This month, Townhall reported how a new poll revealed that the majority of Americans express “not too much” or “no confidence at all” in the future of the U.S. political system. Twenty-three percent said that it is working “somewhat well.” A mere 4 percent said that it is working “extremely” or “very” well. And, Townhall reported how a recent poll found that more Americans trust former President Donald Trump on the economy than Biden.
According to a new national NBC News poll, American voters overwhelmingly say they trust Republicans to do a better job than Democrats on securing the border, handling crime, and with the economy. On the other hand, voters said that Democrats are better on health care, abortion, COVID-19 and education (via NBC News):
By wide margins, voters believe that Democrats are better than Republicans at dealing with health care, abortion, Covid-19 and education.
Still, Republicans have advantages on the issues with the widest margins — dealing with border security and with crime.
That includes 50% of registered voters surveyed who said the Republican Party is better at dealing with border security, compared to 20% of voters who picked the Democratic Party.
And 46% of those polled say they see Republicans as better at dealing with crime, while just 20% said Democrats are.
On the other side, 45% of voters said Democrats are better at dealing with health care and 46% said Democrats are better at dealing with abortion. That's compared to 22% of voters who said Republicans are better at dealing with health care and 28% who said Republicans are better on abortion.
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The survey found that 34% of voters believe Republicans are better at looking out for the middle class, while 36% say the same of Democrats. The 2-point margin in favor of Democrats is the lowest it has been in the history of the poll.
Independents surveyed in the poll agreed that Republicans are better at dealing with crime and the economy. The poll was conducted Sept. 15 through 19 of 1,000 registered voters.
“The Democrats...have held over 30 years as high as a 29-point advantage as being the party better able to deal with and handle issues of concern to the middle class,” Republican pollster Bill McInturff of Public Opinion Strategies said in the write-up. “As you talk about what’s the demonstrable proof that the Democrats are no longer as strongly positioned as the party of the middle class, it’s watching … a 19-point lead [in 2012] evaporate to 2 points.”