It’s not odd that Republicans are pushing for a tax bill that’s tilted toward business and the wealthy. This tax bill is the Republican agenda, and advancing political priorities when you have the majority is how representative democracy works. The Republican Party overall is viewed positively by fewer than 3 in 10 Americans, according to polling that same month from CNN. Perhaps you noticed on that first graph that Republicans — unlike Americans overall — viewed the tax bill in a much more favorable light. So let’s look at the chain above through the lens of only Republican poll respondents.

Source: Washington Post November 29, 2017 16:53 UTC