Summary
Republican pollster Sarah Longwell reports early signs of “buyer’s remorse” among Trump voters, citing focus groups where supporters express disappointment with his first month in office.
Many backed him due to economic concerns but feel little has improved. Some criticize his chaotic governance and international reputation, while others worry about Elon Musk’s sweeping policy shifts.
Longwell notes declining poll numbers and warns that Trump’s already-muted post-election honeymoon may be fading faster than expected, potentially signaling broader dissatisfaction within the GOP.
This ‘poll’ assumes a level of awareness and self-reflection that I’m not sure most Trump voters actually have.
Edit: the feelings quoted in the article seem to mostly be a reaction to the effects of his policies, not (generally) a dissatisfaction with the policies themselves or him personally. That means they’ll find some way to justify both him and the Republican party in future. Nothing’s changed, nor will it.
For the hard core trumper, I’m absolutely sure you’re correct here. The Shitgibbon’s merry band of miscreants won’t change, and his vote floor is likely in the 70m range. As I like to say, there are an awful lot of very awful people in this country.
What I hope changes is the narrow band of people who voted Trump because they bought the propaganda that the alternative was worse (and will now see that the leopards are gonna eat their faces and not just ‘other people’s’ faces…), the narrow band of people who voted Third Party, and the WIDE band of over 90 million people who stayed home in the most consequential election in their lives. Maybe 2 years of this utter shitshow will push the votes for Team Blue back into the 80+m range. Assuming we have an election in '26 and '28, of course!
The only problem is I don’t trust the Democrats to actually do the right thing between 2026 and 2032. They have a bad habit of making incompetent decisions when they’re in power. Can’t upset the Korporate Kampaign Kash cart, can we? And thus I expect people to stay home in 2030 and 2032, again, enabling the GQP again.