President Donald Trump won back the White House with a coalition that consisted of many non-traditional voting blocs for Republicans and a good number of people who had never before supported GOP candidates.
One of them is a Connecticut mother identified as Alex, a first-time Trump voter who gave her reasons for back him this week during Mark Halperin’s “2WAY Tonight” show.
“There’s a lot of reasons, but I would say the biggest reason was what was done to my children during the Biden years regarding masks and vaccines and coming after parents,” she told Axios’ White House reporter Marc Caputo. “A lot of what was going on in the schools. And I basically wanted a return to the late ’90s … and Trump, to me, seems like a return to the late ’90s. I want inappropriate jokes. I want fun.”
She specifically mentioned a memo that was issued by former Attorney General Merrick Garland on Oct. 4, 2021, where he directed the FBI to “use its authority” in responding to the “disturbing spike in harassment, intimidation, and threats of violence against school administrators, board members, teachers, and staff.”
“To see that come from our Justice Department, attacking everyday Americans that were just trying to do right by their kids, was so all-encompassing as a parent you’ll never know … as a person who saw that and reacted to it, it was the government coming against their own people and attacking their own people for something I think is absolutely outrageous,” she said.
Meanwhile, Trump’s popularity among non-traditional Republican voting blocs is continuing to climb.
For decades, the vast majority of Black Americans were a solid voting bloc for the Democratic Party, but in the age of Donald Trump, that is changing.
The president enjoyed historically high support from Black male voters in the November election—nearly 24 percent of Black men cast a ballot for him. But a new survey found that support among that demographic for Trump has since almost doubled.
The latest National Voter Trend (NVT) survey found that 42% of Black men now approve of Trump’s job performance, according to polling firm Cygnal.
The firm’s president, Brent Buchanan, stated that the data indicates working-class, diverse voters, who were crucial to Trump’s November victory, are now showing greater optimism about the country’s future.
“Throughout the election, we highlighted just how far out of touch Democrats had become with the American public, and now after Trump’s victory and rapid action on his campaign promises, it’s clear they haven’t learned much,” Buchanan said.
“Take the ticked-off, young, diverse, working-class voters that propelled Trump to the White House, for example. They were a key constituency that gave Trump an edge over Harris as white voters stayed flat in their margin for Trump,” he added.
Trump’s growing support among Black men is part of a broader trend where Democrats are losing backing from key voter groups. The poll reveals that only 40% of voters view congressional Democrats favorably, while 54% have an unfavorable opinion.
In contrast, congressional Republicans are nearly evenly divided, with 47% favorable and 48% unfavorable. John Rogers, Cygnal’s Director of Client Strategy, attributed Trump’s success in addressing major voter concerns as a key factor behind these numbers.
“Swing voters are plus seven percent in support of Trump’s efforts, led by Elon Musk, to right-size the federal government, and swing voters are plus 29 percent in support of the Trump administration’s actions on illegal immigration,” Rogers said. “In comparison, Congressional Democrats are rudderless and unpopular, with a net image of negative 14 (40% favorable/54% unfavorable) among all voters.”
Voters overall are reacting positively to Trump’s policy actions. The poll shows that inflation and the economy continue to be the top concerns for 32% of voters, with many attributing improvements in outlook to Trump’s economic policies.
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