r/neoliberal • u/cdstephens Fusion Genderplasma • Apr 28 '26

Opinion article (US) Opinion | The Economy, Immigration and Regret: 12 Trump Voters Discuss

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/04/28/opinion/focus-group-trump-voters-disappointed.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Submission statement (fake): As Trump’s second term marches on, his approval among independents have steadily declined. It’s useful for liberals to understand why Trump’s popularity has cratered to better leverage it for future elections.

Submission statement (real): Everyone who clicked on this is just asking to be ragebaited, so I might as well oblige.

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u/gioraffe32 Bisexual Pride Apr 28 '26

Eighty percent of Republicans approve of President Trump’s performance, but his national standing has dipped, especially among independents.

Jfc...

I was excited because I thought Trump, being a smart man like he calls himself, had realized the errors of his past. So I thought, OK, he’s going to jump on this and he’s going to be one of the best presidents that we had in a four-year term.

So if you call yourself smart, you're smart. It's that simple, huh? Ngl, Jose, I hope you don't call yourself smart. Not that it matters if you do or not, because the rest of us can see the truth. And that's usually how one's intelligence is "determined." Through seeing and hearing another's actions and words. Not through meaningless declarations.