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Summary

Donald Trump’s popularity among Generation Z voters has sharply declined since the 2024 election, according to a new Economist/YouGov poll.

His net favorability among 18-29-year-olds has dropped from +19 in November to -18, raising concerns for Republicans about sustaining youth support.

While Trump gained ground with young voters in 2024, recent policies—such as his mass deportation plan and targeting of DEI initiatives—may have contributed to this decline.

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[–] thisorthatorwhatever 42 points 1 week ago (6 children)

I hate articles like this. He won, he is in power. He will be in power for 4 years. His popularity doesn't matter anymore.

[–] [email protected] 80 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Does if you want a revolution.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

I envy the optimism.

[–] cm0002 55 points 1 week ago

The popularity of the President has a great effect on what happens in the midterm elections.

Ofc that's dependant on us having a free and fair midterm election by then

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 week ago (1 children)

He will be in power for 4 years

minimum

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Not necessarily. His lifestyle is atrocious

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

But his medical care is the best in the country.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That can only do so much, though.

[–] stickly 3 points 1 week ago

They made a hologram of Tupac, I'm sure they could figure something out

[–] officermike 24 points 1 week ago

He'll be in power for only the next 23 months if we can get a supermajority of sane, congresspeople with backbones elected in 2026. So yeah, he'll be in power for 4+ years.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If he were a normal president who cared about Congress and the future of his party in fair and free elections this would matter a lot. Unfortunately he isn't and his plan is to make certain there aren't any free and fair elections, so we'll see what happens.

[–] thisorthatorwhatever 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Need to rejoin England, go back to a proper parliamentary system. Everybody who saw the American Constitutional, from it's first publication, said "this will end up as a dictatorship, as the role of president has too much power''. Finally that scenario has played out.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

I mean fair enough but do you really want a GOP-controlled congress to have ultimate power?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's not great in the UK either mind, for fucks sake don't copy us!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

It doesn't have to be great.

It just has to be better.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Democracy happens whether governments want it to or not.

Elections are just a form of democracy where all parties involved agree that its going to happen.

Either way, the will of the people will ultimately decide the direction of every nation, regardless of what kind of government they have.