Do any Trump voters regret their choice?

It's a hard question to answer. Our poll suggests many do.

Dear readers,

Here's a question that has been raised to me a few times over the last month:

Would Donald Trump win the 2024 election if it were held again today?

I know this seems like a silly question (it will never be 2024 again and Trump is president), but the answer is potentially very revealing about both the state of public opinion on the Trump administration and the potential electoral consequences for the Republican Party in next year's midterms.

Regret is also a powerful collective political-psychological tool. We would collectively feel a lot differently about our country, and about each other, if 100% of Trump voters are happy with their decision versus if only 50% are happy. And there is an accountability mechanism here too; Trump himself would also presumably feel a lot different if half of his voters were regretful, versus if he had a 100% approval rating. In the latter scenario, he is emboldened, the strong leader enacting a popular mandate for the country — and, importantl…