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92% of Trump voters are satisfied with their vote. More than that, the PRRI poll finds that just about everybody who voted in November is satisfied with their decision, including 95% of Harris voters and 85% of people who voted third party.
But PRRI’s poll is consistent with a poll released April 14 by the University of Massachusetts Amherst that found that only 2% of Trump voters polled answered yes to “I regret my vote and would vote differently if I could.” And both those polls are consistent with a survey The New York Times conducted among a focus group last month that found that none of the 13 independent voters who voted for Trump in November regrets not voting for Harris.
Not the person who feels “bad” about the way things have been going. Or the one who’s “frustrated,” or the ones who feel “pessimistic,” “worried,” “hopeless” or even “lied to.”
“There’s a lot of social media saying: Hey, are you Republicans or MAGA people regretting your vote?” a “hopeful” 55-year-old Latino restaurant manager said. “And no, I’m not. As far as I’m concerned, he’s not doing enough.”
When you read that Times piece, you may find yourself most struck by the 29-year-old Black construction manager in Texas who said he’s happy that Trump has kept his promises, if only because the Texan then says, “Although these are some hard decisions — a couple of friends that have been deported, stuff like that. So I’m sad at the same time.”
It must warm his deported friends’ hearts to hear that their buddy is kinda sad.
I wasted my hard-earned money on some forgettable thing when I was young, and when I turned to my mom for comfort, all she did was shrug and say, “Bought sense is the best sense.” I’ve come to agree with that, but I’ve also learned that a costly mistake doesn’t necessarily confer sense upon the person who made it.
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ananda
(35,495 posts)that msm is carrying Magats' and Trump's water.
Way too many people I know have buyer's remorse.
LiberalArkie
(19,916 posts)the Biden and Obama disaster"
SheltieLover
(81,676 posts)Gs was in auto parts store several days ago. Magats gathered there were all loudly ranting about how greag tsf is.
These people are so fucking stupid, it's incomprehensible to people who live in civilized places.
LiberalArkie
(19,916 posts)SheltieLover
(81,676 posts)
B.See
(8,846 posts)who and WHAT they are. I've spent too much time going head to head with these psychopaths in online debate (for want of a better descriptive).
They are hatefully twisted, willfully ignorant, and downright SICK.
Expect no better of them.
SheltieLover
(81,676 posts)I refuse to engage with magats.
LSparkle
(12,229 posts)This IS the U.S. We thought we were better than we are. I feel like my upbringing — which convinced me that Americans were exceptional in a GOOD way — was one big charade. We really ARE this stoopid ... and I’m afraid I’ll never get over it.
kerry-is-my-prez
(10,333 posts)The rest are solidly behind him.
ShadesOfBlue
(101 posts)this is all the fault of Democrats not doing enough.
GaYellowDawg
(5,112 posts)NEVER admit you're wrong. NEVER admit you've made a mistake.
It doesn't matter how badly the country goes into the shitter, MAGAs in redneck states will never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never admit their vote for Trump was a mistake.
They are as likely to admit their vote was wrong as Trump is to admit he's a bad President. In other words the possibility of that is somewhere between zero and zero. Whoever did polls about buyer's remorse with Trump voters wasted their time doing it and is wasting everyone's time reporting on it. Remember that these are the same people who have been breathlessly waiting for the "END TIMES!!" for two thousand fucking years and have been misidentifying various people/countries as the "Anti-Christ" for two thousand years and keep trying it over and over.
kerry-is-my-prez
(10,333 posts)ShadesOfBlue
(101 posts)It is the people who did not vote at all who are making the difference in Trump’s bad poll numbers. But his base, Republicans in general, are not going to be aware or not going to admit or not going to care that their world is burning all around them.
brush
(61,033 posts)they screwed up in voting for TSF.
Ocelot II
(131,203 posts)
leftyladyfrommo
(20,026 posts)I did see one great big white shiny truck with obnoxious stickers. And flags and eagles. And a beer belly. A white beard and aviator glasses. He would never, ever admit he was wrong.
I rarely see political stuff.
Funtatlaguy
(11,892 posts)EdmondDantes_
(2,058 posts)I wonder what previous elections showed on this topic.
Mountainguy
(2,145 posts)Most will never say their vote was a mistake. But as the pain hits them more and more, they'll turn on Trump but they won't admit that THEY were wrong.
