New poll shows Maryland deeply concerned over fiscal hit from Trump firings

Just weeks into President Donald Trump’s term, Marylanders are profoundly concerned about the economic turmoil caused by cuts to federal spending and jobs, according to a new statewide survey provided to Baltimore Fishbowl.

Nearly half of registered voters in Maryland want their top elected officials to fight aggressively against the Trump agenda, compared with the 31 percent who say the congressional delegation should compromise with Republicans to lower costs.

For the lawmakers who represent Maryland, “it’s becoming very quickly evident that there is not really an alternative” to fighting, said Donna Victoria, director of research at Blended Public Affairs, which conducted the independent “Maryland Now” survey in late February in partnership with the government relations firm Perry Jacobson.