The poll found even greater net support on specific policies within the proposal, such as improving drinking water infrastructure, reforestation and job training.
Among voters who voted for both Trump and former President Barack Obama, 45 percent support the idea while 39 percent oppose. Polling on the Green New Deal, which seeks to phase out fossil fuels, provide guaranteed clean energy jobs and a $15 minimum wage with health care benefits and collective bargaining rights, among other things, shows that the idea does not provoke the anti-socialist backlash McConnell and Republicans think.Īccording to a survey from Data for Progress and Civis Analytics, 46 percent of voters back the Green New Deal, while 34 percent oppose the proposal. But public opinion polls suggest Republicans may be overplaying their hand. McConnell, who is among 22 Republicans vying for reelection next year, told reporters earlier this month that he wants to make the 2020 elections a “referendum on socialism,” because he believes it will help the party win over voters, according to The Hill. "It's mindless, undiscriminating obstruction for the sake of obstruction.” "This new, across-the-board obstruction is unfair to the president, and more importantly, to the American people," McConnell wrote. McConnell, who is up for reelection in 2020, accused Democrats of “historic obstruction” in a Politico op-ed for not speeding through President Donald Trump’s nominees. McConnell’s vow to block hypothetical Democratic legislation two years from now is an ironic turn for a Republican who just weeks earlier complained of unfair obstruction by Democrats. "If I'm still the majority leader of the Senate, think of me as the 'Grim Reaper.' None of that stuff is going to pass – none of it." "Are we going to turn this into a socialist country? Don't assume it cannot happen," he added. This is pervasive policy view on the other side.” "I don't want you to think this is just a couple of nutcases running around on the fringe. I've got five colleagues in the Senate – five colleagues running for president – who have signed on to the Green New Deal and Medicare For All," McConnell said. "We are having a legitimate debate about the virtues of socialism, and I don't want you to think it's just a 28-year-old congresswoman from New York. McConnell told constituents in Owensboro, Kentucky, that none of the proposals would come to pass if he is still in power in 2021. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has vowed to block Democratic proposals like the “Green New Deal” and “Medicare for All” after the 2020 elections.
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