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78% Of Republicans Want To See Trump Run For President In 2024, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Americans Now Split On Border Wall As Opposition Softens

Nearly one year after the 2020 presidential election, a majority of Americans (58 - 35 percent) say they do not want to see Donald Trump run for president in 2024, according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pea-ack) University national poll of adults released today. Democrats say 94 - 4 percent and independents say 58 - 35 percent that they do not want to see Trump run.

Republicans, however, say 78 - 16 percent that they do want to see Trump run for president in 2024, compared to 66 - 30 percent in May.

Just over half of Americans (51 percent) say Trump has had a mainly negative impact on American politics, while 41 percent say he has had a mainly positive impact on American politics.

When it comes to his impact on the Republican party, nearly half of Americans (49 percent) say Trump has had a mainly negative impact, while 43 percent say he has had a mainly positive impact.

About half of Americans (51 percent) think Donald Trump has been undermining democracy since the 2020 presidential election, while 39 percent think he has been protecting democracy.

A slight majority of Americans, 52 - 41 percent, say the country is worse off today than it was a year ago. There are sharp partisan divides. Democrats say 76 - 14 percent that the country is better off, while Republicans say 94 - 5 percent and independents say 56 - 38 percent that the country is worse off today than it was a year ago.

"While a majority of Americans say, 'been there, done that' about Trump, and half feel he has damaged the underpinnings of democracy, support for the former president within the GOP has grown," said Quinnipiac University Polling Analyst Tim Malloy.

JOB APPROVALS

Americans give Joe Biden a negative 37 - 52 percent job approval rating, while 12 percent did not offer an opinion. The number is essentially unchanged from the negative 38 - 53 percent job approval rating he received on October 6th.

In today's poll, among registered voters, Biden receives a negative 40 - 51 percent job approval rating.

Americans give Democrats in Congress a negative 30 - 60 percent job approval rating.

Americans give Republicans in Congress a negative 23 - 65 percent job approval rating.

When asked about their opinion of Joe Biden, 38 percent of Americans say they have a favorable opinion of him, while 50 percent say they have an unfavorable opinion. In May, 49 percent had a favorable opinion, while 42 percent had an unfavorable opinion of him.

When asked about their opinion of Donald Trump, 39 percent of Americans say they have a favorable opinion of him, while 52 percent have an unfavorable opinion. In May, 37 percent had a favorable opinion, while 57 percent had an unfavorable opinion.

MOST URGENT ISSUE

When asked to choose the most urgent issue facing the country today, Americans say the top three are:

  • The economy: 19 percent;
  • COVID-19: 16 percent;
  • Immigration: 14 percent.

Health care is ranked as the most urgent issue by 10 percent of Americans, climate change and election laws by 8 percent of Americans each, racial inequality by 6 percent, national security and the federal debt by 5 percent each, and foreign policy by 2 percent of Americans.

For Republicans, the top three urgent issues are: immigration (28 percent), the economy (24 percent), and the federal debt (10 percent).

For Democrats, the top three urgent issues are: COVID-19 (28 percent), health care (14 percent), and climate change (13 percent).

For independents, the top three urgent issues are: the economy (21 percent), COVID-19 (13 percent), and immigration (13 percent).

"What worries Republicans most does not top the list of Democratic concerns, and vice versa. But for the country as a whole, the state of the economy edges out the pandemic and issues at the border as the matter of greatest concern," added Malloy.

BORDER WALL

Americans are split on building a wall along the border with Mexico as 45 percent support building a wall, while 49 percent oppose it.

Among registered voters, 46 percent support building a wall, while 49 percent oppose it. That is the lowest level of opposition to building a wall along the border with Mexico since November 2016 when the question was first asked by the Quinnipiac University Poll. The highest percentage of voters opposed to building a wall along the border with Mexico was 64 percent in 2017.

"While it is a tossup, there is considerably less opposition to construction of a border wall under the Biden administration than there was when former President Trump made it a strident rallying cry," added Malloy.

JANUARY 6TH

About 6 in 10 Americans (59 - 35 percent) say they consider what happened at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th an attack on the government.

Roughly 4 in 10 Americans (42 percent) think former President Trump bears a lot of responsibility for the storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, while 15 percent think he bears some responsibility, 13 percent think he bears not much responsibility, and 27 percent think he bears none at all.

As a special congressional committee investigates the storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6th and has issued several subpoenas to witnesses as part of its investigation, a majority of Americans (56 percent) say enough is already known about what led to the events of that day, while 40 percent say they want to hear more information about what led to the events of that day.

1,342 U.S. adults nationwide were surveyed from October 15th - 18th with a margin of error of +/- 2.7 percentage points.

The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Doug Schwartz, Ph.D. since 1994, conducts independent, non-partisan national and state polls on politics and issues. Surveys adhere to industry best practices and are based on random samples of adults using random digit dialing with live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones.

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