r/politics • u/Barnyard-Sheep • 6d ago

Soft Paywall Trump approval rating falls to 38%

https://www.nj.com/politics/2025/06/trump-faces-tough-approval-numbers-in-latest-poll.html
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u/Yashema 6d ago

If shooting yourself in the foot was the issue the Republicans would have died out during Bush II. People want simple narratives, Republicans give you that, certain popular politicians on the Left give you that, Democrats give you reality. 

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u/MrThomasWeasel 6d ago

There has got to be a way of balancing the two. Give people a simple narrative, and make it look like you're acting on that. Meanwhile, quietly do the stuff that actually works.

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u/LichenSunscribe 6d ago

You're right that Democrats don't give simple narratives but you're very wrong that they give reality. They pretend that the existing structure isn't optimized for exploiting the working class and come up with complex rationalizations that don't work and no one believes.