A bombshell polling data review published by the New York Times on Saturday suggests that support for President Donald Trump among blue-collar white Americans is dwindling, with many “seriously doubting” the administration’s handling of the economy.
The “once-deep reservoir of good will” among some of Trump’s most dependable supporters has “largely evaporated,” Times political correspondent Shane Goldmacher wrote. “Blue-collar white voters are, for the first time, seriously doubting Mr. Trump’s handling of the economy.”
The president’s popularity has plummeted throughout his second term, with the administration drawing criticism over its handling of the Epstein files, the war in Iran (along with its economic consequences) and other issues.
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The polling review showed an “extraordinary swing” among white voters without college degrees between Trump’s first midterm election in 2018 and now, the Times report noted.
Working-class white voters approved of his administration’s handling of the economy by at least 30 percentage points in 2018, but polls now show a disapproval rating between 14 and 30.
Trump has “lost the faith of his most loyal supporters on the year’s most pressing issue,” Goldmacher wrote.
Annette Dombrowski, a three-time Trump voter from Ohio who faces losing her janitorial job, slammed the president Thursday in an interview with MS Now.
“It’s not an overnight thing, but it’s been two years now,” Dombrowski said. “You said you’d bring down the grocery prices. Literally, I must be the most angry person when I grocery shop because I buy the same things every week and I see it jump every week. It is not every couple months, it’s literally every week.”
Last month, CNN’s chief data analyst Harry Enten highlighted the “complete collapse” of Republican support for Trump over inflation, noting that “there are now multiple polls showing that Donald John Trump is underwater within his own Republican Party.”
Enten also told viewers earlier this month that Democrats are in the “strongest position” for a midterm victory, citing polls that suggest more of the party’s voters will turn out compared to Republicans.