Young Men Who Elected Trump Just Realized They Scr*wed Up

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Young Men Who Elected Trump Just Realized They Scr*wed Up
BUYER’S REMORSE
“They are turning against him,” Harvard director of polling tells The Daily Beast.
Leigh Kimmins
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The Daily Beast Podcast
Updated Jul. 1 2025 8:08AM EDT /
Published Jul. 1 2025 6:00AM EDT


The young men who helped get Donald Trump back into the White House are now realizing they made a massive mistake, according to a Harvard polling expert.

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During the 2024 election, Trump won narrow margins in key battleground states after making an outreach to disaffected young men, using right-wing influencers and anti-woke rhetoric to secure their votes. “I believe younger people were responsible for putting Donald Trump in office to start with, specifically younger men,” Della Volpe said.

However, he also suggested that these voters feel they have seen no return on the campaign promises made by Trump regarding the economy and other domestic concerns.

“Younger people are quickly asking important questions like, ‘I thought this was going to improve my economic standing. What about me?’” said Della Volpe, who advised Joe Biden during his 2020 election campaign and worked with a PAC that tried to rally support for Kamala Harris in 2024.

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[Walleye]

1. Men can be so gullible and prejudiced. They keep screwing up

And we women keep having to live with it. And their answer is “oops, sorry”

[Irish_Dem]

2. Women are the ones who have to do the mop up.

[Walleye]

4. I know it's wrong to judge people that way, but I agree

[Irish_Dem]

7. It is historical fact.

Men do the killing, fighting, torturing, destroying.

Women keep the home fires burning, take care of the children.
Keep body and soul together.
Hold the family and town together.
Take care of those injured and damaged by the men.

Women do it all with sheer will, determination, sacrifice.
Never get so much as a thank you.

[Walleye]

8. Men should get a surcharge on taxes for all the prison time they cost us

Not a serious suggestion, of course, but I’ve often thought that

[Irish_Dem]

10. All the death, destruction, injury, starvation, lowered standard of living, pain, misery.

If women did all the damage men have done, we would be behind barbed wire for life.

[Starbeach]

25. Cost of patriarchy

Seems fair enough.

[samnsara]

12. amen!!!!

[Norbert]

24. You are right.

I think it is part of the male brain that doesn't want driving directions is the same part that votes.

[Irish_Dem]

70. Good one.

[writerJT]

62. Mop-up needed

Murkowski just told reporters that the bill That She Just Voted FOR isn't any good and that she wants the House to make changes and send it back to the Senate -- "My hope is that the House is gonna look at this and recognize that we're not there yet"

— maura quint (@mauraquint.bsky.social) 2025-07-01T16:34:36.029Z

[Irish_Dem]

71. Yes Trump Tramp women now doing damage too.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

36. Nah, it's both doing the screwing up & mopping up. But men have more MYTHS about themselves.

They believe they screw up less.
They believe they are less emotional.
They believe they are smarter.
They believe they are more courageous.

Those are all myths.

I think men are a bit more emotional, because they can get away with it more and suffer fewer consequences because ... patriarchy. I never hear about women screaming and raging in executive suites and meeting rooms, but I do hear about men doing that.

[Walleye]

38. Women are criticized for being "emotional "because of the soft emotions. Pity, empathy, etc..

But the strongest emotion of all is anger, and we know who can be captive to that

[Bernardo de La Paz]

43. Right. Real men, not "Real Men" TM, realize that the soft emotions ultimately are strong.

It takes inner strength to extend empathy, even though it is natural. It takes self-confidence to share. It is weak to be defensive and close off.

[CaptainTruth]

45. As a man, I agree. I'm often embarrassed by others of my gender.

[Walleye]

55. Thank you! We need more men like you that's for sure

[bdamomma]

47. that's

why a woman is better for the job!!!!

[whopis01]

54. I think you are way off base there.

They almost never say “sorry”

[VMA131Marine]

76. It's overwhelmingly white men without college educations

There was no way in hell I was voting for Trump.

