Support for the MAGA movement is in a steep decline, even among Republican voters, according to recent polling data discussed on “The Kyle Kulinski Show.”
The political energy that once propelled Donald Trump to the White House is unraveling fast, with key demographics turning away from the movement and even its base showing signs of deep erosion.
Host Kyle Kulinski, a progressive political commentator, simply called it a “legendary implosion.” He pointed to a series of polls showing massive drops in support among young voters, independents, and minority groups, many of whom helped Trump gain ground in 2016, 2020 and especially 2024.
According to Kulinski, “It was like a 19% approval rating for the Republican Party among 18- to 29-year-old voters. Nineteen. That is insanely low.”
Independents, a crucial swing bloc in any national election, have also turned away.
“Just an abysmally low percentage of the voters who are independents are like, ‘Yeah, I’m pro MAGA, and I’m pro Republican.’ Just gone,” Kulinski said.
Support among minority groups has also slipped back to pre-Trump levels.
Kulinski explained that the gains Trump made in 2020 have not only disappeared but fallen below the support Democrats had with these groups back in 2012.
Even MAGA Voters Are Pulling Back
Perhaps the most striking shift is within the MAGA movement itself. Trump’s strong approval among self-identified MAGA voters has dropped from 78% to 70%, according to Kulinski.
That may still sound high, but it’s a major dip from the near-unanimous approval Trump once enjoyed.
More telling is the change within the broader Republican base.
“Support for MAGA among Republicans is rapidly declining,” Kulinski said.
“Now it’s literally down to 50/50 among Republican voters.” That’s a massive fall from previous years when 80 to 90% of Republicans proudly identified with MAGA.
“This is a floor if I’ve ever seen one,” he added.
Public Nihilism and GOP Panic
The broader American public is also showing signs of political despair. Kulinski cited polling showing that 54% of Americans now believe that “nothing really matters because powerful people will always do whatever they want.”
“Extraordinarily bleak levels of nihilism,” he said, linking the sentiment to visible corruption and economic pain.
“Everything is getting worse and worse as billionaires loot the treasury right in front of our eyes.”
Even GOP insiders appear to know the writing is on the wall. In leaked audio, a Republican National Committee official said the party faces “almost certain defeat” in the 2026 midterms.
Kulinski drew a contrast to Franklin D. Roosevelt’s era, when the Democratic Party kept winning because it “delivered real fundamental change for people.”
Today’s Republicans, he argued, are offering nothing but culture wars and corporate loyalty.
Trump’s Focus: An Ark to Himself
As support for MAGA collapses, Trump appears more focused on vanity projects than addressing the country’s problems.
Kulinski highlighted Trump’s announcement of plans to build a “triumphal ark” in Washington, D.C., modeled after Paris’s Arc de Triomphe.
“We’re building an ark like the Arc de Triomphe and we’re building it by the Arlington Bridge, the Arlington Cemetery opposite the Lincoln Memorial,” Trump said.
Kulinski slammed the idea as both tone-deaf and legally questionable.
“Inflation’s out of control. Unemployment’s out of control. The billionaires are looting the country… and what’s he doing? He’s focusing on an ark that he wants to name after himself.”
The Inner Circle Is Running the Show
According to Kulinski, Trump isn’t even making the real decisions. Instead, key figures like Stephen Miller, Marco Rubio, and Russ Vought are driving policy behind the scenes while giving Trump “busy work” like interior decorating and monument planning.
“They’re the ones who are actually calling all the shots and making all the decisions,” he said, adding that Miller had even overruled Trump on immigration decisions in the past.
Final Thoughts
The takeaway from Kulinski’s breakdown is clear: MAGA is no longer the juggernaut it once was.
Support is collapsing among independents, young voters, and minorities, and even longtime Republicans are starting to walk away.
“He doesn’t understand, he doesn’t see the boiling rage of the public,” Kulinski said. “He doesn’t get it. And, well, those chickens are going to come home to roost.”