Shock Poll: Core Part of Trump’s Base is Abandoning Him

Saturday, May 03, 2025

Rural voters are rapidly souring on the president, thanks in large part to his decision to tank the economy for no reason.

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The poll taken last week found that only 40 percent of rural voters approve of Trump's job performance, down from 59 percent in February, according to Newsweek. Forty-five percent of respondents said they disapproved of Trump's performance in April, which is up from 37 percent who said they disapproved in February.

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I'm of two minds here ...

1) Republicans in Congress seem to be afraid of the MAGA voters in their district ~primary-ing~ them.

2) How long will it take for this possible (and I do say, "possible") change of opinion of the constituents to migrate from the polls to the actions of their Congressional representatives?

My current guess is that the latter is going to take a long time, and as such, this poll has ittle meaning to Pres Trump and his advisors.

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-03 10:59 PM | Reply

"Farmers were also hurt by Trump's dismantling of USAID, which lost them $2 billion, and the administration's upending of programs for farms to provide produce for schools and food banks lost them at least another $1 billion.

Farmers aren't the only rural residents hurt by Trump"workers and small businesses have also been impacted by shrinking consumer confidence and fears about an impending economic recession caused by roiling markets. Some believe it's already begun."

Old Man Donald had a farm
Ee i ee I owe
And on his farm he had some families
Ee i ee I owe
With a boo hoo here
And a boo hoo there
Here a boo, there a hoo
Everywhere a boo hoo
Old Man Donald had a farm
Ee i ee I owe

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2025-05-03 11:00 PM | Reply

@#2

More from the cited article ...

...But that's only the tip of the iceberg. The president's massive cuts to disaster preparedness programs threaten vulnerable rural regions that could be hit by the oncoming hurricane season. After Trump floated eliminating FEMA altogether, the agency stopped paying for temporary housing for more than 1,200 families displaced by Hurricane Helene in North Carolina.

As recently as Friday, Trump's directive to slash federal funding at NPR and PBS would also disproportionately impact rural areas, which receive the most of the sliver of money granted by the government for educational and cultural programming. ...

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-03 11:07 PM | Reply

I still stand by the two questions I asked in #1.

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-03 11:08 PM | Reply

"Republicans in Congress seem to be afraid of ~~the MAGA voters in their district~~ Elon Musk ~primary-ing~ them."

#5 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-05-03 11:09 PM | Reply

@#5

Yeah, good point.

A billionaire having an outsized effect in elections instead of the local folk in that district.

#6 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-03 11:25 PM | Reply

A billionaire having an outsized effect in elections...

He's not just a billionaire. He has so much money he can pretty much buy anything.

He bought Lewzer the Presidency for $225 Million. He could "primary" every Republican in Congress at that rate for $61 Billion.

$61 Billion is chump change for him. He wasted more money on Twitter.

#7 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-05-03 11:37 PM | Reply