The floor just collapsed under Trump as approval from longtime supporters slips

Systemic Error Podcast · Aug 10, 2026 · 3m

Trump Is Bleeding the Coalition That Powered HimThe Poll Is the StoryA new Focaldata/Financial Times survey shows Donald Trump’s net approval among men falling from -13 to -19 in one month, with his overall approval at 34 percent and disapproval at 57 percent. That matters because men were not an accessory to his coalition in 2024; they were one of its load-bearing walls. The same poll says his support is collapsing in the very areas where he claimed competence: immigration, inflation, jobs, and the economy.This is not a communications problem. It is a governing problem showing up in the…