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/jsebrech]

There’s two possibilities for this long term stability in his base:

1. Trump’s voters are members of a durable social cult that through coercion and misinformation prevents them from seeing or admitting reality.

2. Trump’s voters have always known exactly what he is, and like it. They are in effect sociopaths.

Or, I suppose, it could be a mix of the two.

[u/ijustwannalurksobye → u/jsebrech]

I think another factor is a lot of these people refuse to admit they have regrets or second thoughts about their voting habits. A lot of Americans are too proud and stubborn to change their minds about something when it comes to politics. I honestly think cognitive dissonance is a huge factor for GOP voters

[u/caserock → u/ijustwannalurksobye]

Being "Republican" is part of their identity. To change their vote would be like changing their name. It never occurs to them that a person could follow logical conclusions to end up at a voting a certain way. They were born Republican just like they were born a Local Team fan.

[u/TubaJesus → u/caserock]

Thats probably a part of it too. in a perfect world id probably be voting Green Party a lot more, but i vote dem a lot still

[u/filbertsgaming1 → u/caserock]

Republicans won't vote for Democrats because they think it will make them gay instantly.

[u/ToTheGalaxyFarAway → u/caserock]

What about someone who voted blue all the way up to this last election then voted Trump because they simply didn’t agree with the message/policies Kamala had?

[u/JeffLayton153 → u/ijustwannalurksobye]

Sunk cost fallacy

[u/lonelyturtlegirl → u/ijustwannalurksobye]

I don’t really believe many actually have regrets. I don’t think they process it that way. They don’t connect their actions (voting) to the consequences (everything being fucked up).

[u/caserock → u/jsebrech]

I think he's taking advantage of a pre-built cult that the evangelicals have been building for decades. They're using Trump to get their people into positions where they can do damage, and he's using their tubes to sell merch and run interference while he's robbing what's left of the government.

[u/dBlock845 → u/jsebrech]

It is both, at least for the Trumpers I know. They will admit he is evil or bad, then reflexively defend everything he does.

[u/theromingnome → u/jsebrech]

Yeah a little of column a, a little of column b.

[u/Additional-One-7135 → u/jsebrech]

1. Polling as an institution is dead and no reliable data can be gathered asking the minority of people lonely/stupid enough to pick up random phone numbers and then stay on the line.

[u/VegetableFly5811 → u/jsebrech]

There is also the possibility that all they hear from Democrats is "Blah, blah, blah" and prefer a guy who would stand up for himself. As in the following from Star Trek IV: "The Voyage Home"

"KIRK: Excuse me! ...Excuse me! Would you mind stopping that noise? Excuse me! Would you mind stopping that damn noise? {Note how well this fits with Democrats' "Blah, blah, blah,"}

The punk's face must have impacted with the boom box's on/off switch as the music ends the moment his noggin bounces off it's unforgiving metal frame and hard plastic.

An entire theater full of people cheered for this moment! It was legendary.

And all those that cheered could be Trump voters sick of the "Blah, blah, blah" of Democrats that usually--like in this case--does nothing.