Texas Republicans remain huge fans of Donald Trump in 2018

The views of President Trump's constituents in Texas reflect their partisan identity, according to the latest poll Tribune of the University of Texas / Texas.

Republicans like it. Democrats do not do it.

Take this notion for a road test. Does he have the temperament to serve as president? Is he honest and trustworthy? Is he competent? Does he care about people like you? Is he a strong leader? Is he well informed?

Between 78 and 91% of Republicans answered yes to each question.

Among Democrats, between 4% and 10% said yes.

"There is a group that really loves what it does," said Daron Shaw, who teaches government at the University of Texas at Austin and co-directs the UT / TT survey. "These are better temperament figures than the ones he's got at the national level."

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Similar party bands are found in the polls of the president. Overall, Texas voters seem divided when they are asked about the treatment of trade negotiations (47% approve and 43% disapprove). on immigration / border security (47% approve, 45% disapprove); and judicial appointments (49% approve and 43% disapprove).

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Among these findings, the survey revealed what Jim Henson calls "the return to partisanship in an election year." Henson, co-director of the poll and head of the Texas Politics Project at UT-Austin, added: Adopt nuanced positions about politics, you can not expect a partisan election.

"Donald Trump is the embodiment of partisanship – on both sides," he said.

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When voters are separated by party, these parties may as well call Trump and non-Trump. On trade, 84% of Democrats disapproved of his work, while 86% of Republicans approve. With regard to immigration and border security, 86% of Democrats are against him and 86% of Republicans. And on the judicial appointments, 87% of Democrats dislike Trump's actions, while 89% of Republicans approve.

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"Some observers were waiting for the bottom to explode. In fact, its numbers are improving with Republicans, "said Josh Blank, head of polls and research for the Texas Politics Project. "Donald Trump looks even better among Texas Republicans than he was at the beginning of the year.

As the president's views disappear, do the same with the views of his perceived enemies. Of all Texas voters, 38% have a favorable view of the FBI, which has opened an investigation into alleged links to Trump's team with Russia, and 31% have an unfavorable opinion. Among Democrats, the FBI gets 54% positive ratings, 17% negative ratings. Among Republicans, 27% are positive and 45% negative.

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Similarly, the opinion of voters on the investigation of the special advocate Robert Mueller on the interference of Russia in the 2016 elections is tinged with partisanship. In total, 34% approve and 40% disapprove of their work. Of the Democrats, 62% approve. Among Republicans, 68% do not approve.

"The elections have not alleviated much the views on Mueller or the FBI," Henson said.

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The poll conducted by the University of Texas / Texas Tribune among 1,200 registered voters ran from October 15 to 21 and has an overall margin of error of +/- 2.83 points. percentage. The sum of the numbers in the charts may not add up to 100% due to rounding.

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