Donald Trump won a second White House term in November’s election thanks to voters’ attaching higher priority to having an effective president than one who was trustworthy, fresh polling has suggested.
A post-election survey conducted by Scheon Cooperman Research, in conjunction with George Washington University’s graduate school of political management, has concluded that voters believe Trump’s second presidency will be more effective in getting things done – even though they trust his administration less to share accurate information.
And Trump not only failed to deliver on some of his more prominent campaign promises during his first term from 2017 to 2021, including a southern US border wall for which Mexico would pay – he also botched the federal response to the deadly Covid-19 pandemic.
The findings suggest that Kamala Harris, the defeated Democratic nominee, erred in fighting a “values-based” campaign that depicted Trump as untrustworthy and “dangerous”.
Connolly defeats AOC for top oversight committee role
The veteran Virginia congressman Gerry Connolly has defeated Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to lead Democrats on the oversight committee in a closed-door caucus vote.
The vote on Tuesday came a day after Connolly won the recommendation of the Democratic steering and policy committee.
The competition between the pair reflected broader dynamics within the Democratic party – a tension between political veterans and energetic progressive voices seeking to take the reins on political strategy. Connolly, 74, defeated New York congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez, 35, by a vote of 131-84, according to multiple reports.
The oversight committee set to play a critical role in challenging potential actions during the next second Trump administration.
It is meant to examine government operations, and its jurisdiction spans a wide range of issues including potential government waste and corruption and investigating federal agencies and presidential administrations.
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