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Poll Reveals Mixed Support for Kennedy's Health Agenda

10/17/2025

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Kennedy's Health Agenda

A Washington Post-KFF poll finds mixed support for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) agenda, with 38% overall backing and 62% of Republican parents supporting.
The poll shows bipartisan support for regulating processed foods, with over 80% backing stricter regulations.
Opinions on raw milk sales are divided.
Trump allies view MAHA as a strategy to attract voters in the 2026 midterms.

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Trump's Health Decline

An Axios-Ipsos poll shows 41% view health as worsened under President Donald Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
19% view health as improved under the same leaders.
Trust in health agencies such as the CDC and FDA is declining.
Support for mandatory vaccinations for schoolchildren has fallen from 81% to 74%.
Only 22% of respondents expressed interest in the new TrumpRx prescription drug site.

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Kennedy's Health Agenda

A Washington Post-KFF poll finds mixed support for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) agenda, with 38% overall backing and 62% of Republican parents supporting.
The poll shows bipartisan support for regulating processed foods, with over 80% backing stricter regulations.
Opinions on raw milk sales are divided.
Trump allies view MAHA as a strategy to attract voters in the 2026 midterms.

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