[Walleye]

77. That's a good point. The loudest and the rudest of them.

[Vogon_Glory]

3. They thought that he'd improve their economic standing?

The floor is already cracking and the Abyss is beckoning below them. The only ones who can defy the law of gravity are the connected and/or very wealthy.

Too bad, guys, you’re facing the long drop!

[Walleye]

5. They can fall for the dumbest schemes if they think they're going to get an advantage somehow

I think flattery is the Achilles heel of men

[travelingthrulife]

14. Their very important question, "What about me?"

This is why fascists can drop them a bone and they fall for it. Zero empathy.

[babylonsister]

17. But that question has grabbed their attention and are

hopefully more 'woke' because of it. I figured they'd come out of the woodwork once they realized they're really getting screwed. If self-interest wakes them up, I'm ok with that.

[Vogon_Glory]

21. In the coming months the young gullible may have to choose

between a very small bone or no bone at all.

Or getting boned.

[Renew Deal]

6. I don't know what a young person possibly thought would benefit them

Unless they want farming jobs. Then maybe.

[Walleye]

9. They are macho men, and they hate "woke". That determines their vote?

[Renew Deal]

11. I don't think that's universal

I doubt they thought anything would happen with student loans. Maybe jobs. But Trump was never focused on getting people to high paying careers.

[Johonny]

13. Joe Rogan sucking his cock mattered

I wish Bernie unloaded on the racist fucker. Joe Rogan needs reminding he had a felon on his show and talked Hunter Bidens laptop instead of the crimes, the racism, the tax cuts for the wealthy, the kids in cages . . .

Never forget.

[Prairie_Seagull]

15. I don't know one 30something that believes SS

will be there for them when they retire. Granted this is from a small sample size say 20 or so. I ask the question of all my kids pals whenever my kids bring a new person over to meet the rents. My kids are also in this age group and this is a big deal for them. With AI and automation already here or on the horizon they see and know this will be a big issue for them.

Indicate the democrats want to shore up SS and do it loudly for all youth to hear. I believe this will ring a bell of some sort

[Ferrets are Cool]

23. That has been the talking point sinice "I" was 30, and I am 68 now.

[DBoon]

28. Yes I heard that nonsense about Social Security being bankrupt in my 30's

I'm 69 now, and getting a monthly deposit for SS

[mobeau69]

33. And very easy to do. Just tell them "we're going to eliminate the cap. Period."

Warren would work but it needs to be hammered into the thick skulls every fucking day. 24/7/365.

[Trailrider1951]

63. Yes, I started hearing that during the Raygun administration

You remember Raygun...the anti-FDR, don't you?

[whathehell]

42. You might mention the concept of "self fulfilling

prophecies" to them. like, if you keep voting for RW candidates like Trump, it definitely will not be there for you.

[usonian]

16. Submitted for your approval

[bdamomma]

49. Exactly

that poster says it all. Carlin said they were coming to get it all, and it seems accurate. Too bad no one caught on.

[usonian]

59. Personality and identity politics. Get people to vote against their own best interests.

Since Lee Atwater's "Southern Strategy" ... if you can't convince them of unbridled capitalism, hook 'em with racism ...

Hate and discrimination are blind, and they are not inherent. They're taught. And taught well.

Appeal to the "old brain" limbic system "fight or flight" and shut down the rational brain.

Fascist playbook.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220447922

[Aristus]

18. I regret the Republican vote I cast when I was a young twenty-three.

In my defense, the guy I voted for was not only a successful businessman, he was also the youngest combat pilot in U.S. Naval history, a decorated aviator, a Congressman, US Ambassador to China and the UN, Director of the CIA, two-term Vice President, and a guy who still went skydiving in his nineties.

That's quite a resume.

The young Trumpsters voted for a spectacularly incompetent, nepo-baby reality TV show host.

[Permanut]

65. I was twenty Ithree when I voted for Nixon in '68..

Been trying to atone for it ever since.

[BoRaGard]

19. "Ha ha. Young male suckers and losers. ha ha." - Krasnov (R-Felon/Rapist)

[llmart]

20. Oh you gullible little men...

You think it's bad already? Just wait until your "savior" reinstitutes the draft and you get called up to fight his make-believe war.

