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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Health care isn't the top issue for Republican voters

    Terrorism and immigration beat out healthcare as top issues for Republican voters, according to a recent Harvard poll. Meanwhile, President Trump’s approval ratings have dwindled to historic lows. He’s now the least popular president at this stage since modern polling began. But among his core supporters, Trump still gets high marks.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jul 19, 2017 • 1 min read

    Terrorism and immigration beat out healthcare as top issues for Republican voters, according to a recent Harvard poll. Meanwhile, President Trump’s approval ratings have dwindled to historic lows. He’s now the least popular president at this stage since modern polling began. But among his core supporters, Trump still gets high marks.

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    What it means to reject the Asian American community you grew up in
    1. 0:00Health care isn't the top issue for Republican votersYou’re reading this
    2. 8:47Officials tackle suicides at Pasadena's Colorado Street bridge
    3. 16:51In a tiny Mexican town, women fought corruption and won
    4. 25:41In 'King of the Yees,' what happens when your parents' values are no longer useful to you
    5. 40:00'Despacito' gets remixed by Justin Bieber: Cultural appreciation or appropriation?
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