A Yahoo/YouGov poll found that 49% of respondents said Trump's actions since taking office in January have raised prices rather than lowering them.

A new poll found more Americans are unhappy with Donald Trump’s stances on the economy and cost of living, with almost twice as many saying the president has helped raise prices rather than lowering them.

In a Yahoo/YouGov poll conducted Nov. 21-24, 49% of respondents said Trump’s actions since taking office for his second term in January have raised prices instead of cutting them. That’s a nearly two-to-one ratio to the 24% who said he’s done more to lower costs.

The survey also found more Americans (38%) blame Trump for inflation than his predecessor, former President Joe Biden (31%), despite the now-president campaigning on the economy during his successful 2024 presidential bid.

    • SendMePhotos@lemmy.world
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      12 hours ago

      Those are the people that voted for him. Remember that 64 percent of the voting age voted in 2024. 49.8% of the voters were for Trump and 48.3% for Harris.

      49.8% of the 64% of those who voted is about 32% of the total voting population.

      Of those, majority still believe him.

      So if 2:1 believe he raised prices, that actually tracks, given that 1/3 voted for him, 1/3 did not, and 1/3 did not vote.

      66% didn’t vote for him or 2:1.

      The real issue is that those 1/3 that didn’t vote, could have helped prevent this. Hope they learn, some will, but who knows.

    • Lupus@feddit.org
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      12 hours ago

      You’ve got to remember that these are just simple farmers. These are people of the land. The common clay of the new West. You know.… morons.