Focus group: Trump supporters like liberal proposals but still love Trump

[brooklynite]

Axios

Some of President Trump's supporters in Sioux City, Iowa love liberal populist proposals. They just don't love the 2020 Democrats as the messengers.

Between the lines: A focus group of swing voters — all of whom voted for Trump in 2016 — strongly supported a student loan debt plan that would cancel up to $50,000 in student debt for people whose families make less than $100,000 per year. (That's Elizabeth Warren's proposal, though her name wasn't mentioned in the question.)

They also want to tax American corporations, specifically big banks, to pay for Trump's infrastructure plans.

This was the main takeaway from the Engagious/FPG focus group of swing voters I watched last week, which included 11 voters who supported Barack Obama and then Trump. All but one said they would re-elect Trump if it were him versus Hillary Clinton again.

[Freethinker65]

1. Hillary is not running again. What a stupid question to poll.

Perhaps they should have asked if there was any circumstance they would vote for a Democrat over Trump.

[uponit7771]

8. +1

[ck4829]

2. Trump voters would be for universal healthcare, minimum income, free college, etc. if they could...

only figure out a way to make sure the liberals, immigrants, minorities, single mothers, gays, Muslims, and Je-Globalists don't get those things.

[CatMor]

3. I find it hard to believe ...

these voters supported Obama and then voted for trump and would re-elect trump. It doesn't make sense so how many people lie in these polls.

[standingtall]

5. I do not believe that 11 people in that group voted for Obama

I do believe however that they like liberal economic policies. They probably vote for republicans, because their anti-gay marriage,anti-abortion and may even have a touch of racism.

[uponit7771]

6. K&R, Trump is their defender against the Non-Wight Walkers & all that they bring

[Takket]

7. Not surprising

Remember the Kentucky voters who RAGED against the ACA and demanded Obama not take away their KYNECT (spell?) marketplace plan? They had no idea KYNECT and the ACA were the same thing.

This is what we have to deal with

[Guilded Lilly]

9. Stupidity or Hate...or both. Very tough opponents. n/t

[walkingman]

10. I think you nailed it.