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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPoll shows Trump appears to be losing core voters with nonstop tweets, rhetoric, antics
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan (AP) Jill Mott doesn't like the tweets. The hard line on the border is too hard. And when asked whether she will vote for President Donald Trump a second time, she lets out a long, deep sigh.
"That is the question," said Mott, a Republican from suburban Detroit.
In her moment of hesitancy, Mott is the portrait of a small, but significant slice of voters poised to wield considerable influence in the 2020 presidential campaign. They are the 18% of voters who described themselves as only "somewhat" approving of the president.
It's a group whose backing for Trump is most tenuous and whose reservations about his personality and his policies reveal warning signs for Republicans, perhaps even more so as he dug in on his demand for a U.S.-Mexico border wall, leading to a budget impasse with Congress that has shut down the government around Christmas.
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"How he presents himself is the biggest issue," said Mott, a 52-year-old occupational therapist, who addressed her concerns this past week during a break from Christmas shopping outside the Gucci store at the Somerset Collection luxury mall. She also worries about the president's fiery approach to immigration.
"I understand what he's going for trying to keep out criminal activity," Mott said, pointing to Trump's rhetoric about a caravan of Latin American migrants seeking asylum at the U.S. border. "However, I think he could do much better in showing concern for these people, offering short-term help."
https://www.businessinsider.com/poll-shows-trump-appears-to-be-losing-somewhat-supporters-with-antics-2018-12
empedocles
(15,751 posts)Seems reasonable. Some would just tire of trump somewhat, like entertainers, tend to fade. Some get irritated by one of trump's many nasty comments. Some start to fear trump's erratic behaviors.
A general weakening of support in some 'con sectors may be happening.
BeyondGeography
(39,284 posts)A moment of hesitancy...Sheesh. These people are exhausting.
CountAllVotes
(20,854 posts)stock market losses.
Merlot
(9,696 posts)They are ok with kids in cages, tax breaks for really rich people, no environmental standards, etc. As long as these explicitly obviously mean policies are delivered so as to offer some cover from responsibility they are ok. Just put a nice bow on it please.
lilactime
(657 posts)guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)solid 22-25% for Trump and the rest is all in the Polling Metrics. Pollsters are in it to make a buck,and in that lies the real story. Got to keep the client happy.
tavernier
(12,322 posts)up to 40 percent. They still want that horse race for their ratings.
lindysalsagal
(20,444 posts)That is their only problem with him.