DOGE Is Very Popular With Americans, New Poll Finds

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Despite a fresh rant by Democratic strategist James Carville that the Trump administration will collapse in the next month, a new poll by Harvard CAPS/Harris released Feb. 24 is nothing short of devastating for the Democrats. Not only that, but the survey shows widespread support for Trump's DOGE efforts, which have been the subject of so much partisan opposition. But does DOGE really cut along party lines? Let's take a look at the poll and find out.

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DOGE Is Very Popular With Americans, New Poll Finds

At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if a survey showed 50% of Americans support taking a kick in the face, so long as they thought that would make Trump happy.

#1 | Posted by censored at 2025-02-25 08:45 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if a survey showed 50% of Americans support taking a kick in the face, so long as they thought that would make Trump happy.

#1 | Posted by censored at 2025-02-25 08:45 PM | Reply | Flag:

I see what you're saying, but the problem is you, like JPW, like to call the majority of the country stupid. For now, I'm on the side that wants the spending reduced in order to bring some resemblance of integrity back. If Trump can't do that, I'll admit I was wrong.

#2 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-25 08:53 PM | Reply

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#3 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-02-25 08:58 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

LauraMohr does that lot, attacking the messenger.

Instead of evaluating the message (i.e., here, that the majority of the US supports Doge, per the Harvard/Harris poll).

#4 | Posted by censored at 2025-02-25 09:39 PM | Reply

To be fair, I don't think DOGE has done anything.

Sure there's been lots of announcement, but I haven't seen proof of the effectiveness of DOGE.

Right now its all smoke and mirrors.

#5 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-02-25 09:44 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

Many Americans are ignorant. Many Americans are hateful. That's why they support DOGE

#6 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-02-25 10:23 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

When is President Leon going to take a look at Defense, the heart of the military-industrial-congressional complex that bleeds and sucks this nation dry?

(It's a rhetorical question.)

#7 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-02-26 06:40 AM | Reply

Shhhh!

Herr Musk gets $8 million a day from those people. It's not like he's going to bite the hand that feeds him.

#8 | Posted by Corky at 2025-02-26 06:46 AM | Reply

Yea ok.

#9 | Posted by fresno500 at 2025-02-26 10:39 AM | Reply

I'm on the side that wants the spending reduced in order to [give tax cuts to billionaires].
#2 | Posted by lfthndthrds

FTFY.

#10 | Posted by censored at 2025-02-26 10:47 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Herr Musk gets $8 million a day from those people. It's not like he's going to bite the hand that feeds him.
#8 | POSTED BY CORKY AT 2025-02-26 06:46 AM |

Don't forget his cut from the $5 million dollar gold/green cards.

#11 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-26 03:24 PM | Reply

I wonder what the result would be if Musk/Trump came out and said all necessary DOGE savings would be used to fund an excellent program of prenatal-to-grave health care.

If only someone could convince Trump he'd be wildly popular with a new demographic.

And that it has an outside chance of moving him off the bottom of the presidential ratings.

#12 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2025-02-26 04:57 PM | Reply

the problem is you, like JPW, like to call the majority of the country stupid.

Idiots like you seem to think 77 million people represents the majority of Americans.

So. Yes. You are stupid.

Keep proving me correct.

For now, I'm on the side that wants the spending reduced in order to bring some resemblance of integrity back.
#2 | POSTED BY LFTHNDTURDS

Whatever you say, you re tar did fkkking moron.

#13 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-26 05:02 PM | Reply

#12 long term there's not enough money on the planet for cradle to grave healthcare.

Maybe that's why musk wants to go to Mars.

#14 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-02-26 05:12 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

#7(It's a rhetorical question.)

Is it ?

DOGE To Confront the DoD Checkbook
www.realcleardefense.com

You aren't a real Dr are you?

I know DrSarvis is from a book, I even quoted the book, you had no idea, just like now.

#15 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-02-26 05:16 PM | Reply

"I'm on the side that wants the spending reduced in order to bring some resemblance of integrity back."

What a riot. Your "side" requires two GIANT lies for membership, regarding J6 and the 2020 election. Some integrity.

But if you actually feel that way, then you've got to be foursquare against the firing of 94% of USAID workers, which had NOTHING to do with integrity, and everything to do with vengeance..

Musk lied and said USAID was paying out exorbitant fees for stars to be photographed with Zelensky. USAID called him out for lying.

Would you like your integrity back?

#16 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-02-26 05:18 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

Whatever you say, you re tar did fkkking moron.

#13 | POSTED BY CLOWNSHACK AT 2025-02-26 05:02 PM |

Take that cucumber from her, re tar did.

#17 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-26 07:37 PM | Reply

-------- the mouth-breathing, covk-suvking FAGAT can go ---- herself.

