Donald Trump is facing a sharp backlash from young voters, with new polling showing his approval rating among Generation Z has dropped to one of its lowest points yet.

The latest YouGov/Yahoo poll, conducted between June 26-30 among 1,597 adults, shows that among Gen Z voters, his net rating has deteriorated sharply, falling from -23 points in May to -41 points in June.

Net ratings do have a tendency to swing much more than a simple approval rating. Still, the president’s approval rating in June is low, at 27 percent. The margin of error is at plus or minus 3.2 percent.

Lucas Walsh, a youth political behavior expert and professor at Monash University, told Newsweek that Trump’s falling support among Gen Z voters may reflect how young people “respond to issues rather than party allegiances.”

  • rizzothesmall@sh.itjust.works
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    7 hours ago

    What amazes me is that there are still people who look at what Donald Trump has done in his life, what he has said and done to become president (twice!) and what he’s done since taking office. They look at all this, take a big huff of their own farts and say “I approve of this”

    I can’t imagine that it takes anything less than a very special kind of cognitive disability to be intelligent enough to use twitter, but dumb enough to support this petulant, stroppy, bafflingly stupid man-toddler.

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      You would t believe the false propagandized worlds these people live in. I have a close friend that turned his head towards this stuff over the years I’ve been trying my best pull back. But I mean it’s 100% like science fiction. They can say gravity isn’t real and these people would believe it. It’s very sad. It’s usually rooted in fear tactics and it overrides any logic. Lots of doubles speak too. Many really believe trump just wants to get rid of criminals. That’s the party line, but it’s double speak for migrants

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      6 hours ago

      There has been a concerted effort for the last 15 to 20 years by the alt-right to court young disillusioned men and women using divisiveness and the slowly declining status quo as a lever.

      Doesn’t matter that the insanely wealthy right wing is primarily responsible for pushing the deterioration, it only matters that the insanely wealthy liberals in the government haven’t done anything substantive to stop it.

      For reference, see Nancy Pelosi’s fucking dedicated ice cream fridge she showed off in an interview to seem relatable.