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Jim Messina
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Obama WH Deputy Chief of Staff, Obama 2012 Campaign Manager, and CEO of The Messina Group

BOD: http://Blockchain.com, LanzaTech, VectraAI, Fortera, US Soccer Foundation.

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https://messinamemo.substack.com
Midterms in just 284 days and Americans hate what they're seeing:

-Vance "proud" of ICE for detaining a pre-schooler yesterday.
-Health care costs skyrocketing.
-Price of beef up 16.4% + price of coffee up 19.8%.
-$1 Trillion in cuts to Medicaid, 300 rural hospitals in danger.

Big trouble.
One year into Donald Trump’s second term, Americans do not seem happy. The president’s approval rating has now fallen to -19%, as our interactive tracker shows: econ.st/3LFwnFd
January 23, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Trump's Davos speech shows he can't/won't focus on Americans' top issues. Won't help his cratering #s.

-Economy #1 issue by almost 2-to-1 margin.
-55% say Trump's policies made economy worse.
-58% say his presidency is a failure.
-Overall approval: 39%
▪️Independents: 29%
▪️Latinos: 30%
▪️18-35: 30%
CNN poll finds majority of Americans say Trump is focused on the wrong priorities | CNN Politics
Public opinion on nearly every aspect of President Donald Trump’s first year back in the White House is negative, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds, with a majority of Americans saying Trump is f...
www.cnn.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:19 PM
A New CNN poll just found 61% of Americans disapprove of Trump's handling of economy.

New AP-NORC poll, which interviewed Republicans, just found only 16% of GOP voters said Trump has helped “a lot” to address cost of living & inflation.

We're gonna see a lot of new "second-term lows"...
NEW Economist/YouGov Jan 16-19
% who approve | disapprove of Donald Trump
U.S. adult citizens 37% | 57% (-20: second-term low)
Last week 40% | 54% (-14)
Start of term 49% | 43%

Dem 4% | 96%
Ind 29% | 61%
Rep 79% | 17%

18-29: 25% | 66%
65+: 43% | 55%
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January 20, 2026 at 3:50 PM
December 2025:
-Grocery prices rose at fastest pace in 3 yrs.
-Dining out saw largest monthly increase in 3 yrs.
-Grocery prices up 2.4% compared to prior yr.
-Coffee + 20% & beef +16% over last yr.

So what did Trump whine abt at the Ford plant today? "Affordability is made up".
January 13, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Reposted by Jim Messina
Fifty thousand jobs is the WEAKEST gain since the economy went negative in October and it shows how far Trump’s promises of a boom are from reality.

Families just aren’t feeling any real gains.
January 9, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Trump says health care is "not of tremendous interest" to him.

Yeah we know...now 22 Million Americans are dealing with another Trump/GOP-made crisis of skyrocketing health care costs.

"If I don’t have my insurance, I am going to die this year.”
ms.now/news/im-goin...
January 8, 2026 at 3:41 PM
-Health care premiums skyrocketing 114% for 20 million+ Americans.

-Manufacturing sector: 10th consecutive month of contraction.

-700+ companies filed for bankruptcy through Nov.

Trump & GOP have no health plan, no jobs plan, no plan to cut costs, but, hey, at least they want to invade Greenland!
January 7, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Reposted by Jim Messina
As of this week, millions of Americans are now paying thousands more for health insurance.

If the President and Congressional GOP think Washington has the capacity to "run" Venezuela right now, why won't they fix the insurance cost crisis they've created here at home?
January 5, 2026 at 2:24 PM
60% of Americans believe Trump knew about Epstein's crimes before they were public.

Poll after poll shows his numbers cratering on just about every issue.

Americans are angry about the economy, costs, and healthcare...

So, naturally, he's focused on plastering his name on the Kennedy Center!
Workers began adding President Trump’s name to the Kennedy Center on Friday, despite no action by Congress to legally rename it. It comes a day after Trump’s board of loyalists moved to rename the performing arts center as the Trump-Kennedy Center. nyti.ms/4pa6FpX
December 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Reposted by Jim Messina
Pollster: The number of people who say the economy is on the wrong track has skyrocketed up to 56%. The number who say it's on the right track has fallen to 29%. The American people aren't buying the spin that is coming out of the White House.
December 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
▪️78% say cost of groceries is going up (42% say going up “a lot")
▪️74% say cost of housing is going up (43% say going up “a lot')
▪️74% say cost of utilities is going up (35% say going up "a lot")
▪️72% say cost of health care is going up (38% say going up "a lot")

Yeah, this checks out.
AP: ".. Only 31% of U.S. adults now approve of how Trump is handling the economy .. down from 40% in March and marks the lowest economic approval he's registered in an AP-NORC poll in his first or second term."

@apnews.com
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump's handling of the economy is at its lowest point in AP-NORC polling
A new AP-NORC poll finds President Donald Trump’s approval on the economy has fallen substantially since he reentered the White House.
apnews.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:25 PM
On first stop of Trump's "affordability tour" last night he called affordability a hoax. Twice.

