90 Miles From Tyranny : Midterm Exit Poll: Majority of Swing Voters, Republicans Support Border Wall

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Monday, November 19, 2018

Midterm Exit Poll: Majority of Swing Voters, Republicans Support Border Wall

The vast majority of Republican voters and more than 53 percent of swing voters in the recent midterm elections support President Donald Trump’s most central promise: The construction of a border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Exit polling conducted by Zogby Analytics for the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) reveals the vast majority of Republican voters — more than 80 percent — support the construction of a border wall along the southern border. Less than five percent of Republicans oppose a border wall.

Meanwhile, a majority of about 53.3 percent of swing voters in the midterm elections support Trump’s proposed border wall to stop illegal immigration into the country. A plurality of more than 47 percent of all midterm election voters said they support the construction of a border wall.

Despite running on a promise to stem the inflow of illegal aliens into the U.S., illegal immigration at the border has steadily continued, with nearly 51,000 border crossers being apprehended in the last month alone.

Nearly 90 percent of all midterm election voters called illegal immigration either a “problem” or a “serious problem” facing the nation. This includes nearly 83 percent of Democratic voters and more than 85 percent of swing voters.

Though a border wall was the central tenant of Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, the construction of the barrier has yet to be funded — much less built. Months ago, before the midterms, the Republican-controlled House approved nine spending bills — none of them included...Read More HERE

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