Miles Bryan
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Yeah, so Sharita told us that she doesn't pay close attention to the news. She catches some stuff on social media.
But some of the general chaos of the first few months of Trump has managed to filter its way to her. And it's freaking her out.
But some of the general chaos of the first few months of Trump has managed to filter its way to her. And it's freaking her out.
But some of the general chaos of the first few months of Trump has managed to filter its way to her. And it's freaking her out.
Sharita's kids get their dad's Social Security payments, and one of her sons has Crohn's disease. So hearing these rumors that Trump was going to make big cuts to Social Security or other government services has unsettled her. Now, important thing to note here is she emphasized that she wasn't sure that any of this stuff was happening.
Sharita's kids get their dad's Social Security payments, and one of her sons has Crohn's disease. So hearing these rumors that Trump was going to make big cuts to Social Security or other government services has unsettled her. Now, important thing to note here is she emphasized that she wasn't sure that any of this stuff was happening.
Sharita's kids get their dad's Social Security payments, and one of her sons has Crohn's disease. So hearing these rumors that Trump was going to make big cuts to Social Security or other government services has unsettled her. Now, important thing to note here is she emphasized that she wasn't sure that any of this stuff was happening.
But she was still hearing about it from friends and relatives on Facebook, and that's where the worries come from.
But she was still hearing about it from friends and relatives on Facebook, and that's where the worries come from.
But she was still hearing about it from friends and relatives on Facebook, and that's where the worries come from.
Yeah. So she is feeling some regrets.
Yeah. So she is feeling some regrets.
Yeah. So she is feeling some regrets.
Basically, she was telling us the more that she thinks about it and the more that time passes, she regrets that vote. Poll after poll, what Sharita is saying, it's a recurring picture where you have not very Trumpy kind of marginal Trump voters who seem to be the most upset with his presidency so far in that Trump coalition.
Basically, she was telling us the more that she thinks about it and the more that time passes, she regrets that vote. Poll after poll, what Sharita is saying, it's a recurring picture where you have not very Trumpy kind of marginal Trump voters who seem to be the most upset with his presidency so far in that Trump coalition.
Basically, she was telling us the more that she thinks about it and the more that time passes, she regrets that vote. Poll after poll, what Sharita is saying, it's a recurring picture where you have not very Trumpy kind of marginal Trump voters who seem to be the most upset with his presidency so far in that Trump coalition.
It doesn't mean that all of them want to redo their votes, but it does suggest something for Republicans in the future that they can't necessarily count on that Trump coalition anymore. Like the most recent Pew Research Center study found that from February to April of this year, Trump's approval among his own voters declined about six points.
It doesn't mean that all of them want to redo their votes, but it does suggest something for Republicans in the future that they can't necessarily count on that Trump coalition anymore. Like the most recent Pew Research Center study found that from February to April of this year, Trump's approval among his own voters declined about six points.
It doesn't mean that all of them want to redo their votes, but it does suggest something for Republicans in the future that they can't necessarily count on that Trump coalition anymore. Like the most recent Pew Research Center study found that from February to April of this year, Trump's approval among his own voters declined about six points.
Trump supporters, strong Trump supporters, they're mostly sticking with him. But non-MAGA soft supporters, those are the ones that are really turning on him.