Americans say government is corrupt and inefficient but are lukewarm about DOGE

The Department of Government Efficiency ( DOGE ) is running up against fundamental disagreements over the role of government and the people who staff it.

Polls show Americans think government is wasteful when it's not fraudulent and abusive.

DOGE draws just a 39 percent "favorable" rating in The Economist/YouGov poll, a bare three points ahead of "unfavorable," at 36 percent .

Poll: Majority of Americans across partisan divides think federal government is corrupt and inefficient.

But Democrats , Republicans , independents want more government spending on Social Security , Education , Medicare , Medicaid .

Americans are lukewarm about DOGE because they're torn about its mission, says Julian Zelizer .