Trump’s approval rating in term two has mostly been driven by tariffs, backlash to his deportations policy, the Epstein controversy, the war in Iran, and a general sense that he’s not focused on the issues voters care about. Cheap gas would certainly not hurt his ability to win back voters, but it’s not going to reverse a 20-point net negative approval rating that has been falling for over a year straight.
That’s quite a list. I was out on a drive with my Mother shortly after the Iran War started and was going over this. She says “well what about the good things he’s done?”.
“Like what?” “Like stopping a lot of wars!”
“Dubious proposition in general but he just started WW3, so I don’t think that’s a winning issue”
Changes subject. The real “TDS” is that no matter how crazy this guy gets, the sunk fallacy of having voted for him is so hard to crack.
I saw a graph that shows it - over the last several decades there is a clear correlation between gas price spikes and a decrease in Presudential approval…. Except for Trump. One clear issue that drives minds in the US - his cult ignores when he’s in charge