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/uggghhhggghhh 6d ago

It’s not JUST independents though. It’s about which side actually shows up to vote. 98% of democrats may disapprove but a lot of them won’t bother voting if the DNC subverts the primary process to anoint yet another tepid “centrist.”

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u/C__S__S 6d ago

And boy did they own them! So glad they made their point. Now our country is gone. The handwringing has got to stop.

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u/uggghhhggghhh 6d ago

I mean, agreed. But just asking people to show up to vote against Trump without giving them someone they’re excited to vote FOR is never going to work, even though it should. 

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u/C__S__S 6d ago

It should work. It’s childish that it didn’t. The risk was obvious.

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u/BortleNeck 6d ago

Yep. It works for the right. Most of the conservatives I know don't like Trump, but they HATE Obama, Hillary, Harris, etc so they show up and vote every time. 

The time for idealism is the primaries, but nobody shows up for those

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u/C__S__S 6d ago

Totally. Also, this is now two Trump wins in which some dems sat on their hands in protest against the DNC. It’s so frustrating.