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How to Recognize an Astroturf Movement

By late summer 2025, approval ratings for Trump and the Democrats were both underwater, with Democrats polling at their lowest point in three decades. A September 2025 Gallup poll also found that sixty-six percent of Democrats now prefer socialism to capitalism.

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By late summer 2025, approval ratings for Trump and the Democrats were both underwater, with Democrats polling at their lowest point in three decades. A September 2025 Gallup poll also found that sixty-six percent of Democrats now prefer socialism to capitalism.

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