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Dulcinea

(10,554 posts) Sun Jul 12, 2026, 07:48 AM 14 hrs ago

Trump's approval rating drops among white working-class voters

(USA Today) When Ashton Reed voted for President Donald Trump in 2024, he was drawn by Trump's vow to recharge the economy and curb the inflation that many around his hometown of Jackson, Missouri blamed on then-President Joe Biden.

Reed, 22, who has worked at an auto equipment factory and a heating and air conditioning company, has since seen prices rise and a war in Iran of the kind Trump promised to avoid. He also has been uneasy about Trump's aggressive immigration enforcement tactics.

A few months ago, Reed priced an Affordable Care Act health insurance plan for his wife and discovered it was too expensive after Trump and congressional Republicans allowed pandemic-era subsidies to expire. More recently, Reed, who does not have a four-year college degree, was laid off from his HVAC job.

"A huge chunk of why I voted for him in 2024 was because of economics," Reed said of Trump. "Obviously not happy with him at all."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trumps-approval-rating-drops-among-070030015.html

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Trump's approval rating drops among white working-class voters (Original Post) Dulcinea 14 hrs ago OP

A 22 year old from Missouri... displacedvermoter 13 hrs ago #1

And of course - nothing at ALL to do with Kamala stopdiggin 12 hrs ago #4

As Charles Pierce always says, displacedvermoter 11 hrs ago #5

He FA and FO. Raftergirl 12 hrs ago #2

Hey there, dumber than dirt - 22 year old ... stopdiggin 12 hrs ago #3

displacedvermoter

(5,297 posts)

1. A 22 year old from Missouri...

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Sun Jul 12, 2026, 08:29 AM

13 hrs ago

Truly a real strong part of the vox populi, whose understanding of economics and health policy are eye opening!

Jeezus...

stopdiggin

(15,883 posts)

4. And of course - nothing at ALL to do with Kamala

Reply to displacedvermoter (Reply #1)

Sun Jul 12, 2026, 09:48 AM

12 hrs ago

being an educated (and eminently qualified) black woman ...

displacedvermoter

(5,297 posts)

5. As Charles Pierce always says,

Reply to stopdiggin (Reply #4)

Sun Jul 12, 2026, 10:29 AM

11 hrs ago

"Of course it's not about race, it's never about race!"

Raftergirl

(2,034 posts)

2. He FA and FO.

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Sun Jul 12, 2026, 09:44 AM

12 hrs ago

Go into the trades, instead of going to college. That is what they are selling to these dopes, too.

I have no sympathy for people who believe in fairy tales.

stopdiggin

(15,883 posts)

3. Hey there, dumber than dirt - 22 year old ...

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Sun Jul 12, 2026, 09:45 AM

12 hrs ago

low skills, couldn't wait to get married, dickweed. Surprisingly enough - I don't feel a damned bit sorry for you. It was a crappy idea, regardless your sad and butthurt rationale, at the time ... And I have every confidence that you will continue to make sh*tty (and completely predictable, in that regard) decisions for many years to come.

Unless you happen to be an early recipient of a Darwin's Award

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