A majority of likely voters say they support President Donald Trump's decision to put Elon Musk in charge of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Rasmussen Reports survey results show.
Among the voters, 55% say they approve of Musk being in charge of DOGE, and that includes 38% who strongly approve, Rasmussen poll results found.
Another 45% disapprove of Musk running DOGE, including 37% who strongly disapprove. < Do these people really support uncontrolled fraud and wasteful spending or do they just hate Trump? How can anyone not want to get federal spending under control?
A political party breakdown shows 83% of Republicans, 28% of Democrats, and 55% of unaffiliated voters at least somewhat approving of Musk being in charge of DOGE. < The 28% of Democrats must be the ones that graduated from high school.
Trump named Musk, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO to lead DOGE, which has been tasked to find ways to streamline the bureaucracy and reduce government spending.
When asked "How important is it to reduce waste, fraud and abuse in the federal government?" a whopping 86% say it's important, including 66% saying it's very important, the poll results show. Just 11% disagree.
Voters also were asked for their impressions of Musk. Results show 52% say they have a favorable impression, including 31% very favorable, and 43% say they have an unfavorable impression, including 34% very unfavorable. Another 5% reported as unsure.
A share of 76% of Republicans view Musk favorably, and 67% of Democrats view the billionaire unfavorably. Among voters not affiliated with either major party, 53% say they have a favorable impression of Musk, and 43% say they view him unfavorably.
Among voters who say it's very important to reduce government waste, fraud, and abuse, 65% say they have a favorable impression of Musk. Among those with a very unfavorable opinion of Musk, 78% say it's at least somewhat important to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse in the government.
More men (59%) than women voters (45%) say they have a favorable opinion of Musk, and men also are more likely to approve of Trump putting the billionaire in charge of DOGE, Rasmussen survey results show.
Voters under 40 are less likely than their elders to say it's very important to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse in the federal government.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey was conducted Feb. 6 and Feb. 9-10 among 1,196 likely voters. The margin of sampling error is ±3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Fieldwork for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC.
55% of American support DOGE program
55% of American support DOGE program
Dan Steffens
Energy Prospectus Group
Energy Prospectus Group
Re: 55% of American support DOGE program
Amazed that it is that low. Shows the power of the misleading media.
Re: 55% of American support DOGE program
A lot of people want Big Government to take care of them. Regardless, all Americans should want to stop fraud and wasteful spending.
Both of my sisters are hard core Democrats. They hate Trump. He could cure cancer, and they would still hate him. I don't get it.
Both of my sisters are hard core Democrats. They hate Trump. He could cure cancer, and they would still hate him. I don't get it.
Dan Steffens
Energy Prospectus Group
Energy Prospectus Group
Re: 55% of American support DOGE program
Dan, my sister is the same. She refuses to listen to FOX News and primarily gets her news from ABC. She thinks government can do no wrong.
Re: 55% of American support DOGE program
Just wondering, can Elon and his crew trace payments back to "The Big Guy" and "Hunter"?
Re: 55% of American support DOGE program
Our Federal Government:
> The U.S. Dept. of Energy has a $52 billion per year budget and it produces no energy. We could outsource what they do for about $10 billion.
> The U.S. Dept. of Education has an $85 billion budget, and it does not educate a single person. Plus, our children have some of the lowest test scores on Earth.
Both of them should be shut down or significantly downsized.
> The U.S. Dept. of Energy has a $52 billion per year budget and it produces no energy. We could outsource what they do for about $10 billion.
> The U.S. Dept. of Education has an $85 billion budget, and it does not educate a single person. Plus, our children have some of the lowest test scores on Earth.
Both of them should be shut down or significantly downsized.
Dan Steffens
Energy Prospectus Group
Energy Prospectus Group
Re: 55% of American support DOGE program
Mr. Bill
That is why Joe "pre-pardoned" his entire family.
I hope they can track some of the kickbacks to Mitch McConnell, so we can get rid of him.
That is why Joe "pre-pardoned" his entire family.
I hope they can track some of the kickbacks to Mitch McConnell, so we can get rid of him.
Dan Steffens
Energy Prospectus Group
Energy Prospectus Group
Re: 55% of American support DOGE program
If Elon can show the money/bribe trail Brandon and crew might be pardoned, but they need to wear this tattoo
to blunt their arrogance. They will never live it down.
to blunt their arrogance. They will never live it down.
Re: 55% of American support DOGE program
Trump doesn’t need Elon to trace any payments to Hunter or Joe. That work has been done already. The pardoned,Hunter has lost his 5th Amendment rights pertaining to his business arrangements as far back as 2014. If Jim Jordan or Jamie Comer hauls his ass in front of an investigation committee, he has to be compelled to tell the truth. Any fabrication by the Hunter results in a perjury referral to Blondi.