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With gas prices continuing to surge, more than 8 in 10 Americans said pain at the pump is putting a strain on their household budgets — and a strong majority blames Trump, according to the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll.

The poll also found that Trump is more unpopular than he ever has been, and he faces major declines with key groups since being sworn in for a second term. Most Americans said the economy isn't working for them, and the war in Iran — which has directly led to those higher gas prices — continues to grow more unpopular.

Those challenges have given Democrats a distinct advantage in the midterm elections. Six months from when votes will be counted this November, Democrats lead by 10 points on the congressional ballot test. The ballot test asks which party's candidate they would vote for if congressional elections took place today.

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[–] orclev@lemmy.world 56 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Huh, look at that, 4 out of 10 Americans are braindead, as that's the only way you wouldn't realize the gas prices are Trumps fault. Well, Trump and I guess Israel, but Trump could have tried not being a sock puppet to somebody for a change.

The US is done for, as nearly 50% of the population is apparently living in an entirely different reality from the rest of the world or else so literally out of touch with current events they don't even understand a single thing that's happening at a national level.

[–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 28 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This is your brain on Fox and Newsmax.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago

Yep. Their view of the world is even worse than if they didn't pay attention to any news source whatsoever. Before they could be brought back to reality, they would first have to through a stage of deprogramming and unlearning all the bullshit they have accepted as reality.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

4 out of 10 Americans are braindead

I bet this same set were howling about how "Biden did that" when it came to inflation and gas prices in 2022, though.

In my admittedly limited anecdotal experience on this, not one of them could explain how Biden "did that", though. Not one.

But this same set of idiots play dumb when any child can draw a straight line from the "fuck around" stage of PEDOnald's war on Iran to the "find out" stage of the price at the gas pump and the effect on the economy.