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Raw Story: Trump is 'knifing' the 'mythology that keeps him above water': GOP pollster
Raw Story - Trump is 'knifing' the 'mythology that keeps him above water': GOP pollster
Sarah K. Burris
April 3, 2025 6:11PM ET
Republican pollster Sarah Longwell thinks that President Donald Trump's carefully crafted image is faltering as his economic policies leave Americans desperate.
"Trump's carefully curated impression, you know, through his years on 'The Apprentice,' for voters is that he's a businessman. So, I hear it over and over and over again when people say, look, I don't like his personality or, you know, I don't always like the way he behaves this way or that. But he's a businessman, and I think he's going to lower prices. I think he's going to do good things for the economy. And so right now, what you're seeing is Donald Trump taking a knife to the mythology that keeps him above water with people."
Trump has a base support of about 32%, she cited. Those are voters who "will have to be living on the street before they will admit that Donald Trump has ruined the economy."
Other voters, however, voted for Trump over inflation and higher prices. Those are the voters Trump is starting to lose.
"So, you're starting to hear people really worry about the fact that Donald Trump doesn't seem to be paying attention to the economy," Longwell said. "That is not what he is focused on. And it's starting to come up even in groups that are very supportive of him. They say, I like what Elon's doing. You know, I'm still optimistic, but even those people will express concern about the potential of tariffs."
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Sarah K. Burris
April 3, 2025 6:11PM ET
Republican pollster Sarah Longwell thinks that President Donald Trump's carefully crafted image is faltering as his economic policies leave Americans desperate.
"Trump's carefully curated impression, you know, through his years on 'The Apprentice,' for voters is that he's a businessman. So, I hear it over and over and over again when people say, look, I don't like his personality or, you know, I don't always like the way he behaves this way or that. But he's a businessman, and I think he's going to lower prices. I think he's going to do good things for the economy. And so right now, what you're seeing is Donald Trump taking a knife to the mythology that keeps him above water with people."
Trump has a base support of about 32%, she cited. Those are voters who "will have to be living on the street before they will admit that Donald Trump has ruined the economy."
Other voters, however, voted for Trump over inflation and higher prices. Those are the voters Trump is starting to lose.
"So, you're starting to hear people really worry about the fact that Donald Trump doesn't seem to be paying attention to the economy," Longwell said. "That is not what he is focused on. And it's starting to come up even in groups that are very supportive of him. They say, I like what Elon's doing. You know, I'm still optimistic, but even those people will express concern about the potential of tariffs."
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up from their Nazi Supporting Stupor and Stop voting to Hurt themselves. They sure as shit don't care about Hurting everyone else.
the Election... "Vote now and you'll never have to vote again.."
King Dic thinks he's immune and this is what Putin wants.. Destroy America. 