Whether or not expensive gas broke your budget, it still sucks when the price of something you need suddenly becomes more expensive than ever. Especially when we live in a country like America, where driving to work is still a necessity for many people. This does not change just because of party affiliation. Republican politicians may have thrown their support behind Trump’s potential spending. Over $100,000,000,000 to attack Iran, but Latest Reuters/Ipsos poll Found that less than one in four voters say we are better off now than before the war.
In a poll conducted June 18–22, only 35% of voters said the US was in a weak position with Iran, nearly 50% more than the 23% who said the US was in a strong position. Meanwhile, 16% said things are about the same and 25% said they did not know. To put it another way, less than one in four Americans surveyed thought the war was worth it. For every one person still claiming that the war is a good idea, at least three others disagree. Even if you’ve never been popular in your life, you probably never have been He Unpopular.
Indeed, Democratic voters had the lowest view of the war, with 62% saying the US is now weaker, while 6% said stronger (13% said the same and 19% did not know), while Republicans were the most supportive. But Republicans were more divided than you might expect. Slightly more than half (52%) said America has become stronger Blowing up a small girls’ school with a Tomahawk missileWhile 12% said we are weak, and the remaining 36% are evenly divided between “same” and “don’t know.” related to voters who claim to be independent34% said they don’t know (because, of course), and another 34% said “weaker”, and only 14% said they think the US is stronger now.
no confidence in peace agreement
republican politician put some effort into selling the war For the American people, and Memorandum of understanding Trump has negotiated a temporary halt to the war received bipartisan criticismEspecially on the promise to send $300 billion to Iran for reconstruction. So it’s understandable that many voters would be skeptical that the so-called peace deal will stick. Still, looking at the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll results, it’s a little hard to believe how many voters said the peace deal would hold. Overall, 63% said they thought we would get into war again, while 18% believed Trump when he said it was all over.
Among Democrats, only 10% said the deal would hold, while 78% expressed skepticism. As usual, the largest percentage of independents said they did not know (29%), but the percentage expecting the deal to stick was only 11%, while 60% of independents assumed it was only a matter of time before the deal fell apart. Even a majority of Republican voters do not expect a lasting peace, with 34% answering “yes” and 52% answering “no”. The same poll also found that Trump’s overall approval rating has now fallen to 34%, compared to 64% disapproval.
This war will certainly play a big role in the midterms, but even beyond politics and election results, the biggest question is how much the purchasing habits of American drivers will change in four years with two wars making gas expensive. Over the past several months, more American buyers have turned to EVs. Slate just announced a sub-$25,000 MSRP on its new electric truck, and Rivian has begun production of its more affordable R2. But will interest in EVs wane or persist again? Much like how Trump’s peace deal will fall apart, the only way to find out is to see what happens.
