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Morning ConsultNational Tracking Poll #170103January 20-22, 2017Crosstabulation Results

Methodology:

is poll was conducted from January 20-22, 2017, among a national sample of 1992 registered voters. e interviewswere conducted online and the data were weighted to approximate a target sample of registered voters based on age,race/ethnicity, gender, educational attainment, and region. Results from the full survey have a margin of error of plusor minus 2 percentage points.

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Table Index

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Table P1:

Now, generally speaking, would you say that things in the country are going in the right direction, or have they pretty seriously gotten o on the wrong track?

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Table Q172:

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Donald Trump is doing as President?

. . . . . . 113

TableP3:

Now, thinkingaboutyourvote, whatwouldyousayisthetopsetofissuesonyourmindwhen you cast your vote for federal oces such as U.S. Senate or Congress?

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Table POL1:

How much have you seen, read or heard recently about Donald Trumps inaugurationspeech?

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Table POL2:

Now, thinking about Donald Trumps inauguration speech, which applies to you the most?

206

Table POL3:

And, based on what you have seen, read or heard recently about Donald Trumps inauguration speech, would you say it was

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247

Table POL4:

And, would you say the speech was better or worse than you expected?

. . . . . . . . . . 278

Table POL5_1:

And, would you say each of the following describe the speech well, or not? Pessimistic

. 309

Table POL5_2:

And, would you say each of the following describe the speech well, or not? Optimistic

. 3310

Table POL5_3:

And, would you say each of the following describe the speech well, or not? Hopeful

. . 3611

Table POL5_4:

And, would you say each of the following describe the speech well, or not? Inspiring

. . 3912

Table POL5_5:

And, would you say each of the following describe the speech well, or not? Boring

. . . 4213

Table POL5_6:

And, would you say each of the following describe the speech well, or not? Too long

. . 4514

Table POL5_7:

And, would you say each of the following describe the speech well, or not? Too short

. . 4815

Table POL5_8:

And, would you say each of the following describe the speech well, or not? Presidential

5116

Table POL5_9:

And, would you say each of the following describe the speech well, or not? Depressing

. 5417

Table POL5_10:

And, would you say each of the following describe the speech well, or not? Entertaining

5718

Table POL5_11:

And, would you say each of the following describe the speech well, or not? Engaging

. 6019

Table POL5_12:

And, would you say each of the following describe the speech well, or not? Informative

6320

TablePOL6_1:

Asyoumayknow,presidentscanissueexecutiveorders,apowergrantedtothembytheConstitution. ExecutiveordersarenotreviewedbyCongress, havetheauthorityoflawandaretypically used to direct the various agencies or departments under the president to take certain actions. Knowing this, do you think it is appropriate or inappropriate to use executive orders for each of the following? Overturning regulations

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6621

TablePOL6_2:

Asyoumayknow,presidentscanissueexecutiveorders,apowergrantedtothembytheConstitution. ExecutiveordersarenotreviewedbyCongress, havetheauthorityoflawandaretypically used to direct the various agencies or departments under the president to take certain actions. Knowing this, do you think it is appropriate or inappropriate to use executive orders for each of the following? Overturning executive orders from a previous president

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

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TablePOL6_3:

Asyoumayknow,presidentscanissueexecutiveorders,apowergrantedtothembytheConstitution. ExecutiveordersarenotreviewedbyCongress, havetheauthorityoflawandaretypically used to direct the various agencies or departments under the president to take certain actions. Knowing this, do you think it is appropriate or inappropriate to use executive orders for each of the following? Creating new regulations

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7423

TablePOL6_4:

Asyoumayknow,presidentscanissueexecutiveorders,apowergrantedtothembytheConstitution. ExecutiveordersarenotreviewedbyCongress, havetheauthorityoflawandaretypically used to direct the various agencies or departments under the president to take certain actions. Knowing this, do you think it is appropriate or inappropriate to use executive orders for each of the following? Addressing issues where Congress will not pass a bill

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7824

Table POL7:

Which of the following do you think poses the greatest threat to the United States today?

. 8225

Table POL8_1:

Do you support or oppose the each of the following policies? Building a wall along theU.S.-Mexico border

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8426

Table POL8_2:

Do you support or oppose the each of the following policies? Allow undocumented immigrants already who are already in the U.S. to stay legally if they meet certain standards, such ashaving no criminal record

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8727

Table POL8_3:

Do you support or oppose the each of the following policies? Deporting all undocu-mented immigrants in the United States

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9028

TablePOL8_4:

Doyousupportoropposetheeachofthefollowingpolicies? Deportonlyundocumented immigrants who have criminal records

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9329

TablePOL8_5:

Doyousupportoropposetheeachofthefollowingpolicies? Creatinganewdeportationtask force and increase the number of deportation ocers

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9630

Table POL8_6:

Do you support or oppose the each of the following policies? Allowing undocumented immigrants that came to the U.S. as young children to apply for legal status

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9931

TablePOL9:

Pleaseindicatewhichofthefollowingstatementscomesclosesttoyourview,evenifneither is exactly right.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10232

Table POL10_1:

Here are some dierent ways presidents and Members of Congress have used to an-nouncenewgovernmentpolicies, billsorregulations. Pleaseindicateifyouwouldtakeapolicyproposal seriously or not seriously if the President or Members of Congress announced them in each of the fol-lowing ways A formal news conference

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10633

Table POL10_2:

Here are some dierent ways presidents and Members of Congress have used to an-nouncenewgovernmentpolicies, billsorregulations. Pleaseindicateifyouwouldtakeapolicyproposal seriously or not seriously if the President or Members of Congress announced them in each of the fol-lowing ways A television interview on a major news program

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11034

Table POL10_3:

Here are some dierent ways presidents and Members of Congress have used to an-nouncenewgovernmentpolicies, billsorregulations. Pleaseindicateifyouwouldtakeapolicyproposal seriously or not seriously if the President or Members of Congress announced them in each of the fol-lowing ways An newspaper interview with a major newspaper

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

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