Bad Polling Won’t Stop Trump’s Authoritarian Project

With the GOP's grip on the House slipping and voters increasingly angry at the White House, Democrats have a rare opening to repair their brand and own the affordability argument.

Dec 19, 2025

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*President Donald Trump participates in a Mexican Border Defense Medal presentation, Monday, December 15, 2025, in the Oval Office. | Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok via Flickr*

Throughout Donald Trump’s second term, we have seen bad poll after bad poll. His favorability among moderate and independent voters has collapsed. Hispanic voters, distu…

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A guest post by

Andrew Wilson

Wilson is the Political Director at the Lincoln Project, where he he leads political strategy and survey research He works to translate data into messaging and strategy that shapes the organization's broader political operations.