Americans oppose border wall funding

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BY REBECCA SAVRANSKY - 04/06/17 12:17 PM EDT

... A survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that 58 percent of Americans oppose new spending for the border wall, while just 28 percent support it. Along party lines, 86 percent of Democrats oppose new spending for the wall, as do 57 percent of independents ...

... Sixty-four percent of Americans oppose decreased spending on scientific and medical research and just 19 percent support it.

A majority of Americans, 52 percent, also oppose funding decreases for spending on the environment and combating climate change ...

The poll was conducted from March 23 to 27 among 1,110 adults. The margin of error is 4 percentage points ...

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/327609-poll-voters-oppose-trump-border-wall-funding

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1. Key findings from the latest poll

By Emily Swanson
ASSOCIATED PRESS APRIL 06, 2017

... Republicans favor funding the wall by a 54 percent to 26 percent margin ...

https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2017/04/06/here-are-some-key-findings-from-latest-poll-trump-budget/wqZoeLa4bhAlsDsoAzOMWP/story.html

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2. More Bad Polls After Failed Health Reform Effort

APR 6, 2017 @ 07:32 AM
Bruce Japsen , CONTRIBUTOR

... Gallup said the Affordable Care Act now has majority support among the public for the first time. Gallup said 55% of Americans support the ACA, which is up from 42% following Trump’s electoral college victory ...

Just 31% of doctor practices are positive about their business prospects compared to 45% before Trump’s inauguration, the Medical Group Management Association said of its survey of more than 1,100 physicians and executives who manage practices. Meanwhile, 44% of doctor practices are unsure about the Trump administration’s impact on their business prospects compared to nearly 34% who were unsure on Inauguration day ...

A new survey conducted by the University of Maryland’s Program for Public Consultation showed 64% of registered voters favor expanding Medicaid under the ACA, including those in the 19 states that haven’t expanded such health insurance for the poor. And in states where lawmakers or governors have blocked expansion, 62% of voters favor it ...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucejapsen/2017/04/06/more-bad-polls-for-trump-after-failed-health-reform-effort/#8d671e445586

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3. We're a Mercerocracy, governed by the Mercers and Breitbart. Who cares what the people want?