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FiveThirtyEight Politics

What Americans Think About Trump's Plans

FiveThirtyEight Politics

ABC News

Politics, News

4.620.5K Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

President Donald Trump begins his second term as one of the least popular presidents in modern polling history. Yet, many of his policies — such as those surrounding DEI programs and immigration — are more popular than ever. What do Americans want from Trump’s second term? The crew delves into this question, exploring thermostatic public opinion, Trump’s strategy of testing the waters on key issues and the nuances of question wording. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:40.7

You and every other politician.

0:42.7

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0:43.5

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0:45.5

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1:00.3

Hello? Hello and welcome to the 538 politics podcast.

1:06.5

I'm Galen Drook, and what do Americans want from President Trump's second term?

1:12.9

On one hand, Trump begins earning similar superlatives to his first term. On the cusp of taking office, he was the least popular president-elect in the modern polling era. On the other hand,

1:19.2

unlike in 2017, many of his core policy proposals are popular. So are Americans on board with

1:26.5

the agenda, even if they aren't totally on board

1:29.3

with the man himself? That's the topic of our good or bad use of polling a question for today.

1:35.7

Polling Americans' views on policy questions can be tricky, and question wording and context

1:41.2

matter a lot. Given the differing responses you can get on questions about,

1:46.4

say, diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, what is the best use of polling when asking

1:52.1

Americans about policy? And later in the show, we're going to talk about immigration. It's another

1:57.1

area where Americans' views are nuanced and context-dependent, but overall supportive of Trump.

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