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handle is hein.amenin/aeiaaqd0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Key Points * Assessing baseline trust in Republican and Democratic leadership is useful when assessing prospects for Trump proposals, especially when it comes to education. A quick review of the relevant data suggests that, regarding education, Americans have historically trusted Democrats more than Republicans. * However, the Democratic advantage has moved in accord with presidential elections, and its lead appeared to shrink in the later years of the Obama administration. * This status quo may change with time. In national polls, school choice tends to be fairly popular, which may move public sentiment toward Republicans. Nevertheless, the Trump administration looks to have a tough fight ahead against long-standing public sentiment as it moves forward on its education agenda. Whatever else he may be, President Donald Trump has proved to be a remarkably polarizing figure. Thus far, he has shown little inclination or ability to sway centrists. In particular, the support for his domestic agenda, ranging from health care to his proposed budget, has mostly amounted to a subset of the Republican coalition. Therefore, assessing baseline trust in Republican and Democratic leadership is useful when contemplating the prospects for Trump proposals. This is certainly true when it comes to education, as Trump has boldly declared his support for federal school choice legislation and named Betsy DeVos, an impassioned school choice advocate, to serve as US secretary of education. During the nomination process, DeVos was harshly critiqued by Democrats, teacher union leaders, journalists, and even late-night comics. DeVos ultimately edged into office on a 5o-5o vote, when Vice President Mike Pence tipped the tie in her favor, but this was just an early look at how heated the debate became around Trump's education efforts. Trump's proposed skinny budget, which called for cutting $9.2 billion in federal education spending, encountered fierce criticism. The New York Times editorial board stated the budget would impose pain for pain's sake,' and Senator Bernie Sanders decried it as morally repugnant.2 The debate is hardly surprising given that Trump has already sketched out some controversial changes to federal education policy. These include plans to promote school choice, sharply reduce federal education spending, alter Washington's approach to regulating for-profit colleges, and revamp Obama-era directives on civil rights enforcement. All of this raises timely questions: How does the public feel about Republicans and Democrats when it comes to education? Which party has the AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE

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