Poll finds Republican tax cut remains unpopular
Source: Wall Stree Journal via Marketwatch
More people view the Republican tax overhaul as a bad idea than a good one, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll has found, but Americans see the GOP as better equipped than Democrats to handle taxes, trade and other economic issues.
The result is a mixed bag for the Republican Party, which has been hoping to battle political headwinds in the midterm elections by promoting the tax cut that Congress approved four months ago and by celebrating improvements in the economy. The poll also found that Americans see the Democratic Party as better able than the GOP to handle other prominent policy issues, including sexual harassment, health care and gun violence.
As the midterm campaign heats up, Republicans have aimed to make a central campaign issue of the tax cut, which passed with no Democratic support and was signed by President Donald Trump in December.
Ever since its enactment, the tax plan has been more unpopular than popular, Journal/NBC News polls found. Republicans hoped that would change after the law began to take effect, as more money showed up in paychecks and Republicans did more to explain the benefits. The new poll found that 27% of respondents thought the law was a good idea, while 36% thought it was a bad idea. Opinion split largely along party lines, but even among Republicans support was far from unanimous: 56% of Republicans thought the law was a good idea.
Read more: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/poll-finds-republican-tax-cut-remains-unpopular-2018-04-16
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In light of their continual attacks on President Obama on budgets. They can’t run from an almost decade of propaganda.
I believe our party’s strategy of repealing and replacing the tax bill will work well during the midterm elections and also when we get back Congress. So here’s to a blue tsunami this fall!
How the hell do people recognize the "tax cut" is a scam, but still trust the RePutins to handle taxes? WTF?
Not a coincidence I'm sure.
The richies I know are drooling all over themselves bragging about all of the money they have, now more than ever!
They don't give a damn about the deficit. All they care about is ME ME ME ME ME ME ME!!!!! Greedy SOBs the lot of 'em IMO!! I've heard, "Oh goody! I now have all the money I will need for the rest of my life!". I kid you not! Sickening! 
Americans see the GOP as better equipped than Democrats to handle taxes, trade and other economic issues.
I read an article a few weeks ago about farmers concern over the trade tariffs. One said he probably wouldn't vote for Trump again, but he wouldn't commit to vote for a dem, either. The author of the article stated that dems are good at policy but terrible at politics & I thought, "Damn! He hit the nail on the head with that observation."
There is a huge segment of republicans who would rather not vote than vote for a democrat. This is what the dems are up against, & dem leadership seems to be completely oblivious to it. For 35+ years, rural America has been brainwashed by the likes of Limbaugh & Fox to think it's the dems fault that things aren't as rosy as they used to be, because the libtards gave all the nice things to the uppity women, minorities, & gays.
The dems have dropped the ball on marketing. I wish dem leadership would have read George Lakoff's book, "Moral Politics" back when it came out. Lakoff asserts that people are emotionally attached to their political views. It's not good enough to say, "Hey, our policies will be better for you. Here's our platform page–check it out." You have to appeal to them emotionally, too. The repubs know this & come up with slogans like No Child Left Behind. Clean Skies, Healthy Forests. They don't care that they aren't truthful, the slogans appeal to people. What do the dems have? A Better Deal.
An example: The GOP frequently call the dems "tax & spend dems." Why don't the dems ever counter with "tax cut & spend republicans?" That phrase should be as common as the tax & spend phrase, by now, but it isn't.
The dems better sharpen their marketing game, cuz with all the shenanigans in our electoral process, they are going to need bigger & bigger turnout & margins, to beat the rigged system.
