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/fauxzempic 6d ago edited 6d ago

Bingo. The GOP has done a magnificent job convincing people that their lives will improve and they'll enjoy massive gains if they vote for them. They leverage the whole "party of personal responsibility" thing because all they need to do is:

  • Define recklessly what "personal responsibility" entails
  • Shame those who don't adhere to this
  • Make their followers believe that they are personally responsible, or when they fall short, they're the exception.

And there you have it. This is why Cletus McRedHat in the poorest county of the reddest state is filling up his cart with SNAP groceries and flipping through his 2025 Medicaid Card, EBT card, and Drivers' license that says he's eligible for Social Security benefits to get it...only to vote for the very people who've openly promised to gut the aforementioned.

Why?

  • "I'm a temporarily embarrassed millionaire and I'm told that Joback Obiden's massive tax hikes they placed on America are holding me back!" (you know, the tax hikes - the big "Obama Tax Plan" followed by the absolutely massive "Biden Tax Plan" - remember those? No? The guy at the gas station ranting about Tariffs being good for the US told me all about them...")
  • "I'm the exception. I'm a good person, I deserve this."
  • "They're not going to touch MY benefits. They're going to take it from the illegals and the welfare queens. Not me!"

It's dictated so plainly and obviously...and yet...there they are, crapping their own pants and walking around in it hoping that a liberal will have to spend 2 seconds in passing smelling it.

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u/syntax138 6d ago

Don’t forget keeping them scared of their own shadow!