Trump is bleeding his 2024 voters, but not fast enough for the midterms
By Russell Payne
Published on May 4, 2026.
A recent AP NORC survey found that support for President Donald Trump has fractured among Republicans, with 67% of respondents expressing disapproval of his overall performance as president. The survey also found that about 23% of survey respondents consider themselves MAGA, versus 38% who consider themselves Republicans more generally. These MAGA Republicans have significantly different views of the president, with 41% ranking themselves “very conservative” versus 28% of all Republicans, and only 12% of non-MAGA Republicans. Despite these differences, MAGA supporters have a far more favorable view of Trump, with about 90% approving of his job performance. Mark Meckler, a co-founder of the Tea Party Patriots and president of the Convention of States Foundation, believes this could spell disaster for the party in future elections due to a disagreement over the MAGA label.
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