Overview
- An AP-NORC poll conducted Dec. 4–8 shows Republican approval of Trump’s handling of health care fell from 68% to 59%, with overall approval at 29%.
- AP-NORC also reports approvals of 31% on the economy and 38% on immigration, roughly 10 points lower than March levels.
- The Senate rejected competing proposals to extend enhanced ACA subsidies, and reports warn premiums could more than double for as many as 24 million people starting Jan. 1.
- At the Congressional Ball, Trump said Republicans and Democrats can work together on health care and pledged better, lower-cost coverage.
- Recent surveys from Rasmussen, AP-NORC, and Reuters/Ipsos show net-negative overall approval, with Morning Consult tracking losses in states such as Ohio and Iowa as the White House touts drug pricing deals and working-class tax cuts.