Many radical online person expressed their regret aft voting for Donald Trump due to the fact that of however his policies person personally impacted them. So we asked radical successful the BuzzFeed Community who voted for Trump to archer america if they program to alteration people and ballot Democrat successful the midterms.
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Doing truthful could flip the enactment bulk successful Congress, weakening the president's quality to walk perchance arguable laws.
We received a wide assortment of responses. Here are a fewer of them:
1."I americium connected societal information disability, and my woman is connected Medicaid successful a nursing home. I voted for Trump, but present Medicaid cuts are being brought up, and Trump said helium wouldn’t interaction Medicaid oregon Medicare. He said connected time 1 he’d little market prices, but helium didn’t. His tariffs are going to ruin the economy. I’m voting Democrat now."
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—Anonymous
2."I voted Democrat, but I emotion what Trump is doing, and helium needs his hands untied for the remainder of his term. Voting Republican."
—Anonymous
3."I person ever been a elector of Donald Trump since helium entered the statesmanlike contention successful 2015. He has evolved and adapted, and this is the champion he’s been. Almost being assassinated made him much humble and relatable. I volition lone ballot for communal consciousness Republicans and not far-left lunatic liberals who hatred this country."
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—psychiccadet26
4."I'm voting Trump and Republicans present and successful midterms. No mode successful hellhole I'd ballot for a Democrat. They destroyed America."
—shyvampire867
5."I voted for Trump, and it has go 1 of the biggest mistakes of my life. I'm embarrassed and ashamed of myself. I volition not state who oregon what enactment I volition ballot for. You tin stake I volition bash my owed diligence thoroughly this time."
—sweetchinchilla204
6."My ballot won't change. But you won't stock that due to the fact that you're lone looking for left-wing responses."
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—Anonymous
7."Voting Democrat due to the fact that I emotion our country, which is for the people, of the people, and by the people. Much of what is happening nether the existent medication runs parallel to however Hitler came into power. We should larn from history."
—Anonymous
8."It won't change! I hold with everything that President Trump is doing. I americium sick and bushed of the wasteful and corrupt authorities of the past 4 years and the erstwhile 8 years earlier President Trump's archetypal term. I'm not ashamed to accidental it."
—James L.
9."I don’t spot the GOP. I’m changing to Independent! I volition ne'er ballot Republican again!"
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—Anonymous
10."It won't change. Democrats person made it intolerable to ballot for them. What is going connected is correct. Trump is right. The national authorities is ONLY expected to govern the states, and the states are liable for governing the people. Thus, they person to unopen down each the agencies that were created to govern the people, and springiness powerfulness backmost to the states."
—Anonymous
Fact-check: The rights granted to the national authorities are constricted by the 10th amendment, "which states that '[t]he powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, oregon to the people.'"
11."I o.k. of what Trump and his medication are doing. An audit of the authorities needed to beryllium done a agelong clip ago, and amerciable criminals request to beryllium removed, on with those who were told by courts to permission and those who garbage to spell done our process of becoming ineligible citizens. No trans men successful women's/girl's sports. No much wokeness and DEI programs arsenic they are forms of racism and bash thing but disagreement us."
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"I don't similar however my tax-paying wealth has been spent. We request to instrumentality attraction of our state first. Then, erstwhile we're beardown again, we tin assistance others. I don't recognize wherefore immoderate radical don't hold with each these things. I volition beryllium voting Republican oregon Independent depending connected what they basal for."
—metallicjaguar676
12."It won’t change, and you cognize that you are doing this conscionable truthful you tin assertion that a full clump of radical volition alteration their ballot adjacent though lone Liberals usage this site. SAD!!!"
—Anonymous
13."I'm NEVER, ever again going to ballot for Trump oregon anyone other successful the blimpish party!!"
—Anonymous
14."As idiosyncratic who considers myself an Independent, I person ever voted for who I felt the champion campaigner was. I person ne'er been faithful to a enactment oregon a cult, arsenic galore similar to telephone it. Liberals telephone MAGA a cult, and MAGA calls them a cult. This was the archetypal predetermination successful which I voted straight-ticket Republican. As agelong arsenic Liberals power the Democratic enactment and they are afloat of specified hatred, I volition ne'er ballot Democrat again."
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"It volition beryllium a agelong clip earlier I volition consciousness similar I tin spot a Democrat. People tin sling each the accusations and arguments they privation successful beforehand of me. I'm bushed of radical refusing to ain what they bash incorrect and conscionable pointing fingers. Remember, erstwhile you constituent your digit astatine someone, you person 3 pointing backmost astatine yourself. I americium sick of the name-calling, the radical division, and the demolition of spot erstwhile radical don't get their way. I curse immoderate radical were not disciplined arsenic children, and it shows."
—crispycoyote374
15."As a erstwhile Republican, I've since denounced the enactment and americium present an Independent. I'm readying to ballot for Democratic members of Congress for the foreseeable aboriginal successful hopes of somewhat restoring this chaos."
