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Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Elon University Poll: Americans fear a constitutional crisis
President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on Jan. 20, 2025. (Photo by) A majority of Americans fear a constitutional crisis is developing from the ongoing conflicts between the Trump Administration and the courts, according to a national survey released Thursday by the Elon University Poll. Since the beginning of his second term, Trump has worked to concentrate power, signing 130 executive orders so far. Critics are challenging some of those orders as unconstitutional. The policy journal Just Security had documented 206 legal challenges against Trump administration actions as of April 22, the Elon press release noted. Forty-six percent of Elon poll respondents said the president has too much power compared to the other branches of government, while 38% said he has the right amount, and 5% said he had too little. There's a partisan split in the responses, with 79% of Democrats saying the president had too much power, and 67% of Republicans saying he has the right amount. A slim majority of independents said he has too much power. Sixty-seven percent of those surveyed said they were concerned about 'a situation in which the executive branch and the courts strongly disagree over their constitutional powers and neither side backs down—creating a crisis over who has the final say.' A majority, 54%, said the executive branch should not have the authority to ignore or override court rulings. The partisan breakdown on that question was 78% of Democrats, 53% of independents, and 33% of Republicans saying the executive branch should not have the authority to ignore the courts. The poll found Trump's approval rating slipping, with 41% approving of the job he's doing and 47% disapproving. That compares with a 45% approval to 41% disapproval rating from the February poll. Opinions on Trump's executive orders: Opinions on federal court rulings: The national survey of 1,000 American adults was administered by YouGov from April 10-17. It has a 3.58 percentage point margin of error.
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
New poll: North Carolinians don't support major cuts to federal agencies targeted by Trump, Musk
North Carolinians gathered in early March at the State Capitol to voice their disapproval of the Trump administration's dismantling of federal departments and the indiscriminate termination of government workers. (Photo: Clayton Henkel/NC Newsline) A new poll by Elon University finds that North Carolinians do not support the major cutbacks at 14 federal agencies targeted by the Trump administration and led by Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Rather respondents voiced support for only minor reductions or no changes at all. For the U.S. Department of Education, one third (33%) of those surveyed said they favored increased funding, compared with 25% who favor elimination or major reductions at the department. Asked about the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 35% of those polled said they would support more funding for the agency compared with only 10% who favor major reductions. The poll of 800 North Carolinians also found little support for major reductions or the elimination of NOAA (National Weather Service), the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Defense Department, Department of Justice, Centers for Disease Control, Department of the Interior, National Institutes of Health and the FBI. 'Though polls have found for decades that the public is skeptical about the overall federal bureaucracy, we are not finding unified support for budget cuts when it comes to specific parts of the bureaucracy,' said Elon University poll director Jason Husser in a release. 'For functions like Veteran Affairs, we are finding a large majority of people in the key swing state of North Carolina wanting to see funding maintained or increased. Society is experiencing the disconnect between a desire to see less federal spending in the abstract and the reality that many of the agencies and departments are engaged in work that is broadly popular.' While Republicans generally viewed these cuts more favorably than Democrats, 44% of those questioned in the latest Elon University Poll believe the reduction in federal spending and federal employees and the elimination of research grants will have a very or somewhat negative impact in North Carolina. That compares with 34% who expect the loss of federal resources to have a positive impact. Proposed funding cuts by the Trump administration would in fact have a significant financial impact on North Carolina's universities and research centers. Society is experiencing the disconnect between a desire to see less federal spending in the abstract and the reality that many of the agencies and departments are engaged in work that is broadly popular.' – Elon University Poll director Jason Husser The poll also offers some insight into whether North Carolinians believe the motives claimed by Musk and the DOGE team for their actions. More than half (51%) expressed a general distrust that Musk is working in the best interests of the public in promoting government efficiency. Forty percent voiced support for Musk's DOGE team. On a separate question, one-half (50%) of North Carolinians said they supported Attorney General Jeff Jackson's decision to join attorneys general from 18 other states in filing a lawsuit to stop DOGE from accessing U.S. Treasury Department records that contain personal information on millions of Americans. In February, Jackson joined lawsuits against the federal government over the potential exposure of North Carolinians' personal information to Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency. 'The court recognized this federal overreach for what it is – a violation of federal law and a threat to people's privacy and security,' said Jackson in winning a temporary restraining order. Republicans in the North Carolina General Assembly have been working this session to further block Jackson from challenging President Donald Trump's executive orders. On Monday, a federal judge blocked Musk's team from accessing data at the Education Department, the Treasury Department and at the Office of Personnel Management. Read more from the latest Elon University poll.
Yahoo
06-03-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Consumers anticipate tariffs will lead to higher prices, poll says
President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 4, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Vice President J.D. Vance and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, applaud behind. (Photo by) Even before President Donald Trump announced 25% tariffs on nearly all goods from Mexico and Canada, a majority of Americans said prices would go up for U.S. consumers as a result, according to an Elon University Poll. In a national poll of 1,101 people conducted from Feb. 6-11, 81% of respondents said tariffs would lead to increased prices, with 45% expecting significant increases. Half the respondents said tariffs would hurt small businesses. About two-thirds of respondents said U.S. producers will suffer because of higher costs to import parts and materials. In addition to the tariffs on Mexico and Canada. Trump added a 10% tariff on imports from China on Tuesday, on top of the 10% tariffs announced in February. In response, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced $100 billion in tariffs on American goods, the Associated Press reported. China said it would add tariffs of up to 15% on US agricultural products, NBC News reported. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum left open the possibility of retaliatory tariffs. On Wednesday, Trump would put a one-month pause tariffs on cars from Canada and Mexico. Elon University Poll results showed distinct partisan differences among respondents. While 66% of Democrats said tariffs would significantly increase prices, only 19% of Republicans said the same. Fifty-four percent of independents said prices would go up significantly. While 76% of Republicans said tariffs would lead to more jobs in the United States, only 22% of Democrats said that was likely or very likely to happen. The poll had a margin of error of 3.51 percentage points.
