More than a third of Americans say they or someone they know has been affected by the flooding in Texas caused by Hurricane Harvey, according to a new HuffPost/YouGov poll, which finds a generally positive initial reaction to the response by President Donald Trump and the federal government. Four percent of those polled say they’ve been directly affected, 12 percent that someone in their family has been affected, and 22 percent that someone else they know has been. She’s 84 years old so we will have to figure out her insurance, and apply for assistance,” wrote one Texas man. They are all staying with us 100 miles north.”“Our daughter may have water damage to her house,” another Texas resident wrote. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Americans’ ratings of Trump’s performance were far more polarized than their opinions about the federal government overall.

Source: Huffington Post August 30, 2017 22:00 UTC