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Shut Down for What
We’ve now entered week two of the government shutdown, and if you look closely, we’re pretty sure you can see Chuck Schumer scratching tally marks into the wall of the Senate chamber like the Count of Monte Cristo.
In case you’re part of the 5% of voters who have heard “nothing at all” about the government shutdown, we’ll catch you up to speed — earlier this year, Republicans made devastating cuts to health care subsidies that are going to increase insurance premiums by more than 100%.
Now, they’re refusing to come to the table to negotiate with Democrats, who are trying to get those health care cuts reversed and reopen the government. Unfortunately, trying to make a deal with Trump feels like trying to argue with your three-year-old who keeps putting his fingers in his ears and yelling, “No!”
Our latest polling with Groundwork Collaborative finds that by a +19 point margin, voters agree that Democrats should only vote for a spending bill that reverses Republican health care cuts, even if that means the government shutdown continues.
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We continue to find that more voters blame Republicans (44%) than Democrats (34%) for the ongoing government shutdown, while 20% blame both equally.
Man, between defending unpopular health care cuts and covering up the Epstein files, Speaker Mike Johnson has really got his hands busy these past few days. Maybe he should spend less time worrying about whether Bad Bunny “appeals to a broader audience” and more time worrying about appealing to anyone but billionaires and Epstein’s close personal friends.
See the full crosstabs here.
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Here are some other highlights from DFP this week:
“It does not say RSVP on the Statue of Liberty!”
One of the greatest things about the United States — besides our deep love for ice in our coffee and Dolly Parton — has been our nation’s refugee program. Our resettlement program is one of the largest in the world, welcoming more than 3 million people to the U.S. since 1975 and providing a safe home for those fleeing violence and persecution at home.
In January, Trump froze the refugee program, and this month, his administration has indicated that they will drastically lower the cap on refugee admissions, from 125,000 to 7,500. In our polling with Refugees International and Refugee Advocacy Lab, we find that nearly seven in ten voters (69%) say they support the U.S. having a refugee program, including 79% of Democrats, 68% of Independents, and 59% of Republicans.
Voters also oppose the U.S. deporting individuals who entered the U.S. legally on humanitarian grounds. And 65% of voters oppose deporting immigrants to countries they have never lived in.
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Trump’s actions are not only unpopular — they put immigrants at risk. And as much as we wish we could put Trump on an iceberg and float him out to sea, his actions only underscore the importance of having a humane immigration and refugee system that protects people from being put in harm's way.
Read the full poll here.
The Times, They Are a-Changin'
We generally like to keep this newsletter light and sarcastic, but there’s absolutely nothing funny about the past two years of genocide in Gaza. This week marked two years since the October 7 massacre of Israelis by Hamas, and since then, we’ve witnessed and funded Israel’s slaughtering of more than 67,000 Palestinians in Gaza. With an initial agreement for the first phase of a ceasefire finally in place — something that strong majorities of voters have consistently supported for the past two years — many are finally feeling a sense of hope that this brutal war may come to an end.
Previous Data for Progress polling has found that nearly half of voters overall — and a clear majority of Democrats — now say that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
As the provider of billions of dollars in aid and weapons to Israel, the U.S. can ensure that our country is not providing material support to human rights violations. Our new poll finds that 55% of voters support the Block the Bombs Act, which would prohibit the U.S. from selling large bombs and heavy artillery to Israel.
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So far, the Block the Bombs Act has 54 cosponsors (including the support of the entire Congressional Progressive Caucus). That adds up to about 23% of the House Democratic caucus, which is less than 67% — the percentage of Democrats overall who support this bill. 🤔
If the past two years have shown us anything, it’s that voters are not willing to look past human rights violations funded by their tax dollars. Peace in Gaza is still not assured, and voters are saying that enough is enough.
See the full crosstabs here.
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