SheltieLover
(81,676 posts)Magats will be wailing.
But the msm will likely blame Hillary's emails or Obama's tan suit & magats will drink the cult kool aid...
kerry-is-my-prez
(10,333 posts)If that doesn’t do it, I don’t think anything will. When/if we take the country back, we need to start deporting law-breaking MAGATs.
MustLoveBeagles
(17,209 posts) SheltieLover
(81,676 posts) Response to SheltieLover (Reply #4)
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GP6971
(38,393 posts)
Wingus Dingus
(9,173 posts)cachukis
(4,079 posts)We are looking for a breakout.
It will happen.
Meowmee
(9,212 posts)Wasn't there just another one or two that said the opposite? Something like psycho ratings crash among rural voters etc. So which is it?
I for one am tired of reading this crap over and over.
Welcome to the land of the looney, totally insane USA. 😹
kerry-is-my-prez
(10,333 posts)
Wiz Imp
(10,398 posts)Trump's approval rating was still OK when this poll ended but has totally nosedived (dropped by 6.2% since then). See post # 23
Vogon_Glory
(10,352 posts)FYI Ingrid Jacques is a right-wing activist/columnist for USA Today. IMO Jacques is a member of that right-wing tradition where wishful thinking dominates and facts and accuracy are only of marginal importance. If so, I wouldn’t yet give up.
stillcool
(34,407 posts)I cannot deal with how the news is mutilated. Nothing, but nothing, can be taken at face value and assumed to be true. I've been conned so many times and fall for the same crap. And a poll is believable?
Self Esteem
(2,248 posts)They are not the same thing.
Plenty of Democrats disapproved of Biden but I doubt any of them regretted voting for him over Trump in 2020.
Meowmee
(9,212 posts)a valid question. I do see what you mean though, disapproval certainly does not mean automatically regretting a vote, although in the case of orange psycho it should, but the fact that many of these people likely voted for him 3 times now says it all.
Self Esteem
(2,248 posts)You literally do that right here:
When you ask 'so which is it' you're assuming it's either or and that both can't be true at once.
But they can be. Trump's ratings can collapse and people still not regret voting for him. They are not the same thing.
Therefore, it's perfectly reasonable that approval could be down but people still do not regret voting for him. It certainly doesn't prove that it isn't trustworthy... only that you're confusing the two.
Meowmee
(9,212 posts)
radical noodle
(10,689 posts)listen to right wing radio, and read right wing news. Why in the world would they be sorry for their votes when they think it's all going great because of their faux "news-fomation."
kerry-is-my-prez
(10,333 posts)A lot of this is Russian propaganda too.
radical noodle
(10,689 posts)between asking trump voters if they regret their vote and asking them whether they approve of the way he's handling certain issues. I talked to a trump voter the other day who would never admit he made a mistake with his vote, but did admit there were things trump has done that he didn't agree with, or were done in too haphazard a way.
Overall the only thing a majority of US citizens approve of is his handling of the border, while they disapprove of his handling of immigration/deportation.
We need to remember that he barely won, and didn't have 50% of the vote. He doesn't have far to fall to have a negative rating issue by issue.
walkingman
(11,147 posts)afford the cost of things, then realize just how disgustingly dumb and immoral they were when they voted for the most corrupt POTUS in our nation's history.
kerry-is-my-prez
(10,333 posts)Crazy….
MustLoveBeagles
(17,209 posts)
SammyWinstonJack
(44,317 posts)They could have prevented this.
WSHazel
(821 posts)Asking someone who they voted for and then whether they regret that vote is basically asking them to lie twice. The top line moves of multiple polls do not match the results of polls like this one. Someone is not telling the pollsters the truth, and I tend to believe someone’s opinion of where they are on Trump right now over the answers to a series of questions that basically are a push poll.
That said, these kind of polls are very scary to the investment community, because they are saying that there are no guardrails for Trump where he could lose his base’s support. Investors can pull out easily, and a capital flight is a real risk.
Jacson6
(2,196 posts)Screw it if the nation goes to hell and disabled/seniors die in the streets. I have some conservative family members that have this attitude and belief. But they are devout evangelical Christians.
CousinIT
(12,742 posts)....they'll be paying a hella lot more.
Jacson6
(2,196 posts)Trump once said,"I love the uneducated." And they love him and his BS.
