You're Trying to Bait Me!' GOP Pollster Laughs Off Idea MAGA Doesn't Back Trump in Iran

"There is no doubt that there is a swath of the American public that is a typically younger piece of the puzzle that is very skeptical of the American projection of power abroad. Younger Republicans tend to look more askance at it. They don't remember the Cold War. They don't think as highly of what America could do abroad."

"But we're talking about a difference between 80% and 90% support among Republicans. It's very small differences here, because by and large, Donald Trump still has an awful lot of sway with his base. I think if it was anybody but Donald Trump pursuing this, there would be a lot more sort of backlash among those young Republicans."

"Social media is a more accurate representation of public sentiment. You can track it in real time versus polling. So this idea that 90% of the coalition supports [the war] just quite literally isn't possible. When you look at the wide swath of people—independents, moderates, Muslims in Dearborn, Michigan, young men—who all joined President Trump's coalition specifically because they were really excited about the promise of no new wars."

During a CNN segment, host Kasie Hunt presented pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson with a quote from former White House staffer Caroline Sunshine claiming social media provides more accurate real-time tracking of public opinion than traditional polls regarding American support for military intervention. Sunshine argued that social media reveals lower support than polling suggests, particularly among independents, moderates, Muslims, and young men who supported Trump's anti-war platform. Anderson rejected this comparison, acknowledging younger Republicans and voters skeptical of American military projection abroad exist, but emphasized the difference between 80-90% Republican support is minimal. She attributed this to Trump's substantial influence over his base, suggesting his personal stance on military action largely determines how Republicans respond to polling questions.

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