Republicans need to go to reconciliation with Pope Leo for these cuts

Nothing good happens after midnight… and that includes the major cuts to Medicaid that Republicans in the House just passed after an all-nighter on the Hill. If you saw Sinners, it makes sense why they can’t seem to conduct any of their official business during the daylight.

Billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid? Check. Tax breaks for the richest 1% of Americans? Check. A cringeworthy name that sounds like the world’s worst tongue twister? Check!

When asked about specific government programs that could be cut as part of the GOP reconciliation plan, a majority of voters want to see funding increased or kept at the same level for all programs tested. The strongest support for funding increases is for Meals on Wheels, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and free or reduced school lunch. For each program tested, less than 25% of voters support funding cuts.

But while the GOP reconciliation plan is likely to contain hundreds of billions of dollars in Medicaid cuts, just 59% of voters believe Republicans are likely to cut Medicaid, even as only 10% support these cuts.



Fittingly, for a bill so poorly designed it looks like a college freshman’s AI-written homework (and let’s be honest, they probably did use ChatGPT to write it), the reconciliation bill also includes a random provision that would ban states from regulating AI for the next 10 years. 

This proposal has net opposition from voters across party lines, including 59% of Democrats, 61% of Independents, and 49% of Republicans. Because clearly we need Congress to preserve your aunt’s Studio Ghibli AI photos of her cat that she keeps posting on Facebook. Thank you, Mike Johnson!

Read the full poll here.

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A SNAP judgment from voters

Republicans in Congress are currently considering a budget package that would make substantial cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the federal program that provides assistance to millions of low-income individuals and families to help supplement their grocery budgets. At this rate, Make America Healthy Again should just be renamed Make America Hungry Again.

Our polling model finds that in every congressional district in the U.S., less than 15% of voters support cuts to SNAP.



While we’re on the topic of food, we really need to have a conversation about the crimes Republicans are committing against American culinary tradition. I mean, have you seen John Cornyn’s brisket? Or Scott Walker’s veggie pizza? Or Trump’s preference for steak with ketchup? If we’re talking about taking away food from Americans, we know where to start.

Read the full poll here.


Voters to Trump: Ceasefire Now.

It’s hard to believe that we’re at a place where influencers like Theo Von articulate what many Americans are feeling about Israel’s genocide in Gaza better than our Democratic leaders. Can we please recruit Ms. Rachel to run for office in 2028?

On May 18, Israel launched a new military escalation into Gaza, beginning with airstrikes and followed by a ground operation. In our survey, we find that a majority of voters (51%), including a majority of Independent voters (56%), say they are opposed to Israel launching this military escalation. Meanwhile, around 1 in 3 voters (33%) are supportive.



With Trump now in office, it’s impossible to say what an end to the war could look like, with Netanyahu and Trump pushing to “permanently resettle” the Palestinians living there. But we now find a record-high level of support for the U.S. calling for a permanent ceasefire and de-escalation of violence in Gaza, largely driven by an increase in Republican support during Trump’s presidency.

Read the full poll here.



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