New polling from Tea Party Patriots Action shows the SAVE America Act with the kind of public support most legislation never sees: 82% of Americans say only citizens should vote in American elections, including 72% of Democrats, 84% of independents, and majorities of every racial demographic. Pollster John McLaughlin, who conducted the survey of 1,000 likely voters and polled for President Trump's winning campaigns, joins Jenny Beth Martin to break down the numbers the media will not report. Voter ID draws 78% support, 95% of Americans already hold a photo ID valid for voting, and 66% reject the claim that ID requirements are an unfair barrier. Meanwhile, 56% of Americans want the Senate to keep working until the SAVE America Act passes this year, and by 56 to 28 they would rather pass the bill than protect the filibuster. McLaughlin and Martin also cover the noncitizen registration admissions in New Jersey and Alaska, where more than 3,000 suspected noncitizens sit on the rolls in a state that decided its ranked choice repeal by just 743 votes. And they dig into the Iran numbers: 72% say the Strait of Hormuz cannot be blocked, and 61% want the job finished so Iran can never obtain a nuclear weapon. With the midterm elections 98 days away, the message to the Senate is unmistakable. Learn more at teapartypatriots.org and jennybethshow.com.
Guest: John McLaughlin — the pollster behind Tea Party Patriots Action's new national survey of 1,000 likely voters, and a veteran pollster for President Trump's campaigns who has also polled for state and federal candidates across the country, including in Georgia and Alaska.
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Timestamps:
00:00 — Cold open: the new poll on the SAVE America Act
00:35 — Inside the poll: 1,000 likely voters and Trump at 49%
02:07 — Strait of Hormuz: 72% say Iran cannot block it
05:14 — 47 years of Iran and why Americans want it resolved
07:41 — The case President Trump must make to the public
13:26 — Going straight to the people: lessons from the Trump campaigns
16:00 — The ceasefire numbers split by media diet
18:47 — Free market vs big government socialist: 49 to 36
22:15 — 82% of Americans back citizens-only voting
24:31 — Noncitizens on the rolls: New Jersey, New York, Alaska
30:35 — 3,000 names and a 743-vote margin
31:34 — Voter ID: 78% support and 95% already have one
37:42 — The Senate's path: NDAA, reconciliation, and the filibuster
41:37 — 98 days out: early voting and the midterm convention
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