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Polls Show "One Big Beautiful Bill" is Most Unpopular Legislation in Decades, Angering Voters

The Ring of FireAugust 22, 20254 min153,120 views
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Unprecedented Unpopularity of "One Big Beautiful Bill"

  • 📊 New polling data from multiple outlets (NBC, CBS, Fox, Pew, Gallup) confirms that Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" is the least popular piece of legislation in decades.
  • 📈 CNN's data guru Harry Enten found that since 1990, no other major piece of legislation has been as unpopular, with the bill polling at minus 17 points compared to Obamacare's minus 8.
  • 🎯 Net favorability for the bill ranges from minus 19 to minus 22 points according to CNN, CBS, and Fox News, with Pew at minus 14 and the Wall Street Journal at minus 10.

Independent Voters Express Strong Disapproval

  • 🔑 Among independent voters, who are crucial in deciding election outcomes, 69% disapprove of the bill, with only 30% approving.
  • ⚠️ This strong disapproval from a key demographic indicates significant voter anger towards Republican actions.

Declining Approval for Trump and Republican Party

  • 📉 Donald Trump's personal approval rating has fallen into the 30s, his lowest ever, and his handling of issues continues to worsen.
  • ⚡ The American public is broadly expressing dislike for everything coming from the Republican party and Donald Trump.

Republican Strategies to Retain Power

  • 🗳️ The widespread unpopularity explains why Republicans, led by Trump, are actively trying to "steal" the 2026 midterms through tactics like gerrymandering and restricting voting methods.
  • 🚫 Changes proposed include eliminating mail-in voting and early voting, shifting to a single voting day, despite these methods being popular among Republican voters.
  • ⚖️ The speaker argues that Republicans know they cannot win on policy alone due to its unpopularity, thus resorting to manipulating election rules.
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