Is a more working-class GOP on the horizon? - The Boston Globe

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : Trump, who filled his first administration with appointees unfriendly to labor groups, has begun to praise unions more often -- at least those that praise him first.
55% : A pro-labor administration? When Trump picked Lori Chavez-DeRemer to be his secretary of labor, it surprised many political observers.
54% : Last November, Donald Trump won working-class voters -- including many of color -- and many others who belong to labor unions, building on gains he made in 2016 and 2020.
51% : Many working-class voters who backed Trump did so because of high prices.
50% : Yet this week, House Republicans advanced a measure that would likely cut Medicaid to fund tax cuts that largely benefit the rich.
49% : The biggest may be Medicaid, which millions of low-income Americans rely on and most voters support.
45% : An added wrinkle is that many working-class voters either aren't union members or dislike unions' traditional support for Democrats.
42% : Under Trump, the party has become more populist, anti-immigration, and skeptical of free trade.
41% : Many elected Republicans still favor cutting Medicaid and other social programs and want weaker labor unions.
32% : Other proposals Trump wants enacted -- like ending taxes on tips, even though it could harm many low-income workers -- could also test Republicans' commitment to working-class concerns.
31% : But more may be needed to keep them casting ballots for Republican candidates not named Trump.
31% : Several polls (from CBS, CNN, and Reuters) show that most voters think Trump is doing too little to lower prices.
20% : At the same time, Trump has moved to fire government workers over federal unions' objections and paralyzed the National Labor Relations Board, which protects workers' rights.

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