I know of one 21-year old guy who voted for him and his reason was, "Because all my friends are voting for him."

[oasis]

22. Dumb shits think they know it all.

[SheltieLover]

26. Then they're really slow on the uptake. Hint: When they tell you and show you who and what they are, believe them!

[Farmer-Rick]

27. There are so many things wrong with that

Daily Beast article that I don't know where to start.

First, prove that Trump won any of the battle ground states without Starlink's or vote rigging help.

Second, the white male Nazis didn't vote for economic reasons. They voted for typical Nazi reasons. They are perfectly happy with the Nazi state the little stupid Hitler is creating. I live in a red state and all the little Nazis would rather see their grandmas live in chicken coops and starve to death before they stop supporting their Nazi leaders.

[Wounded Bear]

29. FAFO...

Let's hope going forward the votes will actually be counted. We're approaching Putin territory with election fraud. Not voter fraud, election fraud.

[rubbersole]

39. We've probably been there for a decade.

Putin's GRU/KGBish efforts are effective. They "recruited" tsf over 30 years ago. They've been buttering his insecure orange ass since before his Miss Universe pageant in Moscow.

[bdamomma]

50. This is my go to article

that tRump was selected by Putin. Old article but still relevant today.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/15/kremlin-papers-appear-to-show-putins-plot-to-put-trump-in-white-house

title:
Kremlin papers appear to show Putin’s plot to put Trump in White House
This article is more than 3 years old
Exclusive: Documents suggest Russia launched secret multi-agency effort to interfere in US democracy:

Vladimir Putin personally authorised a secret spy agency operation to support a “mentally unstable” Donald Trump in the 2016 US presidential election during a closed session of Russia’s national security council, according to what are assessed to be leaked Kremlin documents.

The key meeting took place on 22 January 2016, the papers suggest, with the Russian president, his spy chiefs and senior ministers all present.

They agreed a Trump White House would help secure Moscow’s strategic objectives, among them “social turmoil” in the US and a weakening of the American president’s negotiating position.

Russia’s three spy agencies were ordered to find practical ways to support Trump, in a decree appearing to bear Putin’s signature.

[rubbersole]

52. Excellent. Thanks. 👋

[Mtnmama]

30. If they had done ANY research at all

Before voting, they would have realized what a scoundrel he is, has been all his life. That's the problem with America, at least a big one, people don't do a little research before voting! Or, maybe his crimes and vulgarities were ok, as long as they thought THEY weren't impacted personally.

[Beartracks]

78. But they think reading social media screeds *is* "research," so...

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[sop]

31. Hispanic men, muslim men and black men are just realizing they royally screwed up.

[Joinfortmill]

32. Good but I still think he somehow stole it

[3catwoman3]

60. "I have all the votes I need." Said before Election Day.

How, one might ask, did he know that?

[Joinfortmill]

61. Yup.

[bdamomma]

67. He knew all

along. It was rigged alright it was rigged for him, stupid felon criminal.

[IronLionZion]

34. Yeah but the price of eggs

[BlueTsunami2018]

35. Fat lot of good that does now.

We’re stuck with these assholes. Maybe permanently.

[niyad]

37. Too fucking late, you clueless assholes. You screwed up, and so screwed

us all. Now, how are YOU going to clean up the horror show YOU helped create??? Because, quite frankly, we are sick to death of having to clean up the messes stupidity and cluelessness make.

[ToxMarz]

40. They thought "Whatever, what have we got to lose?"

FAFO.

Hopefully a life lesson.

[Beacool]

41. Ignorance is not an excuse!!

Their machismo couldn't handle a black woman being president. Instead, they supported the toxic masculinity that Trump radiated.

They can go to hell too!!

[Fil1957]

44. Anyone who did the least amount of research instead of being so gullible,

could have easily predicted the effects of his election.

[Martin68]

46. The young men who voted for Trump because he'd screw over liberals, blacks, immigrants, women, LGBTQ people,

and everybody else they hate will never regret their vote. They don't care what pain it inflicts on them or their community as long as it makes the people they hate suffer.

