiliation, a massive divide emerged. The vast majority of Republicans, 79%, said the American Dream — a catchphrase first popularized in 1931 amidst the Great Depression — is still within reach. Meanwhile, 78% of Democrats said it is not. Independents were more evenly split, with 51% describing it as unattainable and 41% saying it is alive and well. 'Is the sun setting on the American Dream? Overall, voters have their concerns, though Republicans have a far rosier view,' Tim Malloy, a Quinnipiac analyst, concluded in the poll. The poll sampled 1,290 registered voters July 10 to 14 and has a margin of error of 2.7 percentage points. The results come in contrast to other recent surveys, which have found greater belief that the American Dream can still be realized. For example, in a July Ipsos poll, 56% of respondents disagreed with the statement that the dream 'isn't attainable for someone like me.' Forty-four percent said they agreed. And, in a July 2024 Pew Research Center survey, 53% of respondents said the dream 'is still possible for people to achieve,' while 41% said it 'was once possible for people to achieve.'
Politico
2 days ago
- Politics
- Politico
Trump's base problem: Republicans are divided on how he's handling Epstein
Last week's anticlimactic joint FBI-DOJ report drew immediate backlash from MAGA voices as Trump supporters, who had been pushing for a dramatic reveal, began to splinter, with the president scrambling to downplay the entire case. Trump addressed the commotion over the Epstein files in a lengthy Truth Social post on Wednesday in which he lashed out at his own supporters, claiming that Democrats' 'new SCAM is what we will forever call the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax, and my PAST supporters have bought into this 'bullshit,' hook, line, and sinker.' Despite Trump's repeated attempts to slough it off as a Democrat-pushed 'hoax,' the Epstein saga shows no sign of receding from some of his supporters' memories. Far-right activist Laura Loomer told POLITICO Wednesday that if Trump doesn't act swiftly, the Epstein debacle threatens to 'consume his presidency.' 'Obviously, this is not a complete hoax given the fact that Ghislaine Maxwell is currently serving 20 years in prison in Florida for her crimes and activities with Jeffrey Epstein, who we know is a convicted sexual predator,' Loomer said. Trump has also repeatedly stood by Attorney General Pam Bondi, who has weathered significant backlash over her agency's approach to the Epstein files as well as her own attempts to dodge questions about the case. 'She's done very good,' Trump said in the Oval Office Wednesday. 'She says I gave you all the credible information, and if she finds any more credible information, she'll give that too. What more can she do than that?' But Americans' view of Bondi — and FBI Director and Deputy Director Kash Patel and Dan Bongino — isn't so rosy. Bondi received a 32 percent approval rating from respondents to Quinnipiac's poll, while 53 percent said they disapproved and 15 percent did not offer an opinion. Patel and Bongino received 36 percent approval and 34 percent approval, respectively. Forty-seven percent of people said they disapproved of Patel's work thus far, and 17 percent did not share an opinion, while 41 percent of respondents said they disapproved of Bongino's work and 26 did not offer an opinion. Quinnipiac surveyed 1,290 self-identified registered voters between July 10-14, with a margin of error of +/- 2.7 percentage points; Reuters/Ipsos' poll surveyed 1,027 American adults between July 14-15, with a margin of error of about 3 percentage points; and the CNN/SSRS poll surveyed 1,057 American adults between July 10-13, with a margin of error of +/- 3.5 percentage points. Answers among smaller subgroups have a higher margin of error.