CousinIT
(12,742 posts)Haven't spoken to them since the election. They've cost me - so far - $41,200 from my 401k. I'm near retirement, so I'm LIVID about what their dumb asses have done to me and every other decent person in the US.
I'm embarrassed to be related to these assoles.
keep_left
(3,223 posts)...businesses which import a great deal of their parts or other inventory from overseas. I work in audio engineering, and I can tell you that as soon as Trump started his ridiculous trade wars, all the big parts suppliers like Digi-Key and Mouser started putting up notices on their websites about the Trumptax. I was just on both of those sites today, and now when you go to order parts, there is a little table with the tariff surcharges next to the actual base price. The buyer gets to see in a really obvious way the bite the Trumptax is taking--and for absolutely nothing in return. 
The only real hope for the MAGA chuds to see reason on this issue is if they either own a business themselves or keep the books for an employer. That will make the effects of the Trumptax impossible to ignore--especially if it results in layoffs or bankruptcy.
Vogon_Glory
(10,352 posts)I’d give in to despair, but it’s still early in Donnie’s first year.
I’ve come to believe that with many voters, the only thing that’s going to wise them up is serious pain, particularly after the R’s get through tearing up the social safety nets. I also think Donnie’s actions are going to cause a recession, but crashing an economy a nd ending Biden prosperity is going to take a while. The US economy is a big thing and has a lot of inertia. It’ll be a while for the MAGA Magoos to lose their jobs, lose their savings, and then find themselves homeless, sick and hungry.
Sweet reason, patriotism and appeals to common decency might not get through to them. Further, I suspect that a plurality will remain MAGA. But some will prove reachable when they experience more real life.
kerry-is-my-prez
(10,333 posts)It is not a simple problem with a simple solution. People are in a cult and you need to deal with that in a very special way. I think we need to attack the right-wing media for their propaganda. We need people in the psych field to deal with it.
mucifer
(25,729 posts)
WhiskeyGrinder
(27,227 posts)Wiz Imp
(10,398 posts)First of all, I've never heard of the Public Religion Research Institute. I don't think they fall into the category of "respected pollster". More importantly, the poll was conducted between February 28 & March 20. In other words some of the poll answers are 2 1/2 months old at this point and ALL of the responses are at least 1 1/2 months old. Trumps worst offenses have occurred during the past month and it was only in the past 3 weeks or so that his approval ratings from legitimate pollsters nosedived. If that question was asked today, there would certainly be many more regretting their vote. The majority of Trump voters are never going to regret their vote (even if he ordered all their families to be deported to El Salvador or gunned down by ICE - it's a god damn cult), but there would definitely be a more significant percentage of non-cult people regretting their vote at this point.
As proof, the Website VoteHub aggregates polls and unlike what 538 did or what RCP does, they always exclude polls that don't meet their standards from the aggregate. When this poll started, VoteHub's aggregate showed Trump with a +1.4% favorability. By the last day of the polling period, it had fallen to -1.3%. Still not so bad numbers for Trump. In the time since, Trump's aggregate favorability has dropped to -7.5% - a HUGE drop that this poll did not have an opportunity to reflect.
The only reason to publish an analysis of such an old poll now and present it as it represents current opinion is actually quite reprehensible and journalistic malpractice. The only reason do do such a thing is to try to create a fake narrative. MSNBC should be ashamed to publish such garbage.
https://votehub.com/polls/
muriel_volestrangler
(106,582 posts)https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220278060
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220279163
https://www.democraticunderground.com/132271713
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220278372
when Axios somehow labelled this poll as an "exclusive". That was quite a popular reporting of it (perhaps because Axios led with 52% agreeing that Trump "is a dangerous dictator whose power should be limited before he destroys American democracy". )
The MSNBC article didn't note that "among those who did not vote in the 2024 presidential election, 56% say they are satisfied with their decision, while 31% express regret." Which may explain the decline in Trump's support; those who made an active choice by voting for him (or 3rd parties) will try and justify their vote for longer than people who didn't do something - humans are more likely to acknowledge an error in not doing something than in an active choice they made.
HereForTheParty
(915 posts)Get 49% of vote, 92% of that still support you, comes to about 45% - his current RCP average.