50% of Americans find it hard to pay for food & 55% blame Trump for the high prices...and he's yapping about your kids not needing more than 2 pencils this Christmas while building himself a ballroom?
New poll paints a grim picture of a nation under financial strain
Rising costs are crushing Americans — and they're running out of room to adjust.
www.politico.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Trump: Economy is "A+++++" & people are "being dramatic".

Meanwhile, Trump's tariffs have made prices spike, he and GOP are causing health care premiums to double, we have the lowest hiring rates since the Great Recession...oh and he won't release the jobs, GDP, OR inflation reports.

A+++++!!!
December 9, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Reposted by Jim Messina
Host: Trump did not inherit the biggest inflation in US history. Inflation has actually picked up under Trump. Prices are up about 3% right now compared to when he unveiled his tariffs back in April. Grocery prices are up overall.
December 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
American families have spent an avg. of $700 more since Trump took office this year and his message to the American people is that affordability is "fake", "a hoax", and a "con job". www.jec.senate.gov/public/_cach...
www.jec.senate.gov
December 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Nearly half of Americans feel costs are the worst they’ve ever seen, including 37% of Trump’s 2024 voters. And 46% say it’s Trump’s economy now.

Voters may disagree on politics, but they agree on what the economy feels like, and who they hold responsible.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Poll: Trump's own voters begin blaming him for affordability crisis
Americans continue to say affordability is out of control, and they place the responsibility on Trump, The POLITICO Poll found.
www.politico.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Very BAD sign for the economy⬇️

Dollar Tree is outperforming not because the consumer is healthy, but because the consumer "is in distress."

Across the US, "squeezed middle-income consumers are stretching every dollar, searching out value, and moving away from discretionary categories altogether."
December 3, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Reposted by Jim Messina
Nine straight months of manufacturing contraction show Trump’s policies are failing. Tariffs and labor shortages are driving up costs and shrinking opportunities for workers and families.
December 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM
-Consumer sentiment plummeting
-Inflation up
-Unemployment up
-60% of Americans "extremely" or "very" concerned abt healthcare costs going up next year
-Holiday costs are skyrocketing: wholesale turkey prices up 44%, artificial Christmas trees up 20%, & Christmas lights up 63% (!!!)

That'll do it.
NEW Economist/YouGov Nov 21-24
% who approve | disapprove of Trump
U.S. adult citizens 38% | 57% (-19; matches second-term low)
Last week 40% | 56%
Start of term 49% | 43%

Dem: 3% | 96%
Ind: 27% | 64%
Rep: 87% | 13%
18-29: 29% | 63%
65+: 41% | 57%
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November 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
-ACA tax credits (78% want extended) expire in 5 weeks
-Grocery prices up (meats, poultry, fish & eggs up 5.25%, beef 14.7%, coffee 18.9%)
-Sharp rise in power cut offs because ppl can't afford utility bills

...and Trump's leaving early for Mar-a-lago today. Happy Thanksgiving from Trump & the GOP!
November 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
New, bad economic numbers DAILY with midterms in just 348 days...

-Voters say costs have increased for utilities (78%), healthcare (67%), housing (66%), gas (54%), & groceries (85%)
-76% view econ negatively, +9 from July
-62% of Indies say Trump responsible for current econ
- now this⬇️
Highest unemployment rate since Oct 2021.
🔴 US UNEMPLOYMENT RATE ACTUAL 4.4% (FORECAST 4.3%, PREVIOUS 4.3%) $MACRO
November 20, 2025 at 6:59 PM
-73% say Trump's tariffs have made prices go up
-Trump opposes ACA tax credits that 78% of Americans support
-US companies just laid off more people than any Oct. on record
-Consumer sentiment lowest in survey's history

The GOP is in full disarray right now & these numbers are only getting worse.
NEW Economist/YouGov Nov 15-17
% who approve | disapprove of Donald Trump's job handling
U.S. adult citizens 40% | 56% (-16)
Last week 39% | 56%
Start of term 49% | 43%

Democrats 5% | 95%
Independents 30% | 62%
Republicans 85% | 13%
18-29: 25% | 70%
65+: 45% | 54%
today.yougov.com/politics/art...
November 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Looking forward to joining @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social at 9:00am ET/7:00am MT to talk about what's next for the Democratic Party. Tune in!
November 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Trump approval: 36%

75% say Trump not doing enough to lower costs (inc 57% of Republicans!)

He's underwater on:
Economy: -34
Health care: -31
Immigration: -15 (only 33% of Indies approve!)

Midterms in 355 days and voters just sent a huge message on affordability and costs...
November 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Reposted by Jim Messina
Over half of employed Americans say they’re worried about losing their job.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
It’s Not Just Affordability, Americans Are Anxious Over Jobs Too
Voter frustration over affordability fueled Democratic wins in last week’s state and local elections, and on top of that, Americans are becoming uneasy about the job market too.
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM