(DC Pundit) – President Trump’s favorability rating in the deep blue Empire State has hit a record high. The man who once called New York home is now experiencing a surge in popularity that’s about as unexpected as finding a cheap apartment in Manhattan.
According to the latest Siena College poll released Monday, Trump’s approval rating in New York has climbed to a whopping 41%. To put this in perspective, the last time Trump’s favorability was this high in his former stomping grounds was back in December 2016, just before he took office for the first time. Apparently, absence does make the heart grow fonder – or at least less hostile.
What’s driving this sudden surge of Trump love in the land of liberal leanings? It seems the President’s tough stance on illegal immigration is striking a chord with New Yorkers. A staggering 79% of voters in the Siena survey support Trump’s efforts to deport illegal migrants who have been convicted of a crime. It’s almost as if New Yorkers have decided that some laws are worth enforcing after all – who knew?
A majority of New Yorkers (54%) believe Trump will do an “excellent” or “good” job securing the country’s borders.
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Siena pollster Steven Greenberg commented on the results, saying, “President Trump has not been popular in his former home state for more than a decade. And while that is still true, Trump now has his best favorability rating, 41-56%, since the month before he took office the first time, December 2016, when his favorability rating was 41-53%.” In other words, Trump is about as popular in New York as pineapple on pizza – controversial, but gaining traction.
The poll results break down along party lines, with Republicans viewing Trump favorably at 83-13%, while Democrats maintain their disapproval at 17-81%. Independents, true to form, are sitting on the fence at 48-46%.
This surge in Trump’s popularity coincides with recent actions by federal immigration agents in the Big Apple. Last Tuesday, heavily armed agents stormed through the city, targeting those with warrants for serious crimes like murder and kidnapping. Among those arrested was Anderson Zambrano-Pacheco, a 25-year-old alleged ringleader of the notorious Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua. He was apprehended in a Bronx apartment, proving once again that New York real estate can be full of surprises.
Is Trump’s rising popularity in New York fully a result of his immigration policies? Perhaps it’s a combination of factors, including the realization that Trump’s brash, no-nonsense style isn’t all that different from the average New Yorker’s demeanor.
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