37% of GOP Voters Seek New Path as Trump Holds 75% Approval
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Updated · The New York Times · May 19
37% of GOP Voters Seek New Path as Trump Holds 75% Approval
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 19
Thirty-seven percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents say the party’s next presidential nominee should move in a different direction, even as most still want a candidate who follows Trump on most issues.
Seventy-five percent of those GOP-aligned voters approve of Trump’s job performance, underscoring his continued dominance inside the party despite signs of fatigue with the Trump era.
Divisions are opening within his coalition on the economy and foreign policy, with the war with Iran pushing up gas prices and weighing on broader public sentiment.
Trump’s overall approval among all voters has fallen to 37%, a second-term low that could hurt Republicans in general elections even as his influence helps shape primaries and House maps.
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