Internal GOP Poll: 'We've Lost the Messaging Battle' on Tax Cuts

  • Voters say 2-to-1 the tax law benefits rich over middle class
  • Tax law looms large ahead of November congressional elections
Representative Ryan Costello, a Republican from Pennsylvania, discusses the GOP’s political message.Source: Bloomberg)
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A survey commissioned by the Republican National Committee has led the party to a glum conclusion regarding President Donald Trump’s signature legislative achievement: Voters overwhelmingly believe his tax overhaul helps the wealthy instead of average Americans.

By a 2-to-1 margin -- 61 percent to 30 percent -- respondents said the law benefits “large corporations and rich Americans” over “middle class families,” according to the survey, which was completed on Sept. 2 by the GOP firm Public Opinion Strategies and obtained by Bloomberg News.