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—casualskull9755
16."Will ne'er ballot Democrat!! Trump is doing what needs to beryllium done and what helium was voted successful to do!! It's lone been 3 months; springiness him a break."
—edgyrockstar215
17."I volition proceed to ballot Republican successful the midterms. People are acrophobic of the changes (good and bad) owed to everything seemingly taking a antagonistic turn. People instrumentality things excessively personally, positive rumors support everyone nervous."
"Eventually, each volition statesman to creaseless out, and we volition statesman to bask information successful each aspects of our lives. It's lone been 3 months, people. It took the Biden medication 8 years to destruct the US, truthful recovering volition instrumentality time. Or possibly immoderate grew comfy with the anterior administration's not-so-great policies and cannot wrapper their minds astir sound, give-back-to-the-people policies."
—Anonymous
18."The Republican Party is dormant to maine now. I'll decidedly beryllium voting Democrat successful the adjacent respective elections."
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—deliciousfish208
19."Hell no!"
—edgydeer806
20."Do the research, and it volition beryllium seen wherefore I volition ballot for precise fewer Republicans. Lies apical the list."
—Anonymous
21."Hell yeah, I volition beryllium voting Republican successful 2026, arsenic I person since 2020."
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—luckyhero584
22."I americium voting for Democrats due to the fact that Trump wants to commencement a warfare successful Israel."
—Anonymous
Fact-check: Donald Trump proposed a US takeover of the Gaza Strip aft its colonisation was displaced.
23."There is nary accidental I volition ever ballot for Democrats. I hatred everything they basal for. They are full frauds who assertion to basal up for ideology until the bulk reason them, and past they crook to activistic judges to enforce their will."
—nostalgicdaisy48
24."I volition inactive ballot Republican. I don't privation the state to spell backmost to the mode it was. The state was connected its mode down, nether the Democrats. I can't judge anyone can't spot however atrocious it was. They changed this state for the worse. God bless the US, it definite needs it. This president is for bid not wars!!!"
—creativetrash961
25."Bunch of idiots decidedly voting Democrats."
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—magicalmug886
26."Hell no! Anyone with fractional a encephalon would ne'er ballot Democrat again!"
—amym47c40c591
27."I'm a Republican present voting Democrat."
—Anonymous
28."I emotion EVERYTHING Trump has accomplished truthful far. I volition ballot for Republicans and anyone who supports Trump’s agenda. Let the bully times roll!!!"
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—redglue59
29."Straight Democratic."
—clumsyglue614
30."I volition inactive ballot Republican."
—comfyelephant376
31."I volition now, much than ever, ballot straight-ticket Republican. Democrats are turds connected steroids."
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—fiercegazelle8153
32."If the Democratic Party that exists present is inactive contiguous astatine the adjacent election, I volition NOT ballot Democrat. Why? Because they are wholly hypocritical. Every complaint, each complaint they property against the Republican Party is successful THEIR OWN PARTY. Do they privation maine to judge they are better? Then, they request to ACT better."
"At slightest with the Republican Party, I cognize what I'm getting, for amended oregon worse. Also, conscionable to clarify, Republican does NOT adjacent MAGA. There are plentifulness of Republicans who don't plaything that far."
—buzznutz
33."I perfectly mean to ballot Republican, arsenic President Trump is doing precisely what helium said helium would. By the way, market and state prices are going down. Don't misrepresent the facts with your evident bias."
—clumsyrocket1761
Fact-check: The terms of some state and eggs accrued from December 2024 to January 2025.
34."My ballot volition beryllium for immoderate Democrat!! I’m an Independent voter, but I volition ballot Democrat successful 2026."
—Anonymous
35."My ballot volition not change. I volition ballot Republican due to the fact that the Democrats bash not adjacent cognize what they are doing. They basal for nothing, conscionable against Trump. I americium voting Republican."
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—Anonymous
36."I'm voting for President Donald Trump and each Republican candidates. I'm nary longer a Democrat aft the past 4 years of Biden!"
—Anonymous
37."My ballot won't change. I voted for Donald Trump to bash precisely what he's doing."
—Anonymous
38."Democrats, due to the fact that Trump doesn’t travel instrumentality and bid oregon the Constitution."
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—Anonymous
39."It each depends connected the candidates, their platform, and who represents my interests best."
—Anonymous
40."My ballot volition not change. I volition ballot reddish for the endurance of this country."
—Anonymous
41.And finally, "Yes, I volition beryllium voting Democrat successful 2026."
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—Anonymous
What bash you think? If you voted for Trump successful the 2024 statesmanlike election, volition you inactive ballot Republican successful the midterms? Share your effect below, oregon capable retired this Google signifier to stay anonymous. Your effect could beryllium featured successful an upcoming post.
Responses person been edited for length/clarity.