Summary

A CBS News poll shows Donald Trump starts his transition with widespread approval from Republicans and net-positive ratings from Americans for his Cabinet picks, including Marco Rubio as Secretary of State.

Many expect his administration to lower grocery prices, a priority for voters amid lingering inflation concerns.

While Republicans are optimistic about the economy and America’s future, most Democrats remain apprehensive, though fewer feel motivated to oppose Trump compared to 2016.

The poll also highlights renewed GOP confidence in U.S. elections and a strong preference for increased presidential power for Trump this term.

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      8 days ago

      People who have landline phones and nothing better to do than watch Fox “news”.

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        That’s what they said about Harris’s weak numbers and every time someone brought up how Trump was gaining for an entire month before the election. I think the first step is acknowledging how much support he has. And then to face the fact that Republicans now control the presidency and have majorities in the supreme court, the house, the senate, total counties, state legislatures, and state governorships. I don’t think we can blame that on landlines.

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          It literally makes me nauseous seeing how total their control is. I don’t have the stomach for what’s going to happen over there in the next 2 years, and how bad the world is going to regress because of it.

          It’s going to be a dystopia worse than anything I’ve ever read and all I can do is watch on in horror.

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          Both can be true. People just didn’t realize how pervasive ignorant people that own landlines are.

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            People who own landlines are many times more likely to vote than those who do not understand how a landline works

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              Pretty sure the overwhelming majority of people that own landlines don’t have a single clue how they work. Phreakimg is nearly lost knowledge at this point.