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Trump Promised To Drain The Swamp. Americans Think He’s Filling It.
A new survey from the Navigator Research Project, whose findings are widely shared in Democratic circles, found 60% of voters believe Trump — whose political career famously began with promises to drain the swamp and criticisms of money in politics — is bringing more corruption to Washington, compared with just 40% who think he’s fixing the problem.
‘I feel really duped’: GOP in trouble as Trump ‘regretters’ bail
According to Navigator Research, “One-in-five Americans who voted for President Trump in 2024 now regret their choice.” These Trump regretters fall into a few different camps. The majority are those who voted for Trump thinking he’d be better for the economy than Democrats. Younger voters are fleeing the president, with 30 percent of Trump voters between the ages of 18-34 expressing regret, which is nearly triple that of Trump voters over 55 and well above Trump voters ages 35-54. About a third of Black and Latino Trump voters are regretful, which is double the rate of white Trump supporters. A quarter of independents and non-MAGA Republicans who voted Trump fall in the regret camp, including 37 percent of independent men, as do 22 percent of Trump-voting moms.
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Could that anxiety create more “Trump Regretters” in the swing seats? Navigator Research, the Democratic-leaning messaging firm, is out with a big new report on this set of potential 2026 voters, NOTUS’ Alex Roarty reports. Using survey and focus-group findings, the firm digs in on Trump 2024 supporters who have hung up their red hats. “One-in-five 2024 Trump voters now regret their vote, especially younger Americans, Black and Latino Americans, independents or non-MAGA Republicans, and moms,” the report finds. “Rising costs and expensive wars among top reasons why Trump voters now regret their vote.”
Political Operatives Warn Campaigns: Don’t Trust Prediction Markets
Only 14% of Americans report placing bets on prediction markets “sometimes” or “frequently,” according to a Navigator Research survey conducted in April. And those who do tend to be young men.
Gen Z regrets Trump support and is midterm motivated
Thirty-one percent of Generation Zers who voted for President Trump say they regret it, a recent Navigator poll reports.
‘Big, beautiful bill’ was top GOP achievement. Now it’s campaign fodder for Democrats.
“We’ve seen some Republicans run ads calling this essentially a tax cut, but that’s not how people feel,” says Julie Alderman Boudreau, the director of research at left-leaning Navigator Research. “This [bill] is a huge liability ... for any Republican on the ballot in 2026.”
Trump plays the blame game as massive midterm losses loom
What’s more, a recent Navigator Research poll shows that 31% of non-MAGA Republicans regret voting for Trump in 2024—an increase from 24% at the beginning of June.
Democrats are focused on affordability. Some say they should focus on democracy too
Melissa Toufanian, the managing director of polling firm Navigator Research, said messaging about election issues — particularly allegations of election fraud — has different effects on different kinds of voters.