{"id":2630635,"date":"2026-07-16T12:07:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T16:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-many-2024-trump-voters-have-buyers-remorse\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T12:09:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T16:09:20","slug":"how-many-2024-trump-voters-have-buyers-remorse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-many-2024-trump-voters-have-buyers-remorse\/","title":{"rendered":"How many 2024 Trump voters have buyer&#8217;s remorse?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhow-many-2024-trump-voters-have-buyers-remorse%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2630635&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Thursday&#8217;s Washington Secrets features <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-poll-majority-of-americans-less-likely-to-support-disney-over-woke-politics-firing-of-gina-carano\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE ...: Majority Of Americans Less Likely To Support Disney Over Woke Politics, Firing Of Gina Carano\">exclusive polling data<\/a> revealing that nearly 20% of Trump supporters now wish they had voted for Kamala Harris in 2024, citing economic hardships and inflation as key reasons. Despite these shifts,65% of Trump voters believe the country would be worse off if Democrats had won. The poll indicates a thinning coalition for Trump, with many supporters feeling their economic conditions have worsened under his policies, not out of loyalty but due too economic issues like rising prices and tariffs. Meanwhile, Harris remains a prominent figure with strong fundraising prospects for her potential 2028 presidential run. The article also touches on GOP internal disagreements, notably concerning fiscal policies and spending with no agreed-upon budget cuts. Additional commentary includes humorous remarks about Joe Biden&#8217;s ice cream habits and insights into political dynamics among Republicans and Democrats, emphasizing challenges ahead in the upcoming elections.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Welcome to Thursday\u2019s <\/em>Washington Secrets<em>. Let\u2019s not speak of the World Cup ever again, except to cheer on the Spanish team against those dirty Argentinian cheats on Sunday. Today, we have some exclusive polling data for you. How many Donald Trump voters now wish they had voted for Kamala Harris in 2024?<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>Plus, what was Joe Biden doing with his ice cream?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Almost one in five people who voted for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> now have buyer\u2019s remorse.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/4648645\/americans-did-not-like-trump-red-card-gamble\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Even Americans didn\u2019t like Trump\u2019s red card gamble<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/4646478\/mitch-mcconnell-lindsey-graham-stuck-just-asking-questions-vortex\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham get stuck in the \u2018just asking questions\u2019 vortex<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/4645667\/trump-midterm-convention-contrast-wacky-democrats\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump will use midterm convention to draw contrast with \u2018wacky\u2019 Democrats<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s the finding of a new poll shared exclusively with <em>Secrets<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some 7% of Trump\u2019s supporters in the 2024 election now say the nation would be \u201cmuch better off\u201d if <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\">Kamala Harris<\/a> had won. Another 10% said the U.S. would be simply \u201cbetter off,\u201d according to the poll of 1,000 voters conducted by J.L. Partners.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The numbers illustrate the challenges facing Republican candidates in November\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-election\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11675\">midterm elections<\/a>, when they must contend with lingering inflation and the war in Iran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And they are the latest sign that Trump\u2019s extraordinary 2024 coalition is thinning out after delivering him a thumping election win.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, that still leaves 65% of Trump voters saying the country would be worse off if the Democratic candidate had won.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Caroline Mulvaney, research manager at J.L. Partners, said she was not surprised by the results.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen our team was conducting research ahead of the 2024 election, we spoke to a lot of undecided voters who ended up voting for Trump because he promised a strong economy,\u201d she said. \u201cThey felt he was the candidate who would be most capable of improving their everyday lives, with tangible proof points like cost of living and taxes.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cInstead, they\u2019ve had the opposite experience, first with higher prices from tariffs and now with higher prices from the war in Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They aren\u2019t the ones who picked Trump because they loved his personality or the rest of his platform. They picked him on kitchen-table issues and now feel financially worse off.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republicans should pay heed to the numbers. J.L. Partners distinguished itself in 2024 as one of the few polling firms that predicted Trump would win the national popular vote, and it nailed the Electoral College result. Its final prediction model forecast was that Trump would win 312 electoral votes to Harris\u2019s 226, which is how it turned out.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, Mulvaney said Democrats, and perhaps Harris herself as she mulls another presidential run, would be wrong to think they have won over this 17% of voters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think it would be a mistake to assume that these voters are saying they are pro-Harris,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI don\u2019t think you\u2019ll find any of them canvassing for a Democratic candidate anytime soon,\u201d Mulvaney added. \u201cBut a Harris presidency might not have had tariffs or war, and therefore might not have had the same rise in cost of living that voters are currently experiencing.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Harris continues to keep herself in the mix for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2028-elections\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2028-elections\/\">2028<\/a>. