Summary

In his first four weeks back in office, Trump has aggressively pushed executive orders, spending freezes, and mass firings, drawing both outrage and support.

To low-information voters, this flurry of orders appears like decisive action, boosting his approval ratings despite legal challenges.

His cuts to DEI programs and USAID funding resonate with those frustrated by government spending. However, opposition to Elon Musk’s role in the administration is growing.

Democrats are urged to shift their messaging from abstract policy fights to personal impacts on local communities.

  • buddascrayon@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    He’s simply even more popular with the people he was already super popular with. He’s just not losing the die-hards, which is how msnbc seems to be measuring his popularity right now.

    And it’s true. Every conservative who believes in Trump that I have encountered is super happy about all of that shit that he and Elmo are doing to our government. They actually think he’s getting rid of waste. Of course they only think this because none of his cuts have impacted them yet. And because they’re conservative that’s all that concerns them. As long as it doesn’t impact them it’s not a problem.

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      This makes sense yes. He might be getting more popular with the extreme right but losing overall rating. And as this is written by a conservative strategist, it makes sense that they are trying to present this in a way that mak s it look and sound like they are winning even though they aren’t

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        This is also coming out of Forbes. I would take anything they say about Trump or Elmo with a grain of salt because they’re on the side of the wealthy elites.

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        3 days ago

        And as this is written by a conservative strategist

        Wait, but the unhinged right and the Enlightened Bothsiderists keep telling me that the media is liberal.

        How can this even be?