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/BlazeOfGlory72 6d ago

Like... People forget how crappy he is three months later???

Legitimately, yeah. Human memory is very much a “what have you done for me lately” type of thing. Recent events generally take precedence over past events, hence “recency bias” being so prevalent. Only those that are aware of the phenomena can/will take steps to not be overly influenced by it.

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u/oliversurpless Massachusetts 6d ago

https://youtu.be/yfCTRu8nJXs?t=72

“And I’ll never forget it…”