Partisan lines stay fixed amid Trump turmoil

Published February 17, 2017 5:04am ET



Amid the turmoil of the first month of the Trump administration, with courts blocking his temporary travel ban executive order and his national security adviser resigning after 24 days, the solid partisan divisions in the electorate — modestly changed in 2016 from what they’ve been over the last two decades — remain in place.

That’s apparent in roll call votes in Congress. Republicans have almost unanimously supported administration policies and appointments (except for withdrawn Labor nominee Andy Puzder). Democrats have almost unanimously opposed them, casting more nay votes on an incoming administration’s Cabinet nominees than any time in memory.

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