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Summary

A Quinnipiac University poll shows 60% of registered voters disapprove of Elon Musk’s DOGE amid mass federal job cuts.

Over half believe DOGE is harming the country, and only 36% support Musk’s aggressive downsizing. Trump’s approval also declined, with 53% disapproving of his presidency and 54% unhappy with his economic policies.

Legal challenges have forced rehiring of some workers, but DOGE layoffs could reach 300,000.

High-profile officials, including Marco Rubio, have criticized Musk’s approach, prompting presidential intervention.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 hours ago

"Sure, we voted for him and this but we thought he would only screw over the blacks, hispanics and muslims... not me. "

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 hours ago

I'm still confused why the numbers are so low. So low. Lower than egg prices.

[–] [email protected] 61 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

The same third of the country consistently ruins it for the rest of us.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 9 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

“Tyranny” over the people doing nothing but handwringing. The majority could at least try to make it harder for them?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 hours ago

But it's not a majority. A plurality are fighting it, but another segment is sitting back.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 hours ago

Just gotta weight these votes by how much crypto they're holding, so we know which ones have value

[–] [email protected] 17 points 9 hours ago

Polls that dont matter, film at 11. They still gonna do.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 hours ago

“Registered” and “active” are two different things.

I’d also be interested to see approval rating amongst the people who actually voted for him (or claim to have).