The Trump admin censored Rasmussen's head of polling- Mark Mitchell- after he personally briefed the President boncerning MAGA's complete rejection of attempts to sell an Iran war, and Trump's denial of the affordability crisis

X.com ^ | 4:32 PM · Jul 21, 2026 · | Alex Jones✓ @RealAlexJones

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Video Transcript Summary

Summary of the Alex Jones interview with pollster Mark Mitchell (omitting ads/promotions):Mark Mitchell, who rebuilt Rasmussen Reports' accuracy and methodology before leaving, launched HonestPoll.com after being silenced for critical commentary on Trump. He describes pressure from PACs/Trump donors after his polling and analysis warned against certain policies. He positions himself as committed to honest voter representation (in the George Gallup tradition) over pleasing clients.Key Polling Findings & Warnings

• Iran War/Military Action: Mid-January polls (delivered to the White House) showed weak support for using U.S. military force to overthrow the Ayatollah — only 17% strongly approve, 21% somewhat approve, with 47% disapproving. Even among Republicans, only 28% strongly approved. Higher support existed for limited strikes on nuclear sites, but cherry-picking those distracted from broader opposition. Tolerance for U.S. casualties was very low (~half the country wanted zero or <10 deaths).
• Mitchell warned this would suck oxygen from Trump’s domestic agenda, damage U.S. superpower credibility, bases in the region, and global economics — while Iran appeared to gain ground (bases evacuated, ships pulled back). He argues it contradicted what voters wanted and was pushed despite Pentagon intel that the mullahs wouldn’t fall.

Trump Criticism & Political Impact

• Trump is betraying his base on affordability/economy (core voter priority), mass deportations/H-1B visas, and by prioritizing foreign entanglements. Approval has slid (e.g., from highs to the 40s/low 40s); enthusiasm is eroding.
• Mitchell met with Trump (arranged with VP involvement) to urge focus on domestic issues, younger voters (who shifted from ~60% to high 30s approval), draining the swamp visibly, and economic populism. He felt Trump was disengaged, more interested in donors/statues/golf talk.
• Result: Trump risks political capital loss, midterm damage, and long-term MAGA erosion. Mitchell predicts natural post-midterm decline; losing Congress could end the broader movement’s momentum. Trump seems focused on legacy over fighting domestic priorities.

Midterms Outlook

• Generic ballot favors Democrats (potentially +4 to +9). With redistricting, money (ActBlue), enthusiasm gaps, and special election underperformance, Republicans face serious risk of losing House and/or Senate.
• Headwinds include war fatigue, perceived betrayals, lack of justice/accountability, and circular firing squads on the right (“purification by subtraction”).

Generational/Economic Shifts

• Capitalism vs. Socialism: Support for capitalism is collapsing among younger voters (65+ at 65%, drops to 27% for 18-29/Zoomers). Socialism support rises with youth.
• Young people (even many former Trump voters) feel shut out — housing, wages, jobs (H-1B/DEI), relationships. They crave order and economic relief, not stock market gains or boomer-era policies. This creates openings for Democratic socialists despite communism’s failures.
• Mitchell and Vance have discussed economic populism as the needed future for the right: anti-corporatist, wage-focused, anti-monopoly, reforming incentives away from donor/big-business capture.

Future of MAGA/Right

• J.D. Vance seen as the strongest current figure for authentic economic populism (understands structure from business/background). Mitchell hopes he distances more but notes the difficulty.
• Israel/AIPAC influence, neocons, and donor dynamics are alienating younger voters and creating backlash. Public wants the Iran action ended (49-35%).
• Broader Fourth Turning dynamics: generational crisis, value shifts, declining boomer influence, rise of internet-shaped younger cohorts demanding change. Republicans risk becoming the “old heads” if they double down on outdated corporatism.

Mitchell stresses polling must prioritize voters over parties/donors. He plans regular national tracking polls at his new independent outlet. The discussion portrays Trump as having squandered a working-class realignment opportunity through foreign policy focus and base antagonization, setting up tough midterms and a post-Trump fight for the right’s direction.

