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mahatmakanejeeves

(69,419 posts)
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 11:25 AM 1 hr ago

Trump sold young voters on his vision. Many are having buyer's remorse.

Trump sold young voters on his vision. Many are having buyer’s remorse.

They were a key part of the coalition that powered the president’s comeback, and their frustrations signal vulnerability for Republicans ahead of the midterms.

March 16, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. EDT


A November 2024 Trump rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan. (Joshua Lott/The Post)

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Trump sold young voters on his vision. Many are having buyer's remorse. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves 1 hr ago OP
Many young people are realizing the core of their mistake: SSJVegeta 1 hr ago #1
Uneducated and willfully ignorant then hamsterjill 1 hr ago #2
Fuck anyone who "bought" anything The Dotard was "selling." He is plainly a liar and conman RockRaven 1 hr ago #3
They fell for a pack of lies. tanyev 47 min ago #4
tRump had a vision? What was it? Did I miss out. Polly Hennessey 35 min ago #5

SSJVegeta

(2,786 posts)
1. Many young people are realizing the core of their mistake:
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 11:27 AM
1 hr ago

Subscribing to and listening to social media; and our toxic attachment to technology. They are beginning to change that culture in fundamental ways, and it will likely have some enormously positive results in the future.

hamsterjill

(17,530 posts)
2. Uneducated and willfully ignorant then
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 11:30 AM
1 hr ago

Because common sense would dictate that Trump was not the right choice. No excuses!

RockRaven

(19,201 posts)
3. Fuck anyone who "bought" anything The Dotard was "selling." He is plainly a liar and conman
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 11:54 AM
1 hr ago

and the degree of willful ignorance required to buy his BS is so great that buyer's remorse is no route to absolution.

"omg! I was lied to!" -- the liar is YOU. YOU lied to yourself about what you were doing and why, and now you are lying to the rest of us. FUCK OFF!

tanyev

(49,165 posts)
4. They fell for a pack of lies.
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 12:23 PM
47 min ago

Don’t give me any “Trump vision” crap, Washington Poost.

Polly Hennessey

(8,795 posts)
5. tRump had a vision? What was it? Did I miss out.
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 12:36 PM
35 min ago

Believing any garbage out of his moronic mouth puts you in the same category. 🥺

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