"President Donald Trump's sweeping agenda to remake the economy and U.S. government is broadly unpopular in the Bay Area, with a majority of voters expecting the Republican to make life worse. In a poll in August by Bay Area News Group, 68% of those surveyed said they expect the Trump administration's policies to negatively impact the Bay Area, and 63% said they expect their own lives to worsen because of Trump's actions and those of his Republican allies in Congress."
"In the survey, 51% of Democrats said criticisms of progressives were somewhat or mostly fair. Even more independent voters, 76%, agreed, as did 89% of Republicans. The poll surveyed 1,634 registered voters across five counties, The margin of error was 2.7%. Russell Hancock, president and CEO of Joint Venture Silicon Valley, said conservatives have zeroed in on progressivism and used it as a catch-all term for the state's homelessness crisis, environmental policies, defense of LGBTQ+ people, and more."
An August Bay Area poll found 68% expect the Trump administration's policies to negatively impact the Bay Area and 63% expect their own lives to worsen. The survey showed 51% of Democrats, 76% of independents and 89% of Republicans consider criticisms of progressivism somewhat or mostly fair. The poll sampled 1,634 registered voters across five counties with a 2.7% margin of error. Conservatives have focused on progressivism as a catch-all explanation for homelessness, environmental policies, defense of LGBTQ+ people and other state challenges, contributing to a brow-beaten, reflective public mood. California leaders rolled back some progressive policies and advanced cost-of-living reforms while grappling with sky-high housing costs and energy rates near double the U.S. average.
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