Dem
54
Ties
1
GOP
45
Republicans had a (fever) dream that they could ride their tax cut bill to victory in the midterms. They are even rebranding their BBB the "Working Families Tax Cuts" bill. It's not working. A new Politico/PF Global poll shows that fewer than 10% of Americans rate the tax cuts as one of Trump's biggest successes. Even with affordability on top of everyone's list, tax cuts are not seen as a way to tackle affordability. Could that be because people know that the tax cuts were heavily weighted toward millionaires and billionaires? Maaaayyyybe. The provisions for no tax on tips and a few scattered deductions that are hard to use in practice just haven't registered. Here are the results on how many Americans say taxes are:
Even among Republicans, only 13% rate taxes as the top issue. Among independents, it is only 3% and many independents don't have an opinion on the topic. That doesn't scream: "VERY IMPORTANT." Colin Reed, a GOP strategist, said: "Elections are more about the future than the past. Even if people and small business owners are happy that their taxes didn't go up in 2025, they also want to know what's going to happen in 2027."
The Republicans' effort to rebrand the BBB as a tax cut bill has been a mixed bag. Just 30% supported the BBB but 40% support the bill when it is called the "Working Families Tax Cuts" bill. The problem is that fewer than one in five respondents even know what it is. Getting a boost from 30% to 40% among less than a fifth of the voters doesn't add up to much. Republicans aren't spending much money pitching the bill under its new name.
And in truth, the voters' views on taxes work against the Republicans. Respondents were asked to select up to three issues relating to taxes that they supported. Here are the results:
So taxing billionaires and large corporations is what the voters want. Guess which party is going to push that to the hilt? (V)