National Immigration Reform Poll Results
This 34-page series of results from an August poll offered a first glimpse of what would become large parts of the Trump administration’s plan for immigration reform. For example, there was strong support for the line, “We should first secure our borders before passing any immigration reforms,” which was used frequently last fall. But support was weakest for arguments that were cultural, such as “Immigration is occurring too much and changing American culture and values in a way I don’t like.”
National Tax Reform Focus Groups Analysis
Also in August, focus groups were helping to inform White House and congressional Republican talking points on tax reform. Here’s one example in this report: “For filing your taxes, a simple page of paper works, a postcard does not.” Participants didn’t believe the long-held GOP mantra that you could file your taxes on a postcard. Soon after, Trump started talking about a single sheet of paper, not a postcard.
Trump Announcement of Afghanistan Strategy
This flash report on media and influencers’ responses to Trump’s Aug. 21 speech on U.S. Afghanistan strategy shows how carefully America First Policies is tracking positive, negative and neutral responses to the president across media platforms. Here, they note that conservative outlets aren’t being as friendly as usual to the president.
Trump’s Handling of Hurricane Harvey
This flash media in late August tracked and catalogued the reactions of influential people and news outlets to Trump’s handling of Hurricane Harvey during its first few days after making landfall in Texas. The findings are unsurprising, but the specificity of these reports, and how carefully they measure every tweet, is fascinating.
Trump Announcement of Afghanistan Strategy
This flash report on media and influencers’ responses to Trump’s Aug. 21 speech on U.S. Afghanistan strategy shows how carefully America First Policies is tracking positive, negative and neutral responses to the president across media platforms. Here, they note that conservative outlets aren’t being as friendly as usual to the president.
