These articles are purely to make the left feel a little better, which makes Democratic politicians think they can just wait a little bit longer, thinking “maybe this whole Trump thing will work itself out without me risking my position.” (I’m looking at you, Schumer.)
But it’s always going to be 40%, because as Trump does worse and worse things, the public gets more and more used to it, and his fascist corruption feels normal and comfortable. So it’s precisely because Democratic politicians don’t put up a real fight to maintain the standards and institutions Trump and the GOP are obliterating that approval never drops much below 40%. Because without Democrats enforcing standards, they will just keep falling.
These articles are purely to make the left feel a little better, which makes Democratic politicians think they can just wait a little bit longer, thinking “maybe this whole Trump thing will work itself out without me risking my position.” (I’m looking at you, Schumer.)
But it’s always going to be 40%, because as Trump does worse and worse things, the public gets more and more used to it, and his fascist corruption feels normal and comfortable. So it’s precisely because Democratic politicians don’t put up a real fight to maintain the standards and institutions Trump and the GOP are obliterating that approval never drops much below 40%. Because without Democrats enforcing standards, they will just keep falling.