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BumRushDaShow

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Sat Apr 26, 2025, 05:20 PM Apr 26

'He's not the same person': Voters crucial to Trump's win share dismay after 4 months [View all]

Source: Raw Story

April 26, 2025 7:28AM ET


The bloc of Donald Trump voters that was vital to getting him over the election line in first place last November were asked just four months after his inauguration for their reactions. Their answer was far from exuberant. “Ummmm,” said one.

The independent voters — a crucial group of voters that effectively decided the general election — were revisited by the Washington Post. “Economically, he’s not the same person,” said Lisa Kirk, who feared “I might lose it all” as she saw her 401K tank as Trump’s business tariff threats took hold.

The conclusion the Post reached after talking to multiple voters was that they “are starting to sour on Trump and his disruptive agenda.” In January, polls showed independents disapproved of Trump by just a tiny percentage. Now, it’s 25% among the same group.

“The sinking job approval among independent voters suggests Trump is not immune to political consequences as he tears up global trade, slashes the federal government, and challenges the country’s system of checks and balances,” The Post wrote. “Trump’s improvement with long-skeptical independent voters helped him win last fall, and their growing disapproval — if it holds — could hurt Republicans in the midterms.”

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/trump-independent-voters-2671848579/

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He's exactly the same person. Apparently they weren't paying attention. nt Phoenix61 Apr 26 #1
American voters have severe memory problem..... groundloop Apr 26 #12
Exactly PatSeg Apr 26 #14
Spot-on comment! Prof. Toru Tanaka Apr 27 #66
Exactly PatSeg Apr 27 #68
Exactly!!! nt pazzyanne Apr 26 #25
"not paying attention," or... regnaD kciN Apr 26 #31
Actually this is even worse than hia first term IbogaProject Apr 26 #40
Exactly the same, except worse. Jack Valentino Apr 26 #42
"...they weren't paying attention." Grins Apr 27 #69
shithole has not changed................... Lovie777 Apr 26 #2
Not just evil; paralyzingly incompetent in financial matters. Aristus Apr 26 #5
All he has done Hornedfrog2000 Apr 26 #24
Yep, and he and his ex-judge sister stole some of that $400 M from his dead brother... brush Apr 26 #33
Sir, quit saying Trump bankrupted a casino. You know that's not true. jmowreader Apr 26 #38
He used casinos he 'bankrupted' Hornedfrog2000 Apr 27 #65
I'm not at all surprised that fans of The Apprentice didnt bother digging into his back story. ShazzieB Apr 27 #50
He is EXACTLY the same person. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 26 #3
Oh, my heart is breaking callous taoboy Apr 26 #4
Fuck you where you BREATHE, trump voters. Paladin Apr 26 #6
I get it feels better for them to claim Trump has changed than to admit they were idiots for voting for him Solly Mack Apr 26 #7
They didn't think "No guardrails this time" and "He told you what he was going to do" not fooled Apr 26 #21
They didn't think just reacted. Solly Mack Apr 27 #70
People who are swing voters these days BootinUp Apr 27 #61
But they'll tell you they're just so independent in their thinking. Solly Mack Apr 27 #71
Boo fucking hoo assholes. I hope you lose it all. we can do it Apr 26 #8
well trump voters...go fuck yourselves gopiscrap Apr 26 #9
I guess some of that Magat koolaid is wearing off. ananda Apr 26 #10
Ha hasn't changed one bit. Not even his Pampers. usonian Apr 26 #11
All this proves is people never learn and they never pay attention jgmiller Apr 26 #13
Oh, yeah not fooled Apr 26 #23
Many independents voted AGAINST anyone who is black or female ... Sancho Apr 26 #15
Female AND Black?! Double NOOO Way! 🤬🤬 electric_blue68 Apr 26 #32
YES. But meanwhile, many who claim to be anti-GOP want to try AGAIN RandomNumbers Apr 27 #67
Just more people who had their faces eaten sakabatou Apr 26 #16
And the Leopard says, "BURP." Botany Apr 27 #62
Oh, for fuck's sake moose65 Apr 26 #17
Really? Godot51 Apr 26 #18
he's not the same person? patphil Apr 26 #19
Remember the old days when someone couldn't even RUN for president while under indictment, Jack Valentino Apr 26 #44
JFC Skittles Apr 26 #20
The quality and extent JustAnotherGen Apr 26 #47
Hey Cantaloupe Caligula Voters! Umm...I Hate To Break It To Ya, But... GB_RN Apr 26 #22
Tell me you only listened to the parts you wanted to hear without... JHB Apr 26 #26
He's exactly the same person videohead5 Apr 26 #27
He told us from day one who he was GenThePerservering Apr 26 #28
"He's not the same person?" He's always been the same person. hamsterjill Apr 26 #29
What they really mean is Dan Apr 26 #30
Exactly! oasis Apr 27 #56
You knew he was a poisonous snake yet you re elected him kimbutgar Apr 26 #34
This really belongs in the "Leopards Ate My Face" subreddit... regnaD kciN Apr 26 #35
They have no excuses... Dem4life1970 Apr 26 #36
What they mean is: robbob Apr 26 #37
I have a tendency to self-censor when I post here... Montauk6 Apr 26 #39
"Economically, he's not the same person"??!! He RAN on raising tariffs, for christ sake... Jack Valentino Apr 26 #41
Then those assholes can go fuck themselves even hard than his KKKultists Orrex Apr 26 #43
Original WaPo Article, No Paywall... reACTIONary Apr 26 #45
Thank you! Moosepoop Apr 26 #49
Some not so bright people might confuse insanity with genius. Aussie105 Apr 26 #46
F.O.X. tavernier Apr 26 #48
FFS Lisa! sheshe2 Apr 27 #51
Leave them to their delusions and disappointments. Aussie105 Apr 27 #52
F**k em. He is exactly the person he always was. It wasn't the racist, sexist, bigotry that bothered them, JohnSJ Apr 27 #53
FU. He's the same lying grifter he's always been Hassler Apr 27 #54
Trump is and has always been a con man Old Testament Libera Apr 27 #55
only 25 percent have "soured" on trump? just proves that only fools voted for him nt orleans Apr 27 #57
"He's not the same person" - WTF! augyboston Apr 27 #58
"Crazy people crazy," he said. BootinUp Apr 27 #59
Sad that we need to cater to these dumbfucks wolfie001 Apr 27 #60
Guess they should have remembered the 40,000 lies he told in the first reign of terror. Vinca Apr 27 #63
It's only been 3 months kwijybo Apr 27 #64
Oh, he's the same person... kskiska Apr 27 #72
What Did They Think Trump Would Do In His 2nd Term? DallasNE Apr 27 #73
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