Newsweek: Elon Musk’s DOGE Gets Polling Boost

Elon Musk’s DOGE Gets Polling Boost

He may not win a popularity contest in The Swamp – but out here in America?

Newsweek reports that its polling not only shows Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) “gaining traction among voters” – but there has been a “shift in opinion”.

Recall that the DOGE was created on Trump’s very first day in office by executive order. Newsweek points out that the DOGE “has also come under fire for its attempts to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development. (USAID).

The Newsweek story reports that: 

“The poll also shows positive results for Trump. Some 54 percent approve of the job the president is doing, while 45 percent disapprove. The poll surveyed 1,321 voters with a margin of error of 2.98 percent.” 

Newsweek continues, reporting:

“Matt Towery of InsiderAdvantage and Robert Cahaly of Trafalgar Group said: “Legacy media and academic surveys concerning President Trump’s approval rating are just starting to pick up on Trump’s stronger ratings, which we documented immediately after he was sworn into office. Trump is enjoying much stronger support from Republicans, Independents, and even Democrats, than at this point in his first term. Of interest has been the media’s focus on Musk, along with legacy media/polling reports of the last few weeks, purporting to show declining support for Musk among Republicans.

“Their questions have generally centered upon opinion of Musk playing a large role in Trump’s administration, versus a straight up approve/disapprove question as to Musk and his efforts in leading DOGE. When the proper question is asked, Republican approval of Musk approaches eighty percent. And overall approval for his job performance approached fifty percent.”

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If Washington moves ahead behaving as The Swamp always does, there will be “continuing backlash” from Democrats.

Buckle in and stay tuned.