{"id":2644490,"date":"2026-08-13T15:19:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T19:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americans-want-to-make-domestic-beer-great-again-poll\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T15:24:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T19:24:35","slug":"americans-want-to-make-domestic-beer-great-again-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americans-want-to-make-domestic-beer-great-again-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"Americans want to make domestic beer great again: Poll"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Famericans-want-to-make-domestic-beer-great-again-poll%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2644490&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Republicans are aiming to energize their voters for the November elections by focusing on beer-related issues, notably tariffs on Mexican beer. A recent poll shows that likely voters support tariffs on mexican beer by nearly 3-to-1 (65% to 23%), even when informed that higher prices might result. Additionally, 89% favor policies protecting American beer jobs, with 64% preferring beers brewed in the U.S. These sentiments could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/midterm-elections-2022-here-are-the-issues-georgia-voters-care-about-the-most\/\" title=\"Midterm elections 2022: Here are the issues Georgia ... care about the most\">motivate voter turnout<\/a>. In battleground districts, support for tariffs remains strong but drops slightly when price increases are highlighted.the poll indicates that beer policy is a significant \u201cAmerica First\u201d issue that could sway voters, especially in key districts. The initiative is backed by union interests, notably the Teamsters, who argue tariffs could boost U.S. labor standards and protect jobs.Mexico supplies about 80% of U.S. beer imports, notably Modelo Especial and Michelob Ultra, with the former being the top-selling dollar-wise last year.The poll was conducted online with a 2.2% margin of error for national results and 3.1% for battleground districts.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>EXCLUSIVE \u2014<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republicans\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"240\">Republicans<\/a> are betting they can convince their voters to go to the polls this November with beer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trumpworld pollster John McLaughlin, in a poll published on Thursday, reported that likely voters nationwide support <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tariffs\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"584\">tariffs<\/a> on Mexican beer by a margin of nearly 3-to-1, 65% to 23%.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4686257\/tariffs-on-mexican-beers-popular\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Americans want to make domestic beer great again: Poll<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sports\/4684437\/iger-kushner-los-angeles-lakers-one-year-after-mark-walter-bought-franchise\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Former Disney CEO and Jared Kushner\u2019s brother buying Los Angeles Lakers<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/4684194\/new-york-investigation-prediction-market-betting-wager-deceptive-marketing\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>New York launches investigations into four <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/xavier-becerra-urges-california-to-settle-paramount-warner-bros-lawsuit\/\" title=\"Xavier Becerra urges California to settle Paramount-Warner Bros. lawsuit\">major prediction market companies<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even when voters were told that tariffs could raise the price of beer, support for the duties remained roughly the same, 67% to 23%, according to a memo from McLaughlin and Associates obtained by the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, 89% of voters support policies that protect American beer jobs and businesses, while domestic brewing garnered majority support. Sixty-four percent of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >nationwide voters \u201cprefer drinking beer brewed<\/a> by American workers,\u201d the polling memo said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The survey suggests beer could move voters to the polls this November.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McLaughlin also polled likely voters in 18 of the most competitive congressional battleground districts before this cycle\u2019s midterm elections, though with a smaller sample size of 1,000 voters than the nationwide pool of 2,000.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In those districts, which will likely decide who controls <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"31\">Congress<\/a> next year, voters support tariffs on Mexican beer, 54% to 34%, including independents, 52% to 35%, and identified undecided voters, 57% to 27%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The polling memo said the policy is a \u201cwinning America First election-year issue\u201d and that it can motivate \u201cthe Republican base nationally, and, critically, carrying Independent and undecided voters in the battleground districts that will decide the House majority.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, when those voters were told tariffs could raise the price of beers, including Modelo and Corona, support for duties decreased to 50% to 35%.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, 80% of battleground voters, including 76% of independents and 69% of undecided voters, told McLaughlin and Associates they support policies to protect American beer jobs and businesses.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\" style=\"--aspect-ratio:calc(696 \/ 901)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McLaughlin\u2019s poll comes as the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/teamsters\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4607\">International Brotherhood of Teamsters<\/a>, a labor union representing<em> <\/em>blue- and white-collar workers\u00a0in both the public and private sectors, has been lobbying the Trump administration to impose tariffs on Mexican beer, with about 80% of the U.S. beer industry being unionized.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOver the last 20 years as imported non-union beer has come to account for nearly 24% of the U.S. market, those industry standards have come under sustained pressure,\u201d Teamsters President Sean O\u2019Brien <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3357941\/teamsters-ask-trump-tariffs-mexican-beer\/\">wrote<\/a> last March in a letter to Commerce Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/howard-lutnick\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"11711\">Howard Lutnick<\/a>. \u201cOur nation\u2019s trade policy should be driving a race-to-the-top in terms of labor standards across North America, not forcing U.S. workers to compete with low-road Mexican companies that pay their workers pennies on the dollar in a race-to-the-bottom.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">O\u2019Brien, who endorsed Trump in 2024 and spoke at that year\u2019s Republican National Convention, added that imported beer could soon comprise 40% of U.S. consumption, which could cost the U.S. economy $23 billion and tens of thousands of jobs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Specifically, in 2025, Mexico supplies approximately 80% of all beer imported into the U.S., valued at $6 billion, according to MIT\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/oec.world\/en\/resources\/about\">Observatory of Economic Complexity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Modelo Especial, brewed in Mexico, was the top-selling beer by dollar sales last year, though Michelob Ultra, from the American brewing company Anheuser-Busch, was the best-selling beer by volume.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4682038\/trump-will-scharf-counsel-potential-democratic-investigations\/\"><strong>TRUMP INSTALLS LOYALIST WILL SCHARF AS WHITE HOUSE COUNSEL AHEAD OF POTENTIAL DEMOCRATIC INVESTIGATION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McLaughlin and Associates conducted the national poll online from Dec. 11-15, 2025, drawing from a sample designed to reflect a 2026 general election turnout model, for a margin of error of 2.2 percentage points.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The firm\u2019s battleground poll was based on\u00a0the <em>Cook Political Report<\/em>\u2019s 18 toss-up congressional districts and was fielded online from June 4-8, 2026, with a margin of error of 3.1 percentage points.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GOP bets on beer to boost voter turnout in 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