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babylonsister

(172,759 posts) Thu Feb 12, 2026, 10:16 AM Feb 12

Trump Is Losing Low Information Voters [View all]

https://politicalwire.com/2026/02/12/trump-is-losing-low-information-voters/

Trump Is Losing Low Information Voters
February 12, 2026 at 8:30 am EST By Taegan Goddard

G. Elliot Morris: “In 2024, the voters who knew the least about politics were some of Donald Trump’s strongest supporters. One pre-election poll found Americans who didn’t consume any news at all said they’d vote for him over Kamala Harris by a 20-point margin, 60% to 40%.”

“Today, the president’s support among low-knowledge voters has cratered to just 43%, according to a new analysis of data from our January Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll. The share of 2024 voters who now disapprove of the president is well over 55%.”

“According to our poll, low-knowledge voters backed Trump by a net margin of 11 points in 2024. Now, however, the same low-knowledge voters say they disapprove of the president by 13 points — a 25-point shift away from the president.”

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Trump Is Losing Low Information Voters [View all] babylonsister Feb 12 OP

Did they somehow GAIN information? newdeal2 Feb 12 #1

Reality probably set in PatSeg Feb 12 #8

If the explanation is simple enough, they will get it. Linda ladeewolf Feb 12 #9

If the DNC had a world class marketing team, they could make some headway Gum Logger Feb 12 #22

The DNC is simply a fund-raising organization that also puts on the convention emulatorloo Feb 12 #29

Well no wonder they often snatched defeat from the jaws of victory Gum Logger Feb 13 #30

They gained enough information standing in the grocery line Blumancru Feb 12 #10

They are being forced into the more information sphere. Hugin Feb 12 #18

You are very perceptive mr715 Feb 12 #26

They probably saw their healthcare rates go up or applegrove Feb 12 #20

They go by whatever dominates the newscycle or narrative or JI7 Feb 12 #23

Pain can reach these folks where logic and appeals to their higher selves fall short Vogon_Glory Feb 12 #2

All they have to do is look at their monthly bills and grocery prices dalton99a Feb 12 #3

Whatever durablend Feb 12 #4

Any wonder why Gallup has decided to stop "favorable" or "unfavorable" polls? kentuck Feb 12 #5

How would senior Gallup executives react if Orange Julius' favorables plunge Vogon_Glory Feb 12 #6

Ah, the blissfully uninformed electorate - Mountain Mule Feb 12 #7

As the old saw goes, fat, dumb, and happy Gum Logger Feb 13 #31

I'm waiting for the Religiously Insane to get the message about Trump. They believe he is fulfilling a religious goal CTyankee Feb 12 #11

$20 Coffee JCMach1 Feb 12 #12

They can do maths leftstreet Feb 12 #14

I definitely noticed when my formerly $12.99 JCMach1 Feb 12 #19

Seems to me, then, that there is a problem with the definition "low-information." malthaussen Feb 12 #13

I watched an interesting free documentary night about his supporters. " Untruth :the psychology of trumpism" kimbutgar Feb 12 #15

Thanks for the recommendation kerry-is-my-prez Feb 12 #27

Let me know what you think kimbutgar Feb 12 #28

Such nihilists. The Repblicans have always had a campaign of wreck and ruin Gum Logger Feb 13 #33

They musta felt the pain for themselves. ananda Feb 12 #16

When one cannot pay their bills they are quick to notice. Going to the grocery store helps with that, too. Raftergirl Feb 12 #17

So true Gum Logger Feb 13 #32

my estimation of Low-Info Voters couldn't be lower. maxsolomon Feb 12 #21

Some of them are very slooooow learners mdbl Feb 12 #24

You mean "I love the uneducated" is starting to not be effective messaging?? Evolve Dammit Feb 12 #25