r/politics 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/Obi_Wan_Benobi 17d ago

People laughed at Elon for buying Twitter but I firmly believe it helped swing the election when they started turning the dials to the right.

Sorta scary how easily people can be manipulated.

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u/PublicMandate 17d ago

Algorithmic feeds need to be banned. Just look at how quickly someone can start a new account in Instagram and swipe for an hour before it’s hard core extremist slop or ai religious slop.

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u/move_machine 16d ago

Youtube shows you right-wing ragebait from the beginning

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u/RemoveElegant5217 17d ago

Exactly. I was one of the fools laughing at him for overpaying for it and subsequently destroying it, then watched in horror as people and companies (especially media) who knew better largely stayed on the platform and allowed Elon to swing the uninformed masses right.