President Donald Trump’s sweeping agenda to remake the economy and U.S. government is broadly unpopular in the Bay Area, with a majority of voters expecting the Republican to make life worse.

In a poll in August by Bay Area News Group, 68% of those surveyed said they expect the Trump administration’s policies to negatively impact the Bay Area, and 63% said they expect their own lives to worsen because of Trump’s actions and those of his Republican allies in Congress.

The poll, conducted with Joint Venture Silicon Valley, a regional economic think tank, also found criticism of progressive policies in California. It comes as Democrats continue to search for a national path forward and Gov. Gavin Newsom, a poster child for progressivism in the eyes of the political right, positions himself

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