Low-Income Americans Switch Allegiance From Trump

[Fantine]

I am grateful they are developing the wisdom to realize that upward mobility begins with voting for legislators and leaders who will give you a "hand-up," not a handout, as they climb the economic ladder. Higher minimum wages when you're in college, Pell Grants and student loans to help you finance it, and yes, birth control to help you plan to start your families when you have a little financial stability--all those are hands-up the economic ladder.

MSN

 

[Always in His Presence]

I am grateful they are developing the wisdom to realize that upward mobility begins with voting for legislators and leaders who will give you a "hand-up," not a handout, as they climb the economic ladder. Higher minimum wages when you're in college, Pell Grants and student loans to help you finance it, and yes, birth control to help you plan to start your families when you have a little financial stability--all those are hands-up the economic ladder.

MSN

Did you not read your link?

From the link:

For Democrats, the numbers indicate that while Trump remains vulnerable, his support in this income bracket is not collapsing

 

[camille70]

The margins of error—ranging from plus or minus 3.2 to plus or minus 3.6 percent across the five surveys—mean these movements are modest but real enough to chart a clear takeaway: Trump’s standing with low‑income Americans remains consistently underwater, even as week‑to‑week shifts move within a relatively narrow band.

Put simply, these voters are not swinging dramatically in either direction.

Their views seem to oscillate slightly depending on the moment, but the overall picture is steady: most continue to disapprove of the president’s performance, and only around one‑third express support.

 

[Fantine]

Did you not read your link?

From the link:

38% is not that high...

 

[Always in His Presence]

38% is not that high...

truth can be so annoying

For Democrats, the numbers indicate that while Trump remains vulnerable, his support in this income bracket is not collapsing

 

[Fantine]

Considering that he won in 2025 by 2/10th of a percent, even small changes can make a difference. That's why he wants to suppress and gerrymander the vote.

 

[Always in His Presence]

Considering that he won in 2025 by 2/10th of a percent, even small changes can make a difference. That's why he wants to suppress and gerrymander the vote.

Pssst.... he isn't running again.

 

[essentialsaltes]

his support in this income bracket is not collapsing

Right, it's declining.

 

[Larniavc]

I am grateful they are developing the wisdom to realize that upward mobility begins with voting for legislators and leaders who will give you a "hand-up," not a handout, as they climb the economic ladder. Higher minimum wages when you're in college, Pell Grants and student loans to help you finance it, and yes, birth control to help you plan to start your families when you have a little financial stability--all those are hands-up the economic ladder.

MSN

I’d be interested in the income bracket of those who still cleave to Trump’s policies.

 

[Always in His Presence]

I’d be interested in the income bracket of those who still cleave to Trump’s policies.

You mean the billionaires and trillionaires who are supposedly his friends and are the only ones benefitting from his presidency according to some?

 

[essentialsaltes]

I’d be interested in the income bracket of those who still cleave to Trump’s policies.

Not directly an answer, but this has been floating around the intertubes recently, showing how D and R voters have shifted over time with respect to income and education. "I love the poorly educated!"

 

[essentialsaltes]

You mean the billionaires and trillionaires who are supposedly his friends and are the only ones benefitting from his presidency according to some?

They're there, but they're the 0.01%.

 

[Larniavc]

Not directly an answer, but this has been floating around the intertubes recently, showing how D and R voters have shifted over time with respect to income and education. "I love the poorly educated!"

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Actually not what I expected.

 

[essentialsaltes]

Actually not what I expected.

It definitely chimes with my experience. Once upon a time, the Republicans were the white collar educated bankers, and the Democrats were the blue collar union Joe Sixpacks. George W Bush showed the Republicans how the rich can appeal to people who don't trust the elite (or book-larnin').

 

[Always in His Presence]

38% is not that high...

his support in this income bracket is not collapsing

and

the man isn’t running again

 

[Fantine]

his support in this income bracket is not collapsing

and

the man isn’t running again

He wants to end elections. He will declare a national emergency in order to continue torturing Americans and wrecking democracy.

 

[Always in His Presence]

He wants to end elections. He will declare a national emergency in order to continue torturing Americans and wrecking democracy.

There is a conspiracy forum for junk like that.

 

[Fantine]

No, Pulitzer Prize winning economists and historians blogs.

 

[askesis]

There is a conspiracy forum for junk like that.

It's not junk. He talks about elections being stolen, about not having elections, and about having another term. It might be a conspiracy, but it's not junk. Some folks do conspire, and he's just the kind to do that.

 

[askesis]

I am grateful they are developing the wisdom to realize that upward mobility begins with voting for legislators and leaders who will give you a "hand-up," not a handout, as they climb the economic ladder. Higher minimum wages when you're in college, Pell Grants and student loans to help you finance it, and yes, birth control to help you plan to start your families when you have a little financial stability--all those are hands-up the economic ladder.

MSN

He did say he's not trying to help the poor folks who don't work very hard. It's crazy how much contempt he has for the people who support him. It's like any other abusive relationship, except we all have to live in the same house.