Former Homeland Security staffer Miles Taylor wrote in his Defiance newsletter that corruption has become the leading issue in an American election, something he says has never happened in modern polling. He cited a Fox News poll finding 88% of registered voters are extremely or very concerned about corruption, and a Trump approval rating of 36%, the lowest Fox has recorded for him. A Gallup poll last month found 89% of Americans believe corruption is widespread in their government, the highest share Gallup has measured. Taylor pointed to the White House ballroom, whose donors reportedly include Apple, Nvidia and Lockheed Martin, many of which have since won regulatory decisions or government contracts, while hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars fund the project. He concluded that the polling is a 'death sentence' for MAGA as a governing movement.
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