Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents overwhelmingly disapprove of Trump’s handling of the conflict (90%) and say the U.S. made the wrong decision in striking Iran (88%).
In contrast, about seven-in-ten Republicans and Republican leaners approve of how Trump is handling the conflict (69%) and think the U.S. made the right decision (71%).
Still, sizable shares of Republicans take the opposing views.
Republican-leaning independents, in particular, are divided. For instance, roughly half (52%) approve of Trump’s handling of the conflict, while 45% disapprove.
Or is it the stupid Republicans?
Still, they aren’t unanimous, especially among those GOP leaning Indies. They need them to win.
This isn’t really a huge endorsement either…
No wonder Trump says he wants to “move on” from Iran and take on Cuba, which will be much easier — at least in the beginning.
What a mistake.
Update — and then there’s this:
While Trump’s decision to join Israel in attacking Iran has rallied war hawks and his older supporters, it has alienated many of the young men who swung toward the GOP in 2024. That split is resonating among not only the rank-and-file, but also conservative media influencers and some corners of the White House.
The generational divide was on stark display at CPAC, the annual conservative base-rallying gathering, where some young MAGA loyalists expressed deep frustration and even anger at the Trump administration’s choice to reignite conflict in the Middle East. One month into the war, Trump’s shaky ground with young men threatens to fracture an already-fragile GOP coalition ahead of a hostile midterm in November.
At the conference in north Texas, some attendees carried around Iranian flags, pledging loyalty to the U.S. mission overseas, while others donned America First hats and preached about the need for anti-interventionism.
“Trump and Republicans in general are going to have major issues in the midterms, in 2028, if we can’t wrap this up in a relatively quick amount of time,” said 21-year-old Andrew Belcher, president of the Ohio College Republicans. He added that Trump is doing “relatively poorly” with hyper online young men who are influenced heavily by media figures like Tucker Carlson and other isolationists in the GOP.
As I’ve said, I don’t think he really cares much about his base anymore. He’s prefer not to have the Dems win in November but he thinks he can persuade people to believe it was stolen no matter how large the victory. And he’s sure that in the end history will remember this era the way he wants it to so … whatever. Right now he just wants to build his monuments. But the rest of the party has different needs…