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While I agree with much of what you wrote the percentage of people supporting every (or even most) decision of this administration is very small. But a large portion of the population doesn't like the alternative any better.

They said a few years ago that Trump and Biden have a chance only if they run against each other.

So it is more nuanced. We will see what the candidates in 2 years look like.

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The vote is skewed because of the large number of Latinos and East Asians that have flowed into the country over the last three decades. If you tally the vote by ethnicity you'll see there's a large amount of support from the white majority (which is getting smaller every year) for these measures.

I do not think you can get the support level for specific measures from a vote. A vote is a single, crude A vs B on a large set of measures. And when a vote is between two options seen as largely abhorrent the winning basket can be a very strange one. My 2c.

~47% of Latinos voted for trump in 2024. What are they skewing exactly?

I just read that many Latinos have stopped supporting Trump due to the ICE clampdown on illegal immigration.

Not that it matters, of course since Trump cannot be re-elected anyway. But it will be interesting to see if it prevents Vance/Hegseth/Rubio from becoming Presidential candidates.

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