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applegrove

(128,789 posts)
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 02:27 PM Oct 3

Devastating Poll Finds Trump Voters Want Him to Cave on Key Demand

Devastating Poll Finds Trump Voters Want Him to Cave on Key Demand

MAGA FOR OBAMACARE
Ewan Palmer
Reporter

Updated Oct. 3 2025 12:05PM EDT
Published Oct. 3 2025 11:59AM EDT

https://www.thedailybeast.com/devastating-poll-finds-donald-trump-voters-want-him-to-cave-to-key-dem-demand/


A majority of Republican voters, including Donald Trump loyalists, want enhanced subsidies under the Affordable Care Act to be renewed, a key sticking point in the government shutdown, according to a new poll.

In total, 59 percent of Republicans and 57 percent of self-identified MAGA voters want to keep the Obamacare subsidies set, which are to expire at the end of the year unless Congress strikes a deal, the nationwide survey found.

The fight over the subsidies has helped push the government into its first shutdown in six years.

Democrats say they will not support a continuing resolution to temporarily fund and reopen the government unless the GOP agrees to renew the subsidies for low-income health insurance. They are also demanding that Trump’s proposed Medicaid cuts, outlined in his “big beautiful” spending bill, be scrapped.

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Devastating Poll Finds Trump Voters Want Him to Cave on Key Demand (Original Post) applegrove Oct 3 OP
And the Epstein files. Do it for Charlie. Ocelot II Oct 3 #1
Ok I had to response ................. Lovie777 Oct 3 #3
Who's Charlie? Gimpyknee Oct 3 #13
I'm thinking, not the tuna. generalbetrayus Oct 3 #16
Saint Charlie Kirk, who wanted the Epstein files released. Ocelot II Oct 3 #20
Oops............. Lovie777 Oct 3 #2
Hang tough, Democratic Representatives and Senators. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 3 #4
A poll is only devastating Bettie Oct 3 #5
Do you mean my FAFO's are working? WOW!!! usonian Oct 3 #6
Fuck that democrat communist bullshit BOSSHOG Oct 3 #8
Dear Leader is not going to like that. Doesn't fit the story. Vinca Oct 3 #7
A lot of them believe undocumented immigrants are benefitting somehow IronLionZion Oct 3 #9
I'm shocked kkmarie Oct 3 #10
Do they care? I think not hibbing Oct 3 #11
Move to Maryland. Gimpyknee Oct 3 #12
The republicans are against "socialism" for the poor and middle class, but want it for the very people who don't need it patphil Oct 3 #14
Yes but they're not *rump's oligarch base, and that's who he is representing other than himself and his clan. Uncle Joe Oct 3 #15
Honestly, these polls mean nothing. The magats have zero idea what they're being asked. MerryBlooms Oct 3 #17
Trump's handlers will give him different numbers. sop Oct 3 #18
DEVASTATED! maxsolomon Oct 3 #19
Sounds like Trump voters are woke. Emile Oct 3 #21
They're about to find out just how much he doesn't give a shit about them. BlueTsunami2018 Oct 3 #22

Bettie

(18,971 posts)
5. A poll is only devastating
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 02:54 PM
Oct 3

if the people it is about actually care about the result.

Republicans don't seem to think they will have to compete in elections anymore. Most of them seem certain that what they say and do will not matter.

BOSSHOG

(43,847 posts)
8. Fuck that democrat communist bullshit
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 03:29 PM
Oct 3

Except the stuff we like, ya know the patriotic stuff.

IronLionZion

(50,106 posts)
9. A lot of them believe undocumented immigrants are benefitting somehow
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 03:43 PM
Oct 3

so they will cut of their own nose to spite their face. GOP keeps promoting that easily disproven lie because it works for them.

kkmarie

(331 posts)
10. I'm shocked
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 03:48 PM
Oct 3

Shocked that 57% magas even know that Obamacare is the ACA. I've seen quite a few interviewed before the election who wanted Obamacare repealed and wanted to keep their coverage through the ACA.

You really can't fix stupid

#EpsteinFiles
#HomanFiles

hibbing

(10,477 posts)
11. Do they care? I think not
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 03:57 PM
Oct 3

My state government disregards the will of the people all the time and yet the republicans always get reelected.
Medicare expansion- Unicameral slow walked it and tried to stop it. Expansion was on the ballot and passed easily.
Medical marijuana- passed by the voters by 70%! - commission charged with this is making it so hardly anyone will be eligible to get it

Not sure why Congress will be any different when it comes to the will of the people.

Gimpyknee

(903 posts)
12. Move to Maryland.
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 04:21 PM
Oct 3

Even when we have Republican governors they listen to the will of the people.

patphil

(8,369 posts)
14. The republicans are against "socialism" for the poor and middle class, but want it for the very people who don't need it
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 04:50 PM
Oct 3

Socialism for the rich - the theme of the republican party.
And, effective socialism for republican candidates in the form of huge donations from those rich people who the republicans are giving rich guy socialism to.

Uncle Joe

(63,412 posts)
15. Yes but they're not *rump's oligarch base, and that's who he is representing other than himself and his clan.
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 04:55 PM
Oct 3

Thanks for the thread applegrove.

MerryBlooms

(12,071 posts)
17. Honestly, these polls mean nothing. The magats have zero idea what they're being asked.
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 05:09 PM
Oct 3

If they did, the numbers would be through the roof against trump and his cronies.
The magats are fed trump slop, ingest, blame dems.
My family is full of 'em. I talk to few family now. One, is hard-core lib, one is lib, one is dementia. The rest, I don't talk to unless it's a family emergency.

BlueTsunami2018

(4,689 posts)
22. They're about to find out just how much he doesn't give a shit about them.
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 08:57 PM
Oct 3

He’s in there now and doesn’t need them anymore. And further, the Republicans don’t need them anymore. They’ve broken the government and are in the process of implementing the Orban model.

They can do anything they want now. If it hurts you…oh well. Do something about it. And no one will.

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