Axios - New internal GOP polling shows Republicans will have to be careful with how they message on any changes to Medicaid, with U.S. voters opposed to spending cuts to the program — even when framed as an effort to lower national debt.
It's a warning sign for Republican lawmakers eyeing spending cuts, even as many of the top priorities in President Trump's sweeping budget package are popular.
- A plurality of independent voters — and voters overall — were opposed to Medicaid cuts to lower the national debt, according to the poll by Gray House shared with Senate Republicans, and first obtained by Axios.
- The findings follow similar results from polling done by Trumpworld insiders earlier this month.
57% also supported adding work requirements to Medicaid and 60% backed the broader idea of rooting out "waste, fraud and abuse" from the program.
- 47% of voters polled said they are opposed to reducing Medicaid spending to lower the national debt, while 41% said they are in favor.
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