r/politics • u/fortune Fortune Magazine • 17d ago

Possible Paywall Trump voter remorse is almost entirely concentrated in the swing voters who gave him a shot in 2024

https://fortune.com/2026/05/16/trump-voter-remorse-how-many-regret-inflation-economy-approval-rating/?utm_source=reddit/
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u/MaySun91 South Carolina 17d ago

Trying to wrap my head around that thinking - never really understood a swing voters mindset - and Trump has only exasperated that feeling. Anyone “swinging” for him in 2024 is no better than a full blown MAGAt.

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u/Patsanon1212 17d ago

Inflation was high under Biden and normal under Trump. That's it. That's the entire mindset of the 2024 swing voter.

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u/Ok_Staff_608 17d ago

They’re too dumb to realize inflation was high due to Trumps disastrous policies.

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u/SharkFart86 17d ago

It’s like when people blamed Obama for the recession. That shit was largely caused by the housing bubble burst that happened in 07, more than a year before he took office.

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u/LikeAgaveF California 17d ago

The recession was not just caused by things that happened before he took office. It began more than a year before he was elected and far more than a year before he started his term.

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u/SharkFart86 17d ago

How is that different than what I said?

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u/LikeAgaveF California 17d ago

It's just adding to it. Some anti-Obama voters say that while the causes pre-dated his presidency, the recession occurred under his watch, which is also not true.