President Trump’s base of supporters remains on his side and even supportive of his temporary deal with Democrats to end the partial government shutdown, but are warning the White House that they will mutiny if the border wall isn’t built.
In a new poll of 2,700 Trump voters, nearly half would abandon him if “he fails to secure border security funds,” said a new survey by Ear to the Ground, a project by The Frontier Lab.
“The grassroots activists represented in this survey were fundamental to the president’s election. While they are still with him today, it appears the president better build the wall or his support will significantly suffer,” said Mark Meckler, president of Citizens for Self-Governance.
“Politicians have a habit of not listening. Hopefully the president will keep his ear to the ground,” added Meckler.
The survey of Trump 2016 primary and general election voters shows that he is at a problem point in his presidency.
For example, while 60 percent approved ending the shutdown, just 43 percent said Trump was the winner in the long fight with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
And while most are sticking with him, it depends on his building the border wall.
The survey used a seven point scale to evaluate the Trump voter support for the president. It is currently high. Said the survey provided to Secrets:
Donald Trump primary voters say their support for the president had waned slightly between January 1, 2019, to today, from a weighted average of 6.84 to 6.77 (on a seven-point scale), but said that if he fails to secure additional border security funds, that support would also drop 43 percent to a weighted average of 3.88.”
And as the president studies ways to build the wall without congressional approval, such as declaring a national security emergency, his voters are lining up behind him, according to the survey:
- 95 percent of Trump voters support declaring a national emergency.
- 96 percent of Trump primary voters support declaring a national emergency.
- 91 percent of non-Trump Republican primary voters support declaring a national emergency.
