A readers’ survey conducted by The National Pulse has shown that the mostly MAGA-leaning readership rated President Trump’s first year in office at an average of 8.3/10. The results were finalized before the commencement of the U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran’s Islamic Republic regime, with a new poll posted live yesterday to gauge any change in sentiment.
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The survey captured the opinions of 712 participant readers of The National Pulse, most of whom identify as part of President Trump’s MAGA base.
Asked to elaborate on their ratings, responses ranged from: “Promises made promises kept,” to “Not enough accountability for past agency heads. And still driving away independents with style issues. I like the style, but they don’t.”
Though the average rating was high, many expressed that they have not yet seen real changes in their lives.
“I wanted to vote for Pres Trump and I did. But things have not changed in anyway at all for me and my family. Gas is still the same price. My grocery bill is still climbing. The tariffs absolutely are getting passed on to us,” wrote one respondent, with another stating: “Not enough make America Great Again, too much make Israel great. Need to prosecute convict and jail the past political criminals.”
Nevertheless, overall optimism within the MAGA base remains high, perhaps even disturbingly so, with a full 61 percent of respondents saying Republicans should keep the House of Representatives at the midterm elections – an increasingly unlikely scenario.
Asked about the Senate, which is more likely to remain Republican-controlled, though trending in the wrong direction, a full 61 percent also supported the idea that Republicans would retain control, with 20 percent choosing Democrats, and one in five respondents expecting a tie.
Asked about their political priorities, answers ranged from mass deportations to stopping radical Islam to fixing corrupted election processes.
“Deport illegals, secure the vote, jail the political criminals,” wrote one respondent, with another adding: “The administration has done a great job of reviving the blue collar middle class by closing the border and getting started on deportations. Now it must do the same for the white collar middle class by driving to near zero the H1B and OPT visas. It’s the only way to prevent more cities from electing communist Mayors.”
Asked about their thoughts for Presidential candidates in 2028, an overwhelming majority of readers picked Vice President J.D. Vance, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a distant second.
Seventy-three percent of respondents chose Vance, with 21 percent picking Rubio. This part of the survey was an exclusively write-in section, and we did not prompt for candidates. The idea was to see if any outliers, such as Robert F. Kennedy Jr, Stephen K. Bannon, or others, would make the list. There was almost no noteworthy deviation from what was expected.
Asked for additional thoughts or “any other business,” the most common response was “Keep up the good work,” a sentiement for which we at The National Pulse are truly grateful. Other responses included: “All of Trumps cabinet picks are great,” as well as, “Get rid of the Epstein class and set laws to stop this madness happening in the future.”
A counter-point added: “The Panicans, blackpillers, and doomposting grifters are living in a terminally online bubble that does not reflect reality nor the mood of many voters. The American people do not care about Epstein or Israel – they care about what makes their lives better. President Trump understands this and is pursuing this agenda in ways that the armchair critics could never comprehend.”
