Poll: GOP voters say fighting "woke" ideology more important than stopping Social Security cuts
By: Erin Doherty (Axios)
But 55% of Republicans say that fighting "woke ideology in our schools and businesses" is more important than protecting entitlement programs from cuts, per the Journal poll.
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Most Republican primary voters say fighting "woke" ideology in schools and businesses is more important to them than protecting Medicare and Social Security from cuts, a new Wall Street Journal poll out today showed.
Driving the news: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), a potential 2024 candidate, has made conservative cultural issues in education a central part of his agenda, a move the poll indicates could help him with the GOP's most ardent supporters.
- He signed into law a ban on the instruction of gender and sexuality in elementary school, which was recently expanded to include middle and high school.
- He also signed the "Stop WOKE" Act which would ban classroom and corporate trainings that make students or employees feel discomfort over their race. (The bill has been temporarily blocked by a federal judge.)
The big picture: Former President Trumphas attacked DeSantis over his past support for changes to Social Security and Medicare.
- But 55% of Republicans say that fighting "woke ideology in our schools and businesses" is more important than protecting entitlement programs from cuts, per the Journal poll.
- 27% of Republican voters say protecting Social Security and Medicare benefits from cuts is more important to them.
- However, 49% of all voters said they would support a candidate who pledged to keep entitlements as they are rather than push for cuts.
Zoom out: The poll also shows DeSantis trailing Trump 51% to 38% among likely Republican voters in a hypothetical matchup.
- That's a marked change from December, when the Florida governor led led Trump 52% to 38% in a hypothetical matchup, per the WSJ.
- In a potential field of 12 Republican candidates, Trump wins 48% of support to DeSantis' 24% among likely Republican primary voters, 13% of which say they are undecided.
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I hope they keep it up. This "thinking" will get Democrats elected in 2024.
DeSantis is losing support from both big doners and sitting Republicans. The ''woke'' bullshit is coming back to bite him in the ass.
He took on the mouse and is getting his ass kicked.
There are no current plans to make "cuts" or to "slash" entitlements.. But some reform is overdue soon to keep these programs from going bankrupt.
Most knowledgeable parents nationwide, of all political persuasions, do not support race shaming, or the teaching of sexuality and gender identity, or having schools provide "gender affirming care" to minor children.
I don't think the overall electorate has lost its collective minds to the extent that they will go along with all these goofy philosophies being perpetuated by the progressive left.
There is no reason to believe that the majority of Americans agree with DeSantis and the other obsessed right wingers about the evils of being "woke''.
The more he talks about every day, the more the average American will reject him.