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babylonsister

(172,673 posts)
Thu Feb 12, 2026, 09:16 AM Thursday

Trump Is Losing Low Information Voters

https://politicalwire.com/2026/02/12/trump-is-losing-low-information-voters/

Trump Is Losing Low Information Voters
February 12, 2026 at 8:30 am EST By Taegan Goddard


G. Elliot Morris: “In 2024, the voters who knew the least about politics were some of Donald Trump’s strongest supporters. One pre-election poll found Americans who didn’t consume any news at all said they’d vote for him over Kamala Harris by a 20-point margin, 60% to 40%.”

“Today, the president’s support among low-knowledge voters has cratered to just 43%, according to a new analysis of data from our January Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll. The share of 2024 voters who now disapprove of the president is well over 55%.”

“According to our poll, low-knowledge voters backed Trump by a net margin of 11 points in 2024. Now, however, the same low-knowledge voters say they disapprove of the president by 13 points — a 25-point shift away from the president.

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Trump Is Losing Low Information Voters (Original Post) babylonsister Thursday OP
Did they somehow GAIN information? newdeal2 Thursday #1
Reality probably set in PatSeg Thursday #8
If the explanation is simple enough, they will get it. Linda ladeewolf Thursday #9
If the DNC had a world class marketing team, they could make some headway Gum Logger Thursday #22
The DNC is simply a fund-raising organization that also puts on the convention emulatorloo Thursday #29
Well no wonder they often snatched defeat from the jaws of victory Gum Logger Friday #30
They gained enough information standing in the grocery line Blumancru Thursday #10
They are being forced into the more information sphere. Hugin Thursday #18
You are very perceptive mr715 Thursday #26
They probably saw their healthcare rates go up or applegrove Thursday #20
They go by whatever dominates the newscycle or narrative or JI7 Thursday #23
Pain can reach these folks where logic and appeals to their higher selves fall short Vogon_Glory Thursday #2
All they have to do is look at their monthly bills and grocery prices dalton99a Thursday #3
Whatever durablend Thursday #4
Any wonder why Gallup has decided to stop "favorable" or "unfavorable" polls? kentuck Thursday #5
How would senior Gallup executives react if Orange Julius' favorables plunge Vogon_Glory Thursday #6
Ah, the blissfully uninformed electorate - Mountain Mule Thursday #7
As the old saw goes, fat, dumb, and happy Gum Logger Friday #31
I'm waiting for the Religiously Insane to get the message about Trump. They believe he is fulfilling a religious goal CTyankee Thursday #11
$20 Coffee JCMach1 Thursday #12
They can do maths leftstreet Thursday #14
I definitely noticed when my formerly $12.99 JCMach1 Thursday #19
Seems to me, then, that there is a problem with the definition "low-information." malthaussen Thursday #13
I watched an interesting free documentary night about his supporters. " Untruth :the psychology of trumpism" kimbutgar Thursday #15
Thanks for the recommendation kerry-is-my-prez Thursday #27
Let me know what you think kimbutgar Thursday #28
Such nihilists. The Repblicans have always had a campaign of wreck and ruin Gum Logger Friday #33
They musta felt the pain for themselves. ananda Thursday #16
When one cannot pay their bills they are quick to notice. Going to the grocery store helps with that, too. Raftergirl Thursday #17
So true Gum Logger Friday #32
my estimation of Low-Info Voters couldn't be lower. maxsolomon Thursday #21
Some of them are very slooooow learners mdbl Thursday #24
You mean "I love the uneducated" is starting to not be effective messaging?? Evolve Dammit Thursday #25

Linda ladeewolf

(1,125 posts)
9. If the explanation is simple enough, they will get it.
Thu Feb 12, 2026, 11:38 AM
Thursday

Democrats tend to use too many multi syllable words, mostly to show how educated they are, and how dumb these people are. You can’t get support that way. You alienate people. This is a criticism that is valid. Sometimes we should simplify what we say so even a less educated person can get it. Look at Jasmine Crocket, she doesn’t do that, she tries to relate to people, and she gets her message across. This is what we need. Simplicity in our communication.

Gum Logger

(374 posts)
22. If the DNC had a world class marketing team, they could make some headway
Thu Feb 12, 2026, 03:30 PM
Thursday

While the masters of social engineering were selling America down the river to China, the Crackerheads were fixated on guns, God, gays and abortion
What sky blue Massachusetts and beet red Appalachia have in common is both were completely ignored by the Harris Campaign

emulatorloo

(46,153 posts)
29. The DNC is simply a fund-raising organization that also puts on the convention
Thu Feb 12, 2026, 06:46 PM
Thursday

They don’t set policy nor do they run presidential campaigns. Just an FYI.

