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Trump's Youth Support Has Faded. These 11 Young Trump Voters Explain Why. - NYT
NYT - Gift LinkOver the summer, some pollsters found declining support for President Trump among young people.
In a Pew survey in August, for instance, 69 percent of Trump voters under 35 said they approved of his performance. That’s a very high number, but it’s a significant dip from the 92 percent who had said the same earlier in the year.
For the latest installment of the America in Focus project, we talked to 11 of these voters — Trump voters in their late 20s and early 30s who told us beforehand that they either somewhat disapproved of his performance or had mixed feelings about it — to understand their specific concerns.
Many participants don’t see the economic improvement they hoped for, something that is particularly pertinent to, as one participant mentioned, the working-class Americans who voted for Mr. Trump. Some said changes were needed but the ones being made were too aggressive or focused on the wrong things, like tariffs. A couple were unhappy with the way the United States is handling the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, or the way immigration policy is being carried out.
These voters still don’t think much of Democrats, however — and they had interesting theories about why more voters in their 20s selected Republicans in 2024 than in the last few elections.
In a Pew survey in August, for instance, 69 percent of Trump voters under 35 said they approved of his performance. That’s a very high number, but it’s a significant dip from the 92 percent who had said the same earlier in the year.
For the latest installment of the America in Focus project, we talked to 11 of these voters — Trump voters in their late 20s and early 30s who told us beforehand that they either somewhat disapproved of his performance or had mixed feelings about it — to understand their specific concerns.
Many participants don’t see the economic improvement they hoped for, something that is particularly pertinent to, as one participant mentioned, the working-class Americans who voted for Mr. Trump. Some said changes were needed but the ones being made were too aggressive or focused on the wrong things, like tariffs. A couple were unhappy with the way the United States is handling the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, or the way immigration policy is being carried out.
These voters still don’t think much of Democrats, however — and they had interesting theories about why more voters in their 20s selected Republicans in 2024 than in the last few elections.
Good luck recruiting these folks Dems.
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@sifill.bsky.social) 2025-09-27T15:23:03.107Z
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values "virality", blatant idiocy, and tasteless humor.
They got what they wanted.
In fact, what "works" on social media for them is the opposite of what works in real life. Preparation, focus, skill and quality (YMMV on these). And what REALLY works for the owners of social media are hypnosis, psychological baiting and exploitation.
And then, there's reality.
When you look at The Matrix for outside.
Did they vote Trump for the lulz?
Or because it's what Joe Rogan told them to do?
Maybe a really funny TikTok video about libtards?
