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Donald Trump Is Losing Young White Men Who Voted for Him

The administration has to think about doing something for this group beyond mere fan service.

Robby Soave | 11.5.2026 4:25 PM

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The Republican Party has just suffered one of its worst defeats in my lifetime, on par with the 2006 "thumping" it endured in response to then-President George W. Bush's unpopular Iraq War. Having failed to internalize this lesson, the GOP proceeded to launch another unpopular war in the Middle East—this time not even bothering to consult the American people, international allies, or Congress—and it has come to the same end: an electoral bloodbath.

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So what went wrong? The aforementioned war in Iran, first and foremost, is clearly the cause of much discontentment toward the Trump administration. The war has impacted energy prices, and voters are known to punish the president's party for overlooking basic economic reality. Widespread tariffs have also hurt the........

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