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Poll unsurprisingly finds Trump/Musk and their actions unpopular in Illinois, except for a close division on immigration
Tuesday, Feb 18, 2025 - Posted by Rich Miller * 2024 Illinois state Senate candidate Dave Nayak has moved away from the Democratic Party and headed to the right on DEI and immigration issues, among other things, including RFK, Jr. He’s definitely gearing up for something, and he released a new poll today…
Crosstabs are here. * Let’s get to the results. How do you rate President Trump’s job performance so far?…  * Do you approve of President Trump’s decision to rename the “Gulf of Mexico” to the “Gulf of America”?…  * Do you approve of President Trump’s actions regarding undocumented immigrants?…  Latinos approved of Trump’s actions 47-42, which is higher than Black and White respondents. * Which statement most matches your belief on undocumented immigrants: We are a country of laws. The President is correct to enforce those laws. Illegal immigrants divert money away from U.S. citizens and often bring dangerous drugs across the border; We are a nation of immigrants. Trump’s actions are inhumane. He is breaking up families and deporting hard working individuals that the country needs…  Latinos were essentially split on that question, but a higher percentage supported Trump’s position than Black or White respondents. * Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the following people…  Just by comparison, a 2022 election poll had Pritzker’s fave/unfave at 50/45 after the incumbent had spent a kabillion dollars. So, the 46/44 result here isn’t all that newsy. * Do you approve of the work Elon Musk is doing with the Department of Government Efficiency aka DOGE?…  * Which statement most closely matches your opinion regarding the Department of Government Efficiency aka DOGE: DOGE is unconstitutional. It is cutting funding to important programs that were appropriated by Congress including school lunches and early reading programs; DOGE is necessary. Government is bloated and it is finding a significant amount of waste, fraud, and abuse… 
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