By Dave Workman
Editor-in-Chief
The McLaughlin poll showing much stronger public belief that Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans will better protect the Second Amendment also offered other signals that support for Democrats overall is beginning to wane.
NEW NATIONAL POLL SHOWS VOTERS TRUST GOP TO PROTECT 2A
The McLaughlin survey, taken earlier this month, shows 65.5 percent of Americans believe the United States is on the wrong track, while only 23.5 percent think the country is going in the right direction.
This correlates with a Rasmussen “Right Direction/Wrong Track” survey released earlier this week which showed only 30 percent of likely voters think the nation is going in the right direction while more than double that percentage (61%) said the country is on the wrong track. Rasmussen tracks this issue weekly, and under Joe Biden, the numbers have been bad for more than a year.
The McLaughlin poll also found that if the election for Congress in the respondents’ district were held today, 47.1 percent of voters would support the Republican candidate while 41.6 percent would vote for the Democrat. Interestingly, the breakdown shows slightly stronger GOP leaning than for Democrats.
Among Republican voters, 31.2 percent would “definitely” vote GOP, 9.8 percent would “probably” go Republican and 6.2 percent lean Republican.
Conversely, 27.3 percent would “definitely” vote Democrat, 8.5 percent would “probably” vote Democrat and 5.7 percent lean in that direction.
As reported earlier this week, Americans showed overwhelming support (77%) for political leaders defending the Second Amendment, and 76 percent who say it is important to appoint federal judges who strictly adhere to the Second Amendment. Veteran pollster Jim McLaughlin told TGM via email that 63 percent of voters polled think incoming President Donald Trump “will make it a priority to protect and defend the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding gun owners.”
The new Republican-controlled Congress will open its new session early next month. Trump will be sworn into office on Jan. 20.
