Pelosi Pummeled As A Majority Of Americans Now Support Trump Tax Cuts
by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
Tue, 02/20/2018
For the first time since President Trump signed it into law late last year, the Republican tax-reform plan has more supporters than opponents, according to the New York Times.
The law’s increasing popularity, which is likely tied to the fact that workers are beginning to see the withholding savings materialize in their paychecks, is also buoying Republicans’ chances during the upcoming 2018 midterm elections, which were previously expected to be a rout for the party, which controls both houses of Congress – but holds only a one-vote majority in the Senate. It also follows a multimillion-dollar effort to convince consumers of the law’s benefits.
And, in another sentence we bet you never thought you’d read in the New York Times, the paper admits that the law’s growing popularity is eroding the Democrats’ lead in election polling for 2018. Dozens of Republican lawmakers opted to announce their retirement last year instead of face a difficult reelection campaign, but at least a few of them – including Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker – are reportedly reconsidering that decision.
While most of the law’s newfound supporting is coming from Republicans, the tax bill is winning over more Democrats than many of Trump’s other, more controversial, policies. Support for the law remains low among Democrats, but it has doubled in the past month. Democrats’ approval of the tax bill is twice as high as their approval of Trump.
Overall, 51% of Americans approve of the law, while 46% disapprove. By comparison, approval was 37% in December.
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