More here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_National_Committee

Hugin

(37,669 posts)
18. They are being forced into the more information sphere.
Thu Feb 12, 2026, 01:00 PM
Thursday

By Trump’s own flood of the space. He doesn’t wear well.

Frankly, this is probably what the low info brows resent most. They choose to be low information and to live in their own castles in the sky.

mr715

(3,294 posts)
26. You are very perceptive
Thu Feb 12, 2026, 05:15 PM
Thursday

I hadn't thought about this. Trump just occupies every aspect of the space, and even for his folks, it is becoming a little much. Come on guys, did we really need a counter-Superbowl halftime?



JI7

(93,396 posts)
23. They go by whatever dominates the newscycle or narrative or
Thu Feb 12, 2026, 03:32 PM
Thursday

which way the wind blows.

They consider themselves to be better and above the partisans. But mostly they just don't read much and go by how they feel at the time they vote.

Vogon_Glory

(10,248 posts)
2. Pain can reach these folks where logic and appeals to their higher selves fall short
Thu Feb 12, 2026, 09:39 AM
Thursday

I hate saying this, but some people have to learn about grifters, liars, and crooks the hard way. It was a great tragedy for our Republic that we weren’t able to reach these people in 2024 but it appears that more of these people have been inspired to change their minds about Orange Julius, his party, and their policies.

I hope it’s not too late for constitutional rule.

kentuck

(115,306 posts)
5. Any wonder why Gallup has decided to stop "favorable" or "unfavorable" polls?
Thu Feb 12, 2026, 09:56 AM
Thursday

How could they ever report that Trump's "favorable" ratings were in the 20's?

Vogon_Glory

(10,248 posts)
6. How would senior Gallup executives react if Orange Julius' favorables plunge
Thu Feb 12, 2026, 09:59 AM
Thursday

to the teens?

We may yet find out…

Mountain Mule

(1,179 posts)
7. Ah, the blissfully uninformed electorate -
Thu Feb 12, 2026, 10:02 AM
Thursday

Wandering through the political landscape like blindfolded tourists in a minefield. Will they finally stumble upon the revelation that their chosen champion might not be the heroic figure they imagined? One can only hope these political sleepwalkers accidentally trip over the truth, casting off their allegiance with the same casual indifference they once embraced it. And should the tangerine-tinted titan of turbulence face a moment of electoral abandonment, well, I'll be here with popcorn, watching the political theater unfold with gleeful anticipation.

CTyankee

(67,947 posts)
11. I'm waiting for the Religiously Insane to get the message about Trump. They believe he is fulfilling a religious goal
Thu Feb 12, 2026, 11:51 AM
Thursday

of theirs. Therefore, whatever else he does really doesn't matter to them. I am in contact with one of these individuals who works with me on my art projects. We just don't talk about Trump's insanity. This individual has a form of dyskenesia and probably takes medications to control the jerking movements of his head and upper body. Once he can't afford that medication because of Trump's policies, he'll be screwed. I am patiently waiting for that to happen. I will be sad for him but, as the saying goes, "I TOLD YOU SO."

JCMach1

(29,152 posts)
19. I definitely noticed when my formerly $12.99
Thu Feb 12, 2026, 01:16 PM
Thursday

Coffee (8 O'Clock whole bean/large size) went from $12 under Biden to $17 under Trump and now $20.

No hyperbole to say coffee fuels American work culture and affects almost everyone.

Certainly got an F' this nonsense out of me and a scramble to find a different source of coffee.

malthaussen

(18,503 posts)
13. Seems to me, then, that there is a problem with the definition "low-information."
Thu Feb 12, 2026, 12:25 PM
Thursday

One question immediately arises: is there any change in the number of voters labelled "low-information?"

Setting that aside for the nonce, what are we to conclude? That the little information the "low-information" voter has (since he must have some, or he would be "no-information," not "low-information" ) is being polluted by the facts of what the current Administration is up to? I mean, what's changed in the "information" they're receiving?

-- Mal

kimbutgar

(27,029 posts)
15. I watched an interesting free documentary night about his supporters. " Untruth :the psychology of trumpism"
Thu Feb 12, 2026, 12:41 PM
Thursday

That is free on Tubi. It really explains how his supporters think and worship him. I’d recommend it. Everyone person I know who supports the 🍊🐖💩 describes lousy childhoods and blames other for their failures in life. The 🍊🐖💩 knows how to manipulate them.

Raftergirl

(1,831 posts)
17. When one cannot pay their bills they are quick to notice. Going to the grocery store helps with that, too.
Thu Feb 12, 2026, 12:56 PM
Thursday

Where I am, people on NextDoor are freaking out over their gas and electric bill. Of course, NextDoor gets a lot of posters who do nothing but complain about every thing.

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