It appears that both the Republicans and Democrat voters are somewhat ignorant of some factors thus resulting in being a bit stupid.   The Republicans have proven to be the more stupid because, just look at the results and direction that the United States has gone and is expected to go with Trump.  They favor maintaining their wealth and gaining more.  So keep this in mind as you examine quite a lot of social and political facts and issues to properly evaluate the situation we all face.

Trump’s factors:

• Trump’s first presidency was not very good.  The news media, failed to reveal this fact adequately.  
• “… the MAGA base that has always lifted him up.”  But, the results for Make America Great Again turned out to become Make America God Awful.
• “… two-thirds of Republicans — have consistently said they think the 2020 election was fraudulent, even though these claims have been exhaustively investigated and litigated and found to be without merit.”  
• That Trump could survive a shooting elevated him to a near divine status for the MAGA followers.
• “The hollowing out of local economies in the American heartland helped lead to the rise of Donald Trumpas a political force.”  Bloomberg Business Week, March 19, 2025.    “Donald Trump carried over 2600 largely rural counties and Hillary Clinton, who won the popular vote, less than 500 mostly urban ones (Associated Press, 2016).
• “Republicans and Democrats weren’t just divided over Trump’s handling of the job. They also interpreted many aspects of his character and personality in fundamentally opposite ways. In a 2019 survey, at least three-quarters of Republicans said the president’s words sometimes or often made them feel hopeful, entertained, informed, happy and proud. Even larger shares of Democrats said his words sometimes or often made them feel concerned, exhausted, angry, insulted and confused.”
  

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Many Democratic Voters Face Growing Problems That Thus Impacts The Power Of The Democratic Party:

The share of Americans living in middle-class households has decreased significantly since 1971, with a Pew Research Center study finding that it fell from 61% to 51% by 2023. 

Here’s a more detailed breakdown:

• Shrinking Share:
  The Pew Research Center analysis of government data shows a clear decline in the proportion of Americans who are considered middle-class. 
  
• Data Points:
  • In 1971, 61% of Americans lived in middle-class households. 
  • By 2023, that share had fallen to 51%.
    
• Income Inequality:
  This shift in the size of the middle class is accompanied by a widening income gap, meaning that a smaller portion of the overall income is held by middle-class households. 
  
• Income Share:
  In 1970, middle-income households accounted for 62% of aggregate income, a share that fell to 42% in 2020. 
  
• Other Factors:
  Factors like inflation, an aging population, and the rise of remote work are also contributing to the challenges faced by the middle class. 
  
  
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Highlights

• Racism and economic distress factors in Trump’s rise are inextricably connected.

• USA has a poor and near-poor majority that earns below the minimum survival budget.

• Severe economic distress increases receptivity to authoritarian populist rhetoric.

• Outside investors targeted mutual banks, coöps, businesses, newspapers and housing.

• Communities can no longer maintain tax bases or appropriate the wealth they produce.

DEMOCRATIC PARTY FACTORS

• Democrats were “getting way too caught up in lofty social issues.”  They really need to view important social and financial issues that the lower and middle class voters are dealing with.
•  “Democrats are out-of-touch and unable to move voters onto the issues the party cares about.”