Most Voters Welcome Trump’s Outreach to Congressional Democrats

Despite their failure to advance President Trump’s agenda, congressional Republicans aren’t happy about his outreach to Democrats in the House and Senate, but most voters think it’s a great idea.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 66% of Likely U.S. Voters say it is good for the country if Trump works with congressional Democrats to advance his agenda. Just 13% think the bipartisan cooperation is bad for the country, while 21% are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)

Only 19% believe the president should continue to rely on congressional Republicans to pass his agenda. That’s down from 29% in early April. Sixty-five percent (65%) now feel he should reach out more to Democrats in Congress for help versus 58% who felt that way five months ago. Sixteen percent (16%) are not sure.

Republicans (72%) are even more enthusiastic about the president working with congressional Democrats than Democrats (62%) and voters not affiliated with either major party (63%) are.

vhttp://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/september_2017/most_voters_welcome_trump_s_outreach_to_congressional_democrats


Looks like Americans want to solve problems instead of play politics.

This seems like a good thing to me.

The sea change is here.

 

Of course most voters think it's a good idea. Most voters are not partisan hacks. Most of us want the two parties to work together.

 

I have to say, with the failures of Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell, I can't blame Trump. I despise the Swamp Creatures on both sides, but the Democratic swamp actually knows how to get some things done. President's need accomplishments and McConnell is working against Trump with Ryan's assistance.

I would not blame Trump if the Republicans fail on Tax Reform, if he takes the (R) away from his name and replaces it with an (I).

 

I disagree. Reaching across the aisle and bi-partisanship are highly overrated in reality but none-the-less are the chic and in thing to support. Nothing much good can be achieved with deals made with one's avowed enemy. Trump is not doing himself any favors by trampling all over his base and his campaign promises. He should tell Pelosi and Schumer to shove it and beat the crap out of Ryan and McConnell. But he won't -- his top priority is still closing a deal...... any deal presumably.

 

He had dinner with Pelosi last night. Now that's above and beyond the call of duty. ~shudder~

 

Well he's a populist there to make deals.

But as usual he is doing it in a clever way.

See, the risks Trump takes by working with dems (potentially alienating his base, though I don't see it as likely) are just as great if not more so with dems. They have spent the last 9 months saying he's Hitler but now they are working with him.

At the same time, it buts the never Trumpers in congress in a tight spot. Many are facing re election and will have to come out one way or another before this fall.

Trump holds the high ground and even moderates see him trying to unify congress.

 

The deal he is working on with Schmur and Pelosi is real close to Jeb Bush's position, at least as DACA is concerned. This is not what he promised and what his base voted for.
To Democrats "working with" means doing it their way, but in the end Trump won't get their approval in any case. Hypothetically let's say Trump gives them DACA and they agree to build a wall. If Democrats regain the house, no matter how congenial everybody has been, articles of impeachment will be drawn up by Jan 15, 2019.

 

Looks like America has abandoned fiscal restraint, conservatism, rule of law, religion and all hope.

Doom.

 

The sky is falling.

 

Except many "Americans" are optimistic, hopeful, and pleased with the abandoned fiscal restraint, conservatism, rule of law, and religion.

 

100% correct . Never trust a Democrat! By doing so Trump gives his base the bird.

 

While I can agree to some extent on working across the aisle, I can't forget how it turned out for Reagans Amnesty. Sounds like round 2 to me. These Democrats are totally against things like Walls and Sovereign borders. Sanctuary Cities are full of people like Pelosi and Schumer. They will never be onboard with Trumps agendas in that regard. Sure they'll play nice to get what they want, but I can't see them delivering when Trump wants his.

IMO, He should have played hardball with DACA, and given them that in exchange for the Wall. Then if they refused DACA and those Dreamers could blame them.

 

...has fallen.

 

So never trust Trump, a closeted Dem.

The man is filth.

 

Learn from history or repeat.

Amnesty is doom. There is no limiting principle to the most straightforward bill UNLESS:

Birthright citizenship is ended

Chain migration is ended

Welfare is withdrawn 100%

And this will never happen. The Chamber of Commerce GOPe and the Dem scum conspire to keep America weak.

 

Says the party that trusted Hillary Clinton. Hah!

 

I know you won't grok this but I'll say it for the others here.

You can find Trump repulsive, amoral filth AND be a conservative.

 

Ouch. Fair enough.

 

This is the problem. "Avowed enemies".

They are not enemies. They are americans with differing viewpoints. And after 8 ****ing years of Democrats not reaching across the aisle it's rerfreshing to see Trump do it so openly.

 

Chuck Schumer is not a closeted Dem.

 

If there is a political party whose number one objective is to remove the president from office in any manner possible then that party is an avowed enemy.

 

Now comeon. Yeah she has had a billion dollars of plastic surgery but Trump is a fat, out of shape pig. In the most real of world they would certainly desearve each other at least on a physical scale. Intellectually on the other hand she is still functioning while Trump is suffering increasingly severe dementia.

 

It is a good idea.

The POTUS needs to put in a good-faith effort to deal with everyone in government, regardless of their political affiliation.

Of course, it won't work when dealing with Democrats.

What it does is just expose them even more for what they are, and whose interests the DNC is invested in, and it isn't American citizens.

 

That decision is up to Congress, which is who Trump gave it to.

 

Trump sells out and you think it's a good thing?