{"id":4440,"date":"2026-07-28T18:11:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T18:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=4440"},"modified":"2026-07-28T18:11:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T18:11:31","slug":"swing-state-voters-trash-trumps-absolutely-stupid-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=4440","title":{"rendered":"Swing State Voters Trash Trump\u2019s \u2018Absolutely Stupid\u2019 Move"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>Donald Trump is facing mounting backlash in the battleground states that could decide November\u2019s midterm elections, with frustrated voters calling his decision to go to war with Iran \u201cabsolutely stupid.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=4439\">Newsom\u2019s Former Aide Lifts Lid on Explosive Affair<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The war, launched without congressional authorization, has been historically unpopular. Support has stayed below 40 percent since the U.S. and Israel began strikes on Feb. 28\u2014well below the early backing for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Now, voters in key swing states told The Guardian they still do not understand why Trump entered the conflict and fear it could spiral into another endless war.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Terrence Dahmen, a 73-year-old retired voter from Wisconsin, called U.S. involvement \u201ca huge mistake.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe weren\u2019t provoked into that fight, and we weren\u2019t attacked,\u201d he told The Guardian. \u201cI saw no reason to go there other than possibly controlling oil somehow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fellow Wisconsin voter Robert Edelstein, who owns a window-tinting business, said the war would shape his vote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the general election, I would automatically vote for anybody that was against the war,\u201d he told the newspaper. \u201cI think it\u2019s the stupidest thing that could ever possibly have happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Comparing the conflict with the Iraq War, he added: \u201cIt\u2019s screwed everything up, as we all know&#8230; it\u2019s absolutely stupid.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In Georgia, retired teacher Jimmy Carter, who is not related to the former president, was equally dismissive after watching Trump\u2019s motorcade pass near his old school.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a dumb&#8211;s idea,\u201d he said. \u201cI don\u2019t know who fed him that idea.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>He said the criticism of the war even crossed party lines, adding that his own brother\u2014who voted for Trump\u2014shared the same view.<\/p>\n<p>Polling suggests the confusion extends far beyond a handful of voters. A recent Reuters\/Ipsos survey found nearly seven in 10 Americans\u2014including four in 10 Republicans\u2014say Trump has failed to clearly explain the purpose of the war.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has offered changing reasons for the campaign, saying it is meant to topple Iran\u2019s leadership, destroy its missile program or prevent Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.<\/p>\n<p>But still, it remains unclear what Trump\u2019s end goal is.<\/p>\n<p>Other voters fear the consequences if the war doesn\u2019t end soon.<\/p>\n<p>Retired Army Maj. Richard Bradley from Georgia, whose son and daughter both serve in the military, told The Guardian that he supported confronting Iran but wanted a clear exit strategy.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=4437\">Manic Trump Posts Shirtless Men and Rappers in Bonkers Morning Meltdown<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d rather fight bad guys in their land instead of mine,\u201d he said. \u201cI kind of take a little bit of an issue with where we\u2019re at now&#8230; we need to be figuring out how to finish it up, so it doesn\u2019t turn into another&#8230; enduring war.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that the issue was deeply personal, noting that his father served in the Gulf War and saying he did not \u201cwant my kids to fight unfinished business that my generation left.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump supporter Clay Harvison, also from Georgia, said the president should have ended the conflict months ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe should have left it when he had already bombed them,\u201d Harvison said, adding that the prolonged fighting was damaging Trump\u2019s legacy.<\/p>\n<p>The latest Reuters\/Ipsos poll found 67 percent of Americans want Trump to end the war now, including 73 percent of independents and 30 percent of Republicans. <\/p>\n<p>Yet many expect it to continue, with 37 percent believing it will last for months and another 32 percent expecting it to drag on for years.<\/p>\n<p>Those fears have grown since Trump\u2019s ceasefire collapsed. Fighting has resumed, U.S. naval operations around Iran have intensified, and four American service members were killed earlier this month in attacks on bases in Jordan and Iraq, bringing the U.S. death toll to 18 since the campaign began.<\/p>\n<p>Trump responded by vowing on Truth Social that Iran would pay \u201cmany times over\u201d for every American killed.<\/p>\n<p>But if fighting continues, there could be more misery ahead for Americans in a war that has already led to a spike in energy prices<i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Gas prices have climbed from around $3 a gallon before the conflict to more than $4, squeezing household budgets in key swing states.<\/p>\n<p>Lydia Stone, a 31-year-old logging worker from Maine, told The Guardian that rising fuel costs were making it harder to support her young family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been a huge jump in prices, and makes life a lot harder,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA huge part of what has been so frustrating&#8230; is like the fact my tax dollars are going to fund murdering people, at the same time that it\u2019s cutting social services, it\u2019s cutting SNAP benefits for my neighbors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=4435\">Trump Suck-Up Plots Huge Sell-Off to President\u2019s In-Law<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Daily Beast has contacted the White House for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump is facing mounting backlash in the battleground states that could decide November\u2019s midterm elections, with frustrated voters calling his decision to go to war with Iran \u201cabsolutely stupid.\u201d Read more Newsom\u2019s Former Aide Lifts Lid on Explosive Affair The war, launched without congressional authorization, has been historically unpopular. 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