New poll shows that only about half of Republicans see the U.S. on the right course, down from 70% in June. Overall, 25% of Americans say things are moving in the right direction, down from about 40% in June. The drops were particularly significant among women and among younger Republicans.
The decline should come as no surprise. Trump's policies have shattered the fantasy that he would protect Americans' freedoms. The mass arrests by masked ICE thugs have terrified and disgusted millions, souring even many Republicans who still cling to the delusion that America stands for liberty, equality and justice. The bullying of universities, media companies, and the mass firings and deportations of people who speak out against his policies have also alienated many on the right who believe in Free Speech and due process. The increase in political violence has frightened and repulsed people from both parties. And his insane rants against trans folks, particularly in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing, have become so unhinged that even many of his diehard followers must realize by now that he's full of b.s. Likewise, contrary to the naïve belief that he’d keep us out of wars, he’s escalated U.S. support for the Genocide in Gaza and ordered unprovoked attacks on Venezuelan ships. As of July 25, he’d already ordered 500 military attacks on other countries, nearly the same number as Biden had ordered over his entire tenure.
However, the most significant betrayal of his base has probably been on the economy, which he’s brought closer to stagflation than it’s ever been since the mid-1970s. Unemployment is up, exacerbated by his mass firings of federal workers, which hit red states particularly hard. And prices are way up, too, and will likely continue to climb as the effects of his tariffs and Big Heinous Bill start to take hold.
https://apnews.com/article/poll-republicans-direction-country-kirk-violence-economy-66e5a964a807a5a1412ef0596f37ec39
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-airstrikes-bombs-iran-how-many-b2789626.html
#republican #economy #inflation #unemployment #tariffs #genocide #gaza #trump #ice #freespeech #censorship
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