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0 points_heimdall11mo ago0 comments

> He would do nothing because his supporters believe misinformation and worship him.

Interesting, that hasn't been my experience.

I live in a very red part of the country and most people I know are Trump supporters, including some family members have been very MAGA since 2016.

I've been hearing more and more complaints over missed promises: no Epstein files, raising budgets, RFK is starting to water down his promises, no end to the Ukraine or Gaza wars, etc.

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jacobolus11mo ago

He missed effectively every promise from 2016. Why did these people vote for him 2 more times, especially after an attempted coup? Maybe these "complaints" are just an attempt to dodge personal responsibility for having supported a catastrophe.

_heimdallOP11mo ago

Sure you can guess at a person's intentions or reasoning, but my experience here is that there weren't many complaints in the first term for whatever reason and now there are.

I couldn't get inside their head to say why. My read on them is largely that the complaints are legitimate frustrations though. This isn't exactly a part of the country where voters are somewhat evenly split and Trump supports would need to save face or smooth over interpersonal friction by giving a nod to the idea that he may not deliver.

Braxton198011mo ago

He's removing the illegal immigrants and being very aggressive about it.

waht31511mo ago

Hey, you knew a guy (Physics BA) who almost aced the LSAT cold. Do you remember what his score was and how old he was when he took it?

jacobolus11mo ago

I don't remember his score, but he was probably about 22?

Braxton198011mo ago

> I've been hearing more and more complaints over missed promises: no Epstein files, raising budgets, RFK is starting to water down his promises, no end to the Ukraine or Gaza wars, etc.

I based my argument on the poll averages as shown below, most are high 40s similar to the past few months. I would think if people were upset about missed promises it would be reflected in these. It's been ~5 months.

You might say people are giving him a chance to implement a plan or that some action would take time therefore they are willing to give a thumbs up for now, hence the polls. The reason I discounted this is because I'm not aware of any plan or current actions by Trump that would reduce prices. The trade wars will either increase prices due to tariffs or increase prices if products are made in the US.*1

I believe you but maybe float a question to your neighbors - "If prices don't come down would you vote Democrat in 2027?"

https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/approval/donald-trump...

_heimdallOP11mo ago

Political polls are extremely misleading. Ask someone if they still agree with a decision they already made, they will more often than not find a reason to say yes.

> I believe you but maybe float a question to your neighbors - "If prices don't come down would you vote Democrat in 2027?"

The fact that you're assuming people should align with one party or the other is the problem.

Who gives a shit what letter is next to a candidates name? What matters is what the candidate stands for, what matters to them, and whether you believe they'll stuck to their guns when the political machine that is DC fights back.

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jacobolus11mo ago

_heimdallOP11mo ago

Sure you can guess at a person's intentions or reasoning, but my experience here is that there weren't many complaints in the first term for whatever reason and now there are.

Braxton198011mo ago

He's removing the illegal immigrants and being very aggressive about it.

waht31511mo ago

Hey, you knew a guy (Physics BA) who almost aced the LSAT cold. Do you remember what his score was and how old he was when he took it?

jacobolus11mo ago

I don't remember his score, but he was probably about 22?

Braxton198011mo ago

> I've been hearing more and more complaints over missed promises: no Epstein files, raising budgets, RFK is starting to water down his promises, no end to the Ukraine or Gaza wars, etc.

I believe you but maybe float a question to your neighbors - "If prices don't come down would you vote Democrat in 2027?"

https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/approval/donald-trump...

_heimdallOP11mo ago

Political polls are extremely misleading. Ask someone if they still agree with a decision they already made, they will more often than not find a reason to say yes.

> I believe you but maybe float a question to your neighbors - "If prices don't come down would you vote Democrat in 2027?"

The fact that you're assuming people should align with one party or the other is the problem.

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