Demobrat
(10,310 posts)Most have not been affected yet. They don’t care if their brown neighbors and colleagues get deported. They don’t care if some small business owner goes under, if it’s not them. They think price increases will be small and temporary, manufacturing will come back, and good jobs will come to their hick towns overnight.
They love to see government employees losing their jobs. They never had it that good. They don’t care if some Veteran they don’t know can’t access care because the hospital is closed. Their disability checks are still showing up.
They just don’t care about anyone but themselves. Other people’s struggles are entertainment. So far, so good, according to them. Their lives haven’t changed. Yet.
Arazi
(8,887 posts)His cult is laughing their ass off at our shock and dismay. They love the cruelty.
kerry-is-my-prez
(10,333 posts)Truthfully, it’s the red states and the rural areas that are being hurt more and will be hurt in the future. With the Medicaid cuts, rural hospitals will be shut down.
EarlG
(23,703 posts)segment of the scam where they've handed their money over to the scam artist and now they're sitting back and waiting on the return. At this point, of course they're not regretting anything. They made a decision which they think is going to bring them riches. They're excited to see the return on their investment.
It will take different amounts of time for these people to realize (once again) that they've been had. But this also explains why Trump's approval ratings are low, and yet people don't regret their vote.
It's like they're at the stage where they've handed over their money to the scam artist, and now they can't get hold of him. They don't approve of the fact that the scam artist hasn't called them, and they don't approve of the fact that the scam artist isn't returning their emails, but they still don't regret their decision because this amazing business opportunity is definitely going to make them rich.
I believe the word for this is "suckers."
JI7
(93,892 posts)People that really oppose the things Trump is doing would have supported the democrat even if you were not happy with them.
Most Trump voters that are upset with him are those that have been directly affected such as the doge firings. If they were not fired yet they would still support it.
WarGamer
(18,855 posts)Some of those on the right are displeased with Trump for not deporting millions as he'd promised.
This country REALLY IS that divided.
Paladin
(32,354 posts)Absolutely nobody should be surprised by this.
C_U_L8R
(49,519 posts)
Tree Lady
(13,384 posts)Talking to my grandson 28 who didn't vote but is ok with Trump I asked him who he reads and he said people on X didn't say who but I imagine people who convinced him people on the left are shit.
He just moved to Minneapolis and I said I love the gov there. He said I don't like the guy. But couldn't tell me why.
We are what community we gang out with.
Mariana
(15,630 posts)Since before the election in 2016, right up until today,, there have been countless reports that this or that group of Trump supporters are turning on him. It has turned out of be false every time.
Blue Full Moon
(3,649 posts)Today I heard a MAGA explain to a group that the tariffs are going to be great. The country has to pay them to do business in the USA. I am waiting. Next week or so it's going to set in. I have a stall at the local flee market. I have 3 houses full of knicknacks. Most of the others have Temu and Wish stuff from China and when reality hits, it should be a pretty good show.
Demobrat
(10,310 posts)to resell at the flea market? And that’s been working out?
Blue Full Moon
(3,649 posts)
bearsfootball516
(6,732 posts)We're barely three months in. It can takes years for people to sour on a president. It'll probably happen sooner with Trump (there are already indicators that people are turning) but these things can take time.
Ferrets are Cool
(23,046 posts)Stupid fucking asshole.
Bettie
(19,869 posts)when he's on a plane bound for who-knows-where because his skin is brown and his name "sounds illegal".
Ferrets are Cool
(23,046 posts) Happy Hoosier
(9,614 posts)Light themselves on fire than admit they were wrong.
Conjuay
(3,106 posts)elocs
(24,486 posts)We need to stop thinking that they would make the same rational choices regarding Trump and what he is doing by our standards. It's not going to happen likely even with time.
This is the America in which we now live. There are red states and blue states and swing states. Wisconsin is likely the #1 swing state and we voted twice for Obama, once for Biden (a male who beat Trump) and twice for Trump (what was the common denominator in those Trump wins?)
Republicans, Independents who lean right neither think nor make choices like Democrats do and we need to face reality and stop pretending that just because we think something or someone is great that they will as well. Most of them will not.
Hotler
(13,747 posts)
Blasphemer
(3,624 posts)People believe they made an informed choice. Turns out they were wrong and are now unhappy with the direction the country is taking. However, they believe they made the right decision in November with the information they had at the time.
