- cross-posted to:
- leopardsatemyface@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- leopardsatemyface@lemmy.world
Notable majority feel the country is headed in the wrong direction, and only 27% approve of his job performance
Donald Trump’s standing with Hispanic adults has dropped notably since he took office at the start of the year, according to a new poll.
Polling by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research suggests growing unease among a voting bloc that was crucial to his 2024 re-election victory. The October survey shows that 25% of Hispanic adults now hold a “somewhat” or “very” favorable view of Trump, down sharply from 44% in an AP-NORC poll conducted just before he began his second term.
At the same time, the share of Hispanic respondents who believe the nation is headed in the wrong direction has risen from 63% in March to 73% in October.



And my point is that while on the surface, your point makes sense, and yes, we are on the road to a bloody civil war, your point rings hollow when seen by someone who looks at people who look like you and me abusing them because their skin is darker than ours. This is a real thing going on. It’s a real problem for an awful lot of people. You may think pointing fingers gets us nowhere, but not pointing fingers and calling this out is how we got to where we are now. And frankly, you saying ‘pointing fingers gets us nowhere’ is your privilege speaking. My beautiful Black wife getting called an ape, an n-word, or worse by people who look like me is more important to me than coddling some racist asshole’s feelings. I’m going to call them out every chance I get, and I’m going to call people calling to just look the other way out as well. It’s easy to do that, and in my book, it’s cowardly as well.
If you’re truly on the progressive side of the aisle, please use your privilege to stand up for those who can’t. Otherwise, you’re part of the problem.