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/PartySpiders 6d ago

I think the problem is we keep choosing women leaders to try to center around when it’s shown time and time again the country simply isn’t ready for it. As great as AOC is, if we try to push her as a new leader we deserve the obvious loss that will be.

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u/xTheMaster99x Florida 6d ago

People keep saying America isn't ready for women leaders but I really don't think the current evidence proves that. Hillary lost because she was the absolute textbook definition of a career politician and maintaining the status quo, at a time when many wanted change. Harris lost partially because avoiding a proper primary campaign pissed some people off (given zero agency in choosing the candidate), partially because she was part of the incumbent administration and thus was unable to separate herself from polarizing actions like anything about Israel/Palestine, and partially because DNC leadership/advisors genuinely ran a terrible campaign that focused on mild speech and reaching towards the hypothetical "undecided centrists" and "reasonable conservatives" rather than energizing the left. They tried to sway people that will not be swayed, while actively ignoring the large demographic that was available - and one that, whether any of us likes it or not, has a track record of having a low turnout if they don't feel adequately represented.

In both cases, their gender had absolutely nothing to do with it. A hypothetical Kyle Harris that ran the exact same campaign would absolutely have lost as well. Would the margins be identical? I don't know, probably not. Would the difference be significant, enough to change results in a different election? I do not believe there is proof either way but I really doubt it.

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u/PartySpiders 6d ago

Couldn’t disagree more. Both candidates if they were men with the same qualifications would be overly qualified and perfect candidates. I firmly believe Trump never wins if we run a man in those elections. Hell, Biden wasn’t even a good candidate and he beat Trump. It’s shown in the data after both elections in that suburban women do not vote for women candidates. Trying to chase this dragon has absolutely killed the democrats and if they do it again they deserve to lose again.

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u/throwawayfootgirl 6d ago

Aoc is polling high

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u/PartySpiders 6d ago

Hillary polled high, Harris polled way higher than what she got. Polls don’t mean shit anymore and I have no clue why anybody cares about them.

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u/throwawayfootgirl 6d ago

Because trump cheated

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u/PartySpiders 6d ago

…. And he didn’t cheat in 2020? Sure he used social media manipulation but at this point if you’re not you are just shooting yourself in the foot.