CBS Poll: Trump Now At Highest Approval of His Political Career; 73% Say That Deporting Illegals Is Either a Medium or High Priority

Polls are for strippers, but good polls are for nice ladies who want to exercise in Lycra.

President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration starts off with mostly good will from the public: a majority of Americans overall are either happy or at least satisfied that he won and are either excited or optimistic about what he'll do as president.

Many have said that what America is feeling right now is deep relief that the criminal disaster of the Biden Administration is almost over, and genuine excitement that America is about to get good again.

Trump's handling of his presidential transition gets approval from most Americans overall and brings near-universal approval from his voters, along with a net-positive response about his selections for Cabinet posts, in particular, Sen. Marco Rubio, who is Trump's pick to be secretary of state.

After inflation and the economy so dominated the election, Americans are more inclined to think his administration will bring down prices for food and groceries rather than raise them, and his voters overwhelmingly say that. Going into the election, his backers expected that, too.

In a similar vein, Trump's election already has some Republicans' views of the economy improving.

Overall, Republicans today are more excited about what Trump will do as president now than they were in 2016 when he was first elected.

But it's not all good Vibes:

Democrats say they feel more scared about what Trump might do than they did in 2016, and a large majority of Democrats think as president he will threaten their rights and freedoms. But at the same time, there seems to be a sense of exhaustion, as fewer than half of Democrats feel motivated to oppose Trump right now.

CBS "News" begins pre-establishing the next media attack: Why doesn't inflation fall immediately to zero the moment Trump takes the oath of office?

After winning comes expectations. There's a net optimism about the incoming administration's effect on food and grocery prices, especially among Trump's voters. That comes as most Americans continue to say prices are currently rising. And inflation was a big factor in Trump winning in the first place.

It may be no surprise then that among many potential items for the incoming administration, Americans say plans to lower prices ought to be the top priority.

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Trump's current selections for agency heads and Cabinet picks get rated overwhelmingly as good choices from Trump's voters, and are net-positive as selections among Americans who have heard enough about them to say. (Many have not heard enough yet.)

As a general rule, Americans want Trump to appoint people who'll speak their minds and who have experience in the field or agency they'll run. But in addition to those qualities, Republicans also want people who'll be loyal to Trump.

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As a general matter, though, most of Trump's voters and most Republicans do want Trump to have more presidential power this term than he did in his last. That sentiment is higher among Republican voters now than during the campaign.

CBS "News" attempts to spin Americans' views on deportation:

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As was the case with voters throughout the campaign, most Americans would, in principle, approve of a new mass deportation program.

57% approve it, in fact. That's a big majority in a divided country.

If the Trump administration does start a mass deportation program, most of the public would have it carried out by law enforcement or current immigration agencies -- most would not have the U.S. military do it.

That CBS article doesn't mention their poll's finding that the public rates deportation as either a high or medium priority. MXMNews does:

A CBS News poll reveals that 73% of Americans, including a majority across racial lines, believe President-elect Donald Trump should focus on repatriating illegal migrants. More than half also support a nationwide program to deport all illegal immigrants.

Key Details:

CBS News/YouGov poll shows 45% of Americans view deportations as a "high priority," with 28% considering it a "medium priority." Only 27% say it's "not a priority."
57% back a national program to locate and deport all illegal immigrants.

74% of whites, 70% of blacks, and 69% of Hispanics support making deportations a priority.

Diving Deeper:

As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, a CBS News poll conducted by YouGov shows that deportation policy is a top concern for many Americans. The survey of 2,232 adults indicates a near-consensus, with 73% calling for prioritizing the removal of illegal migrants.

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