- Trump’s approval has taken a substantial swing of 9.6 points, from a net positive of 6.2 points in late January to a net negative of 3.4 points in mid-April.
- Trump’s loss in support among Hispanic and young adults has been especially steep.
- The president has not persuaded Americans that foreign countries and producers will bear the burden of higher tariffs, or that the gain will be worth the pain.
Bullshit. Every leader, even a dictator, needs public support.
The deeper they get their claws in, the less support they need. But Trump doesn’t have them in that deep yet.
They get it, implicitly, from the mass of people who continue about their business uninterrupted.
What protest seeks to do is to kick off a popularly supported disruption in a dictator’s supply chain. But what they risk is taking the blame for the crisis, as a result.
He’s got all the cabinet level offices and is purging the departments of opponents. There is nothing currently in his way
This is exactly what I’m referring to, yes. If people withdraw their support, the regime always collapses. However, things usually have to get bad for people to feel motivated enough to do this.
He has near full control of the executive branch, which is perhaps the most powerful force in our society. But it is not the only force. We have seen resistance from the judiciary, from universities, from law firms, from businesses, from unions, and of course from ordinary people. Right now most of this resistance has been fairly weak and disorganized. But I expect it to grow in strength as the ineffectiveness of his governance becomes more apparent and his popularity drops.
That’s not to say we should be complacent. Most people here are relatively educated and radicalized to see where things could be headed if Trump is not stopped. Everyone reading this should be thinking about how they can safely resist and especially who they can connect to and cooperate with to make this resistance stronger and more effective.
I don’t think he intends to win any more elections.
I didn’t say anything about elections.