Poll: Americans Not Sold On Trump — Or Democrats

Poll: Americans Not Sold On Trump — Or Democrats Enlarge this image toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Updated at 12:20 p.m. And overall, independent voters said they were not impressed with the direction either President Trump or Democrats want to take the country at this point ahead of the 2020 election, the findings show. What's more, by a 53%-to-39% margin, Americans said they would definitely vote against Trump, statistically unchanged from a month ago; 54% of American voters did not vote for Trump in 2016. Sponsor Message Democratic loyalists vs. independent voters There are areas in which Democrats' policy proposals are on solid footing with the overall electorate: -- Requiring background checks for gun purchases or private sales -- Medicare for all who want it, presenting it as an option rather than doing away completely with private health insurance -- Regulating prescription drug prices -- Providing a pathway to citizenship for immigrants in the U.S. illegally -- Investing in so-called green jobs and energy efficient infrastructure -- Increasing taxes on those making more than $1 million -- Legalizing marijuana -- Banning assault-style weapons -- Raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour Areas that are less popular include: -- A guaranteed universal basic income of $1,000 per month for American adults -- Providing reparations for slavery -- Decriminalizing illegal border crossings -- A national health insurance program that is available to immigrants in the country illegally -- Abolishing the death penalty -- Medicare for all replacing private health insurance -- Getting rid of the Electoral College "These would be issues where people would say the Democratic Party is too far to the left," Miringoff said, "and that's warranted within the data." Some of the widest splits on what the parties thought were good ideas were: -- Rejoining the Paris climate agreement -- Investing in green jobs -- Repealing Obamacare -- $15 minimum wage -- Free college at public colleges and universities -- Increasing taxes on those making more than $1 million -- Health care for immigrants in country illegally -- Semi-automatic weapons ban Loading.