Trump’s worst issues are uniting red and blue voters ahead of midterms

Trump supporters and protesters gather outside a campaign rally (and accompanying anti-Trump protest) for President Trump and US Senate candidate Martha McSally. (Eric Rosenwald / Shutterstock.com)

A surprising new report has found agreement among both Democrat and Republican voters on key issues tied to some of President Donald Trump's biggest failings, per a report from SFGate, signaling more trouble to come for the GOP in the coming midterms.

In a report published Friday, SFGate broke down the findings of a new voter survey from the Public Policy Institute of California, which sought to map out "some core findings from California’s political divide," and in the process, affirmed "many long-held stereotypes" while also uncovering "some key surprises."

The survey that several of the state's traditional "conservative stronghold" counties have seen a marked shift to left politically, with Republican voters broadly agreeing with Democrats on "three key issues."

"The majority of Californians support action on climate change and abortion access, and view immigration positively, the study found," SFGate explained. "Only Shasta County and the central eastern border of the state (including counties like Inyo and Mono counties) have support for immigrants at less than 50 percent. The highest support for independent state action on climate change is around the San Francisco and Los Angeles metropolitan areas, but 65 percent of all state residents support it. Even abortion access, a perennially controversial issue, has most Californians in agreement — 70 percent support it without restrictions or with restrictions that leave it mostly legal."

While immigration has long been thought of as Trump's best issue with voters, the overt tactics of ICE and CBP during his second term mass deportation drive have soured many voters and sent his approval on the issue underwater in several polls. Abortion rights have also been a persistent thorn in his side since his three Supreme Court justices helped overturn Roe v. Wade in 2022. Republicans have attempted to hide from the issue ever since it was widely blamed for the party's underperformance in that year's midterms.

The survey also found an overall consensus on the negative state of the economy among both red and blue voters, with most believing that tough times are ahead. This is well in line with what poll after poll has found about voter sentiment heading into the midterms, with most voters saying that the rough state of the economy is their number one issue and a growing number blaming Trump for the situation outright.

"Overall, most Californians think rough economic conditions are ahead, though the liberal areas are the most concerned," SFGate added. "Over 80 percent of parts of the Bay Area and central LA predict bad economic times ahead, and more than 60 percent think that’s true in the far north and Central Valley."

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