Most U.S. voters think President Trump and congressional Republicans will accomplish their stated goals this year such as repealing Obamacare and passing tax reform, while they were less optimistic about Mr. Trump’s pledged U.S.-Mexico border wall getting done, according to a poll released Wednesday.
Sixty-four percent said it was at least somewhat likely that Obamacare would be repealed, and 62 percent said it was somewhat or very likely that the law would be replaced, according to the Politico/Morning Consult poll.
Meanwhile, 56 percent said it was likely that Congress would pass a comprehensive tax reform bill, which Republicans have indicated they’d like to tackle after Obamacare. And 62 percent said it was likely that an infrastructure bill would be passed.
Sixty-six percent also said they were confident that trade deals with other countries would be renegotiated - an issue Mr. Trump mentioned frequently on the campaign trail.
Meanwhile, 46 percent were confident in the prospects of the U.S.-Mexico border wall, with 44 percent saying that goal was “not too likely” or not likely at all.
Fifty-seven percent said they support a special prosecutor to investigate possible ties between the Trump campaign and Russia, compared to 31 percent who said they were opposed. Forty-one percent said they think Russia influenced the results of the 2016 presidential race, which was up 9 points from December.
The survey of 1,992 registered voters was taken from March 2-6 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percent.
• David Sherfinski can be reached at dsherfinski@washingtontimes.com.
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