Six months into Trump’s second time period, voters stay divided
The black or white views of Trump that animated the 2024 marketing campaign now carry over to how most voters view his presidency. Those who voted for Trump stay overwhelmingly loyal, enthusiastically backing his agenda. “Better,” is how New Hampshire Trump voter Deven McIver described his lifestyle since Trump returned to the White House. “Lower fuel costs. Less job competition from illegals and I feel safer.”
But those that opposed Trump within the marketing campaign are simply as fiercely against his governing now. “Disappointed doesn’t come close to what I am feeling,” stated Pat Levin, a lifelong Democrat who lives in Pennsylvania. “Terrified, petrified, horrified come close to describing how I feel about the unraveling of our country and the rule of law.”
Nothing within the responses recommended any give within the polarization of the Trump period.
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