Likely ‘26 voters overwhelmingly reject GOP on Medicaid, Dept of Education, and infrastructure
A new poll found that core pieces of Donald Trump’s agenda are already deeply unpopular with Nevadans, particularly in the areas of education, infrastructure, and Medicaid. As Trump’s job approval is in freefall, many of his early decisions are extremely unpopular with Nevada voters and likely 2026 voters are looking for candidates that will put the hardworking people of this state first, above Donald Trump and his extreme agenda.
“Joe Lombardo and Nevada Republicans are embracing Donald Trump’s deeply unpopular agenda that includes ripping health care coverage from more than 300,000 Nevadans, halting funding for thousands of clean energy jobs, and screwing over students, especially our most vulnerable,” said Nevada State Democratic Party spokesperson Tai Sims. “While hardworking Nevadans are trying to make ends meet, Lombardo and his cronies have given Trump the greenlight to jack up prices and make life harder, all in an effort to pave the way for tax cuts for billionaires.”
Medicaid:
80% of Nevadans oppose Donald Trump and House Republicans’ plan to pay for tax cuts for billionaires and large corporations by cutting Medicaid funding and potentially kicking more than 300,000 Nevadans off their coverage. These cuts could cost the state nearly $1.9 billion over the next two years and double the state’s uninsured rate.
Education:
The poll found that 60% of Nevadans oppose eliminating the Department of Education with 52% strongly opposing. Eliminating the U.S. Department of Education would threaten nearly $1 billion per year in funding for Nevada schools and students. This will have a devastating impact on hundreds of thousands of Nevada students, especially the most-at risk students.
Infrastructure:
57% of likely 2026 voters oppose Trump’s efforts to freeze federal funding for infrastructure projects in Nevada. Donald Trump’s freeze of Inflation Reduction Act dollars is threatening more than $15.5 billion in investments and potentially more than 40,000 good-paying clean energy jobs resulting from those investments over the next 10 years.
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