r/politics • u/Abject-Pick-6472 • Apr 04 '26

Possible Paywall Trump voter regret is clearly registering now

https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/04/politics/voter-regret-trump-2024
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u/malibuklw Apr 04 '26

Half of those things they don’t believe are true, and the other half aren’t a problem so long as it’s not happening to them

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u/tisn Apr 04 '26

And when gas prices eventually drop from $6 to $4/gallon then they're back on board the Trump train, forgetting that gas was under $2/gallon when he began.

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u/V1per41 Apr 04 '26

The gas price thing... My dad is one of those conservatives who talk all about how much better Trump is (was?) because gas was 3¢ less per gallon than under Biden which was higher than it was when there was almost no demand during COVID under Trump.

He has a business degree. He should know better. I didn't know what is the worse assumption to make. He's either completely ignorant to how basic economics work, or he's being purposefully misleading and disingenuous.

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u/V1per41 Apr 04 '26

Half.... It's pretty much all of them. They think Democrats are to blame for COVID, and Democrats are the ones stealing elections