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/4650686\/2028-campaign-cash-tracker\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/4650686\/2028-campaign-cash-tracker\/\">The latest fundraising numbers<\/a> suggest she would enter the race as an immediate frontrunner if she decided to stand. Her Fight for the People PAC raised $1.3 million and had $836,000 on hand in its filing for the past three months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The statistics are the latest warning light for Republicans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two weeks ago, <em>Secrets<\/em> revealed <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/4628376\/poll-reveals-reluctant-right-defecting-maga-coalition\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/4628376\/poll-reveals-reluctant-right-defecting-maga-coalition\/\">similar findings from More In Common<\/a>. Its survey showed how what it calls the \u201cReluctant Right\u201d \u2014 younger, less committed voters \u2014 were drifting away from the Trump coalition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two opinion polls published last week give Democrats a three-point lead in the national generic poll.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest Economist\/YouGov survey found that 35% of Americans strongly or somewhat approve of Trump\u2019s job performance, while 61% disapprove. That puts his net rating at -25, a shade above his record low during both terms.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-quote-of-the-day-i-sexy-joe-and-the-soft-serve\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quote of the day I: Sexy Joe and the soft serve<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are a lot of takeaways from Vice President JD Vance\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4650760\/jd-vance-joe-rogan-democrats\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4650760\/jd-vance-joe-rogan-democrats\/\">interview with Joe Rogan<\/a>. But <em>Secrets\u2019<\/em> favorite part is when he muses on the former President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"471\">Joe Biden\u2019s<\/a> and the dumb stuff they would get him to do in front of the cameras.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe way that he ate ice cream \u2026 but it\u2019s like they would get him eating ice cream in the most ridiculous, suggestive way imaginable,\u201d he said with a grin.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-quote-of-the-day-ii\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quote of the day II<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You don\u2019t need <em>Secrets <\/em>to tell you that all is not well among Republicans on the Hill. The latest installment comes from a closed-door meeting between Vance and GOP House members, which was designed to persuade lawmakers that the budget reconciliation process was a must-pass moment in securing elements of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/save-america-act\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"22939\">SAVE America Act<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But fiscal hawks were upset that a budget framework published Wednesday for a bill funding the military conflict with Iran, farm aid, and election administration offered no spending cuts. They said they had agreed on a \u201cskinny\u201d Reconciliation 2.0 earlier in the year based on a promise that more anti-fraud measures and spending cuts would follow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019ve been lied to,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/07\/15\/vance-fiscal-hawk-reconciliation-concerns-00999886\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/07\/15\/vance-fiscal-hawk-reconciliation-concerns-00999886\">said Rep.\u00a0Eric Burlison<\/a> (R-MO) before the meeting with Vance.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-lunchtime-reading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lunchtime reading<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefp.com\/p\/ro-khannas-rude-awakening?r=nfh5&#038;utm_campaign=post&#038;utm_medium=web\"><strong>Ro Khanna\u2019s rude awakening<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cThe Democratic congressman has been pandering to the anti-Israel left for months. In a podcast interview this week, he realized what his new bedfellows actually believe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2026\/07\/16\/trump-is-leading-transition-net-zero-emissions\/\"><strong>Trump, the accidental green president<\/strong><\/a>: Is irony the most powerful force in politics?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>You are reading <\/em>Washington Secrets<em>, a guide to power and politics in D.C. and beyond. It is written by Rob Crilly, who you can reach at<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#384b5d5b4a5d4c4b784f594b5051565f4c57565d40595551565d4a165b5755\"> <span class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"deadbbbdacbbaaad9ea9bfadb6b7b0b9aab1b0bba6bfb3b7b0bbacf0bdb1b3\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/span><\/a> with your comments, story tips, and suggestions. If a friend sent you this and you\u2019d like to sign up, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/click1.trk-washingtonexaminer.com\/xprvgynrhhctscghtpnrptnqlrtypjmjlkrlcnpvhgpdcr_jtjrvfbrrsmwbqmnsbmvsv.html?a=Washington+Secrets+Lara+Trump&#038;b=01%2F21%2F2026&#038;c=WEX_Washington+Secrets&#038;d=25812206&#038;e=da31c45955c9411a6c40ecd0e967fa8def1f0fc08362faaa0dee09386ff5c41b\">click here<\/a><\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday\u2019s Washington Secrets: Trump voters regret, Biden ice cream<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4136,"featured_media":2630636,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26197538697979.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[34059,44568,40674,34969,82805],"class_list":["post-2630635","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-election-2024","tag-political-sentiment","tag-trump-2024","tag-trump-supporters","tag-voter-remorse"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26197538697979.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2630635","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2630635"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2630635\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2630639,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2630635\/revisions\/2630639"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2630636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2630635"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2630635"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2630635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}