Republicans haven't had much luck selling voters on their tax law in special elections this year and now we may know why. A poll released late last week found that only about a third of voters have noticed any increase in their paychecks at all and only a fraction of those same voters think it's actually helping them. The Hill writes:
A CNBC poll this week stated that just 32 percent of working adults reported having more take-home pay due to the new law, a problem for Republicans hoping to run on the measure and the health of the economy in November. [...]
Breaking that group down further, just 38 percent thought the amount their wages went up helped a fair amount or a great deal. That means only 12 percent of employed adults thought the tax plan helped them in a significant way, which amounts to only 7.2 percent of the overall sample. (emphasis added)
Last month, a Politico-Morning Consult poll made similar findings, with just 37 percent of employed voters saying they noticed a bump in pay after the tax cut took effect.
Looks like that $1.50 bump in take-home pay isn't thrilling the American electorate quite as much as House Speaker Paul Ryan imagined it would … before he deleted this disastrous tweet.