#18 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-02-26 09:11 PM | Reply

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#19 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-02-26 09:21 PM | Reply

but the problem is you, like JPW, like to rightly call the majority of the country stupid.

Fixed it.

And you're not a majority, dips*(&. Never have been, never will be. That's why your POTUS won by a historically pathetic margin.

For now, I'm on the side that wants the spending reduced in order to bring some resemblance of integrity back. If Trump can't do that, I'll admit I was wrong.

#2 | Posted by lfthndthrds

No, you won't. You'll regurgitate the excuses you're told to regurgitate. How do I know? Because you're all about DOGE even though they're the actual frauds.

#20 | Posted by jpw at 2025-02-27 03:13 AM | Reply

Right now its all smoke and mirrors.

#5 | Posted by oneironaut

Which is the entire point of it.

It's incredible how intentionally obtuse most people are, talking about DOGE as if the stated purpose is the actual purpose...

#21 | Posted by jpw at 2025-02-27 03:14 AM | Reply

i.imgur.com

#22 | Posted by MSgt at 2025-02-27 11:11 AM | Reply

Fact is a majority want to see the size of the country scaled back and a significant reduction in waste. I have no idea if this administration can even come close to pulling it off.

#23 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-02-27 12:05 PM | Reply

"Fact is a majority want to see the size of the country scaled back and a significant reduction in waste."

Is there any polling which substantiates this claim?
You said "size of the country scaled back" -- Like you already know Trump is planning to sell Alaska back to Russia.
You'd support that. To pay for tax cuts!

#24 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-02-27 12:21 PM | Reply

"Reduction in waste"

You couldn't give a cogent argument in favor of this. It's nothing but buzzwords and dogmatic stupidity from the kinds of simpletons.

#25 | Posted by jpw at 2025-02-27 01:11 PM | Reply

Putin's putrid bitch has remade America in his own image.

"This country has gotten bloated, fat, disgusting,"

www.thedailybeast.com

#26 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-27 01:14 PM | Reply

" You couldn't give a cogent argument in favor of this. It's nothing but buzzwords and dogmatic stupidity from the kinds of simpletons.

#25 | POSTED BY JPW AT 2025-02-27 01:11 PM | FLAG: "

Wasteful spending is a bit of an issue of opinion. What i deem wasteful is surely not what you deem wasteful spending Government spending is up 60% from 2019. The government utilizes baseline budgeting. So, after we pulled out of the pandemic the new baseline included all of that stimulus money when that should have been just a temporary bulge in spending due to a once in a century pandemic. I view that as extremely wasteful. I'm guessing you don't and I'm curious to see if you condescend to even address it.

#27 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-02-27 01:34 PM | Reply

"What i deem wasteful is ... Government spending is up 60% from 2019."

What is all the new spending since 2019? The answer is surprising, as shown in the two tables below. The main drivers of the recent increases have not been the largest three programs"Social Security, Medicare, and defense"but rather rapid growth in numerous other programs.

Table 1 shows CBO spending for 2019 and baseline estimates for 2023. The largest increases have been nondefense discretionary, Medicaid, veterans, food stamps, health tax credits, welfare, school food programs, and interest. All data in both tables are fiscal year outlays.
www.cato.org

---- Medicaid
---- Veterans
---- Food Stasmps
---- Health Tax Credit
---- Welfare
---- School Food Programs
---- paying interest on the debts you owe.

#28 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-02-27 01:38 PM | Reply

BullBringer and the rest of the deplorable Trumping MAGAts have no clue what the hell they're talking about. They're simply repeating what they've heard on right wing media.

#29 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-27 01:51 PM | Reply

#27 I actually am fine with spending cuts. It needs to happen. Obama passed off a budget and economy with a very manageable deficit that could have probably been turned back into a surplus with proper stewardship.

Trump juiced it (usual GOP shtick of tax cuts with increased spending) and Biden has done nothing or made it worse.

But this DOGE bulls^%+ is not how it should be done. Congress should do its f*+^ing job and Musk should f^ off and when he's off f^ off again.

#30 | Posted by jpw at 2025-02-27 04:15 PM | Reply

---- Medicaid
---- Veterans
---- Food Stasmps
---- Health Tax Credit
---- Welfare
---- School Food Programs
---- paying interest on the debts you owe.

#28 | Posted by snoofy

Umm...25% of it seems to be literally just Social Security and Medicare. Some of the rest may have large increases percentagewise but no where near dollarwise.

And the interest increase on the debt itself is about 14% of the spending increase.

#31 | Posted by Sycophant at 2025-02-27 04:40 PM | Reply

40% of jobs "created" under Biden were government jobs.

Did the government really need to grow that much??

All the items of Snoofys list increased because of inflation.

#32 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-02-27 05:07 PM | Reply