Trump’s economy is really good if you are an American billionaire or millionaire. The further you go in the profit tree, the worse the economy is considered. For people living on a fixed income or paycheck to paycheck, the constantly rising prices for essentials outside of gasoline have created the situation.
Polling asks many of the usual questions about approval and disapproval, but it doesn’t often ask people their opinions or divide those people very specifically based on income.
Polls often divide respondents into those who earn more or less than $50,000.
The media has adopted the Republican talking point that there is a “blue collar wall,” or that lower-income workers support Republicans and Trump, and this is something that Democrats must overcome if they want to have a successful midterm election.
The idea that workers support Trump is an example of how the media and political parties are learning the wrong lesson from voter behavior.
Did workers and lower-income people support Trump more in 2024 because of what he had to offer, or did they support Trump because they were angry about the status quo of the economy and wanted change?
A new survey from Emerson shows that workers who live paycheck to paycheck are more concerned about their economic situation than people who believe in Trumpism.
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