A poll shows the president's net favorable rating among those aged 18-29 has fallen dramatically in the past three months.

Summary

Donald Trumpā€™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 policiesā€”such as his mass deportation plan and targeting of DEI initiativesā€”may have contributed to this decline.

        • OneTwoThree@mander.xyzEnglish
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          8 days ago

          I genuinely think the type of social media you use in your youth has a very strong influence on the type of person you become:

          Instagram/Snapchat: Average, slightly sociable

          Reddit/Tumblr: Insightful, knowledgeable about niche topics/social issues (respectively), better at writing, worse at socializing

          Twitter: Argumentative, not really capable of cohesive long-form thought, great at one liners though

          TikTok: Mindless beasts conditioned through a variable-ratio positive reinforcement algorithm to uncritically believe whatever thoughts China wants to insert in their brains: ā€œThe US is awful!!ā€ Heck yeah! ā€œBecause of this, weā€™re going to not vote/vote for Trump!ā€ Wait, what?