Summary
Donald Trump has the lowest approval rating of any newly elected U.S. president since World War II, except for himself in 2017.
While his immigration policies and government downsizing have support, controversial moves—like ending birthright citizenship and renaming the Gulf of Mexico—face strong opposition.
Economic concerns, particularly rising prices, remain a major issue for voters.
Analysts say Trump’s popularity will likely hinge on broader economic and immigration policies, with potential political consequences for Republicans in the 2026 elections.
About 29% of Americans voted for Trump. If we look only at the people who voted, then about 49% voted for him. Stop trying to make it seem like it’s the people’s fault. The electoral system is clearly broken.
Ummm those that didn’t vote are also responsible. It IS the people’s fault. But they shouldn’t see it that way. Either they are ok with fascism or actively crave it. Apparently the majority of us are fascists or think we are.
You’re working off of an extremely idealized view of the electoral system.
https://lemmy.world/comment/14791951
No I’m not. I’m also not saying it isn’t broken. What I’m saying is usually the more people that vote, the more democratic it gets and that people who don’t care enough to even figure out who’s running in elections are NOT blameless.
Yes, they are. A system that allows a candidate who didn’t even get half the votes to run the country is fundamentally broken and not participating in it, for whatever reason, doesn’t make you at fault. It’s the orphan crushing machine all over again.
From what I read it was about 32% of eligible voters voted for him.
That’s excluding all the people who are ineligible to vote. He got 77 million out of 340 million population. That’s only roughly 22% of all Americans voted for him if my math is correct.
The electoral system is broken.
But people in swing states stayed home. The buck stops there.
There’s also mounting evidence that many of them didn’t actually stay home.
https://www.gregpalast.com/trump-lost-vote-suppression-won/
This needs to be its own post, if it isn’t already.