AP Poll: Trump Lacks Mandate on Top Priorities

Monday, January 20, 2025

Though Donald Trump claims an "unprecedented and powerful mandate" upon taking office, an Associated Press-NORC Center poll finds that he lacks public support for many of his highest priorities. A majority in the poll oppose pardoning the 1,500 Jan. 6 insurrectionists convicted of crimes, oppose imposing tariffs on foreign goods and oppose withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement.

Posted by retort at 12:19 PM | 25 COMMENTS | permalink

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Ahh, back to polling. Did they bother to ask "Latinx" people this time?

#1 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2025-01-20 12:40 PM

Polls are for people who think their opinion matters. After noon eastern time today it no longer does, unless those people are billionaires ...

#2 | Posted by catdog at 2025-01-20 03:26 PM

Designating "terrorist" allows bypassing Congress to executive order "wars".

#3 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2025-01-20 03:39 PM

Designating "terrorist" allows bypassing Congress to executive order "wars".

#3 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2025-01-20 03:39 PM | Reply

What'd we designate Vietnam?

#4 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2025-01-20 04:06 PM

As if polls or the will of the people matter anymore.

#5 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-01-20 04:08 PM

He never had a mandate to begin with. No polling is necessary to reach that conclusion.

#6 | Posted by jpw at 2025-01-20 04:23 PM

Designating "terrorist" allows bypassing Congress to executive order "wars".
#3 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2025-01-20 03:39 PM | Reply
What'd we designate Vietnam?
#4 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2025-01-20 04:06 PM

Mexico?

#7 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2025-01-20 04:25 PM

False, he has the mandate

#8 | Posted by THEBULL at 2025-01-21 05:03 AM

He never had a mandate to begin with. No polling is necessary to reach that conclusion.

#6 | Posted by jpw at 2025-01-20 04:23 PM | Reply | Flag:
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Sorry to burst your bubble but he won the electoral, the popular, was responsible for majorities in the house and senate and has a majority in the SC. The people voted for that. So you can stamp your feet and hold your nose and have more hissy fits but it's a mandate.

#9 | Posted by fishpaw at 2025-01-21 09:50 AM

Posted by fishpaw at 2025-01-21 09:50 AM | Reply

Trump won by only 1.6% over Kamala. That's NOT a mandate. Please do try again.

#10 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-01-21 10:30 AM

The highest percentage went to "didn't vote at all", at 36%.

Fishpaw isn't very bright

#11 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-01-21 10:31 AM

Oh and he only received 22% of the US Population. That's NOT a mandate either.

#12 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-01-21 10:32 AM

No one voted for the cabal that ran the country for last four years in Joe's mental absence.

#13 | Posted by visitor_ at 2025-01-21 10:41 AM

No mandate no honeymoon no cooperation with traitors.

Good luck ruling with hate and fear.

#14 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-01-21 11:20 AM

The people voted for that.

It wasn't "the people" you idiot.

Trump voters account for 22% of the populace. He didn't get the majority of votes. His margin of victory was only 1.6%. His electoral win is minuscule compared to any election prior to 2016 with the exception of GWB's wins.

No. Any way you look at it, the election shows nothing more than an extremely divided nation.

#15 | Posted by jpw at 2025-01-21 11:47 AM

I'll use that logic the next time a Democrat becomes president.

#16 | Posted by visitor_ at 2025-01-21 02:42 PM

You're a ------- retarded moron.

#17 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-01-21 03:49 PM

I'll use that logic the next time a Democrat becomes president.

#16 | POSTED BY VISITOR_

If it's by the same margins Trump won by, go for it.

You won't have to say it to me, though, since I won't be claiming a mandate.

#18 | Posted by jpw at 2025-01-21 04:02 PM

What does mandate mean?

How does this give the President special legal powers?

What are those powers?

Are people just upset that he's using the term?

Such a strange argument.

#19 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-01-21 04:25 PM

What does mandate mean?

It's when two men go out to dinner together.

#20 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-01-21 04:31 PM

Are people just upset that he's using the term?

Such a strange argument.

#19 | Posted by oneironaut

You're being obtuse.

#21 | Posted by jpw at 2025-01-21 07:13 PM

He has the WH, Congress, the senate and the SC yet Libs want to tell us they have the power. You f-in lost, but you keep believing you didn't. Lol

#22 | Posted by fishpaw at 2025-01-21 07:19 PM

He has 2 or 3 seat advantage in a totally dysfunctional Republican House, and Jeffries just barely containing his grin at terrorizing them on the House floor.

#23 | Posted by Corky at 2025-01-21 07:39 PM

#22 might be one of the stupidest people I've ever interacted with.

#24 | Posted by jpw at 2025-01-22 10:39 AM

I've never accepted the concept of a mandate.

campaigning well or campaigning poorly and simply said....a campaign strategy is what leads to the election results.

It's not about how to govern. It's not about how a specific campaign issue is to be pushed more than another....or at all.

The same obstruction and political challenges exist following a close presidential election as does a not so close presidential election.

It's not an excuse to push something and expect congress to step aside because of a "mandate".

#25 | Posted by eberly at 2025-01-22 10:43 AM

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