Trump's tariffs complicate Republicans' turnout dilemma - Roll Call

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : On the campaign trail, Trump promised immediate prosperity and yet is delivering something very different.
60% : The most recent evidence for this dynamic came from the two recent House special elections in Florida, where the winning Republican candidates won by half the margin Trump earned against Kamala Harris just five months ago; and in the high-profile Wisconsin Supreme Court race, where the candidate backed by Democrats won by 10 points in the nation's most evenly divided state, which Trump won in 2024.
58% : One of the key ways Republicans can overcome their admitted turnout challenge is to couple Trump with congressional Republicans and convince voters that it is in their interest -- and the president's -- to reelect Republicans and send more Republicans to Washington to implement Trump's agenda.
42% : Not only does he believe voters want him to do everything he said he was going to do, but Trump seems to believe voters have completely thought through those policies and are willing to stick by him even if his actions make their lives more difficult or more expensive.
37% : What would compel Trump-first voters to vote in an election for Republicans who oppose the president's authority, particularly an election when Trump isn't on the ballot?
37% : Even some Republicans will grow anxious with the pain; it's just not clear what or when a broader GOP revolt against Trump might occur.
34% : While that might restore some stability to the economy in the short term, it would risk alienating voters who trust Trump more than they do other Republican politicians.
33% : They are now the party of lower-propensity voters, and there's no guarantee that the coalition that elected Donald Trump to a second term will turn out for other Republican candidates in elections when the president isn't on the ballot.
32% : Rather than concede that the results were a refutation of the Biden administration, Trump has claimed a mandate.
27% : At least some Republican voters would label GOP opposition on the Hill as the political establishment trying to block the mandate of their chosen outsider (Trump).
27% : There's tension within the GOP because Trump will not face voters next year, so any potential backlash would be borne by congressional Republicans.
18% : That would be difficult considering independents supported Harris over Trump by 3 points last fall, when Democrats were shouldering the blame for the economy.

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