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[Organic Panic]

My complaint is Iran and Yemen has not been turned in to a glass parking lot. Vaporize that s hole. Islam ONLY knows violence and conquest. They MUST be dealt such a devastating blow they will stop attacking the rest of the world for a few years.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

My complaint is Iran and Yemen has not been turned in to a glass parking lot. Vaporize that s hole. Islam ONLY knows violence and conquest. They MUST be dealt such a devastating blow they will stop attacking the rest of the world for a few years.

Between 70% and 88% of the Iranian population opposes the current regime and wishes to transition away from the Islamic Republic. LINK

But you want to beat your chest and let out a Tarzan yell and kill 'em all.

[Brian Griffin]

“affordability”

How much should one pay for a house of a certain design?

Is the construction method near the best it can be?

Is the design near the best it can be?

Are the environs near the best possible?

Oh, he’s a lovely horse. And take a look at the workmanship and materials of this carriage. And we offer guaranteed lowest price access to the best stabling establishments in the city.

[Brian Griffin]

“My complaint is Iran and Yemen has not been turned in to a glass parking lot.”

The best course is regime change after selective elimination of difficult people.

Team Trump is working hard to keep US and innocent Iranian casualties low.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

You seem to be doing this random stream-of-consciousness thing.

There is this other little thing called “context.”

You should learn how to use it.

[Organic Panic]

They are Muslims. They are commanded by their pedo prophet to kill us. We can not negotiate with them.

[Widget Jr]

Looking over the comments on this thread, I am in good company both doubting Jones and moreso his spin on whatever he says.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Looking over the comments on this thread, I am in good company both doubting Jones and moreso his spin on whatever he says.

All that proves is you are a follower incapable of thinking for yourself and have to look around and see what other people are thinking before you know what position to adopt.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Rasmussen was the only pollster that got 2024 right, and it was because of Mark Mitchell. This an interview with him that contains a lot of cogent insight, but all your two little brain cells can absorb is “Alex Jones Bad” because that’s what you’ve been told.

Why don’t you actually look at the video summary and see what the guy has to say?

[lepton]

Some want it ended in victory; some want it just ended without regard to consequences; and some want it ended specifically in defeat.

[ckilmer]

All they have to do is periodically launch a drone or missile from one of them at a ship in the strait and it’s locked down.

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there should be a way to measure the. effectiveness of the air strikes around the gulf.

have the number of iranian attacks gone up , down, or remained constant per whatever unit of time or negotiation.

I never hear those stats.

The only time we heard stats were at the start of the war when they said they had degraded 85-90 percent of Iran’s capabilities.

Since then no stats.
I don’t hear those stats.

That said it would make perfect sense for the trump team to completely eliminate iranian ability to disrupt gulf traffic with no negotiations until that is accomplished. so the Iranians have no ability to renenge on their committments and the country can be allowed to bleed out without further interventions while the blockade on shipments to and from iran was maintained and rail and road lines to central asia were cut.

then basically, the world could forget iran.

[LS]

1) It’s Alex Jones.
2) As someone who has followed Mark on X for a couple of years, his polling went totally off the rails with Iran, and has been shown to be wrong.
3) NONE of the bad polling correlates (and hasn’t correlated for over 18 MONTHS) to the continued, nearly relentless Republican voter registration gains in almost every state. Yes, those have slowed, finally (Impossible to continue at that rate anyway) but this is largely associated in NV, PA, NC with primaries. NC now is back to being back and forth-—Ds gain 100 net, Rs gain 100 net. But overall, every state is now redder than it was just 18 months ago. In AZ EVERY COUNTY moved to the right. NC saw a gigantic D lead in 2020 evaporate to a 10k R lead but a 115 active voter lead. PA saw its D lead go from over 1 million in 2016 to about 140,000-—but in active voters Ds now only have about a 60k lead. Astonishing.

Bottom line. NO POLLING is reflecting this.