[Jspur]

68. I disagree they are a little bit different than their older MAGA

compatriots. The difference is they are young and stupid and gullible and actually believed Trump could make their lives better economically. They bought into the bs that Trump was actually a great president the first time and if it wasn't for COVID his whole entire first term would have been great. They bought into the narrative that gave Trump the credit for the stimulus. They also stupidly blamed Biden for the inflation issues without seeing that Trump's handling of Covid caused it.

They also stupidly thought that Trump would help their dating life hence they bought into all the crap these dating redpill guys were pushing on podcasts. I had empathy as an elder Millennial that dating has become a lot harder in this country due to these terrible dating apps that have skewed people's expectations of what a good mate is. The empathy however ended when they believed Trump could fix these issues. They thought by voting for Trump they were going to get back at all the women who rejected them and that the women they couldn't get would lower their standards for them. They are now learning the hard way that nothing will change regarding their dating lives which is something I kept on trying to tell them before they voted for Trump but they stupidly refused to listen.

Believe me a lot of these young men have regrets and they are more depressed now than they were before. Trump to them represented hope that their dating and economic lives could get better but now it's obvious it won't. You are going to see in upcoming years a lot of these guys spiral into great depression and an increase in suicide attempts.

On the other side the older MAGA guys have gotten to live their lives and just live to destroy people they hate while these young guys have not gotten to live their lives. That to me is the biggest difference between the two groups.

[Martin68]

74. I've met more than one young MAGA man who made it clear anger and hate were their prime motivators. I don't

doubt many young Trump voters did believe he would make their life better, but even they support many of his anti-democratic values.

[Ping Tung]

48. Wait 'til they get a nice letter from the draft board.

[dlilafae]

51. No home to call you own, bud?

That high cost of living will keep you from saving. Should have went for Kamala.

[JCMach1]

53. Yep. Gonna hate it more when meemaw and pawpaw

Have to move in

[republianmushroom]

56. To hell with these young men who helped get trump elected.

[Dan]

57. Well, for the young men that voted for Donald Trump

As I remember from back in the day - Keep your M16 clean to avoid misfires, hope this helps when you are in a faraway land.

[Blue Owl]

58. Soon mommy's basement will be in foreclosure

[OneGrassRoot]

64. An observation

Younger people have much less loyalty to organizations, including companies, and are much quicker to leave. I think that’s actually a good evolution because organizations and companies have shown no loyalty to us.

They may make bad, reactionary choices but, in general, they want the same shit we’ve been fighting for here. They’re especially tuned in to how $$$ is fucking up EVERYTHING.

So they don’t have any loyalty to Trump or the GOP or any right-wing “influencer.” They will be loyal to a point, but they seem to see through the bullshit faster than older people who used to be able to rely on truth from media.

[Deep State Witch]

66. Start Picking Vegetables

Okay, all you guys who voted for the Orange Turd and are complaining about not being able to get a job - head out to the Heartland. There are crops that need to be picked. Get busy!

[Hope22]

69. All of the vindictive little 'my body not yours' little f-ers...

I don’t give a crap what about their sads. Let’s poll the young women who voted hell no and lost their personal rights and a chance at a good economy. Scream….into the pillow….

[spudspud]

72. Here's a song just for these young men who voted for Dono Twump...

[OldBaldy1701E]

73. No, they haven't.

That would require more brain cells than the current crop has exhibited so far.

Anyone that voted for that orange gibbon because they thought he would make their lives better in any way is beyond delusional and beyond help, as far as I am concerned.

I guess we may have a use for that abomination that they are building in Florida, once we remove this regime. Maybe some swamp time might help these younger males remove their heads from their asses.

[biocube]

75. Zohran Mamdani showed how to win men and showed how to win in neighborhoods that Trump won

The blueprint is right here. Abandon the corporate centrist crap and nominate a new dealer presidential candidate next time.

Any time you're running a socially liberal campaign you're facing headwinds in most places. It's not just white men, but many black and Hispanic voters too. Moving left on economics is the afterburner to overcome that and you don't have to throw LGBT people under the bus.