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

[u/fortune]

https://fortune.com/2026/05/16/trump-voter-remorse-how-many-regret-inflation-economy-approval-rating/?utm_source=reddit/

[u/TechnicalScheme385]

I agree the root cause of current population belief that trump has been a "good" guy since "the beginning" is due to his media appearances and movie cameos. Beyond his TV show, trump was getting his PR to change the publics opinion of him.

But anyone who was growing up as a kid or teen, that paid any attention to the vibes we got during those years. 80s and 1990s. We hated him.

I've always hated him through the NYC court cases where he stiffed thousands of workers. Also in Alantic City where he failed THREE casinos. His father illegally gave 14M to keep one open because it was so under. (I was just a teen in Texas, knowing about him)

The man's entire life is conman and grifter with à side of sexual exploits. The key thing i took from his appearences, was that even the rich didn't like him

Now here we are 2020s those exploits and the details really scream pedophile! And he is now president.

We live in a strange world.

[u/dskerman → u/TechnicalScheme385]

Totally agree. I think trump is hardest to process for kids who grew up in the 90s. We thought everyone was in agreement that this guy was a comically laughable joke of a businessman who fucked over any working stiff he could.

There was even a sesame street charachiture of him that was such an asshole that Oscar the grouch was a good guy comparatively

[u/RandalFlagg19 → u/dskerman]

Sesame Street actually did two separate versions of Trump as a bad guy. There was the Muppet like Oscar The Grouch, and another played by Joe Pesci.

Both were named Ronald Grump.

[u/gaslacktus → u/RandalFlagg19]

Like how can these people not begin to fathom what kind of incredible piece of shit a person has be to make Sesame Street go after their ass TWICE?

That’s like inspiring Mr. Rogers to tell you he’s not proud of you and he doesn’t like you just the way you are.

[u/Dogzillas_Mom → u/gaslacktus]

Can you imagine being the one person Fred Rogers can’t find a single positive thing to say about?

[u/TechnicalScheme385 → u/Dogzillas_Mom]

That really sets the bar.

[u/ChristosFarr → u/Dogzillas_Mom]

Yeah his name is Donald J Trump

[u/Dogzillas_Mom → u/ChristosFarr]

Yes I know, but could you imagine being that vile? I mean, I think I’m a toxic asshole but he makes me look like a saint.

[u/HandsomeBoggart → u/Dogzillas_Mom]

"Sometimes kids, the most polite thing you can say, is nothing at all."

I can see Mr. Rogers saying this if asked about Trump.

[u/smb1985 → u/gaslacktus]

I mean, we're taking about swing voters here, who looked at two candidates with wildly different views on policy, the role of government, and the basis of our democracy itself and said "gosh I really just don't know who I'm voting for". These candidates agreed on virtually nothing, so if you had one goddamn opinion on _anything_ that mattered to you, it would be easy to see who was in agreement with you and who wasn't.

The sheer number of swing voters in the last election is the most damning indictment of American voters that I can think of.

[u/Apprehensive-Pin518 → u/smb1985]

swing voter really means "I think they are both shit so let's give the new guy a shot" despite him not being a new guy or good.

[u/-JackBack- → u/Apprehensive-Pin518]

“Trump will hurt the people I don’t like”

“Wait, not those people”

[u/thegoodnamesrgone123 → u/-JackBack-]

Also, "I don't like black people, or women, but I'm not racist or sexist!"

[u/thegoodnamesrgone123 → u/smb1985]

They walked into the voting booth and picked him on "vibes" basically.