And the voters have an even shorter term memory. Trending downward is nice, but I doubt the shit we’re dealing with now will be in most people’s mind when they vote in 2026 and 2028.
Which just means they stood there and watched as 1/3rd elected him into office. Just because they didn’t vote doesn’t mean they aren’t responsible. It’s like three people sitting in a train, one trying to keep it on the tracks, one trying to steer it off the tracks and the third guy just watching like he’s not on the same train as the other two.
The man tried to overthrow the legitimate government of the USA and Americans still elected him into office. Approval rating doesn’t mean shit.
Elections happen every 2 years. Approval polls are taken every 2 weeks. Things change.
And the voters have an even shorter term memory. Trending downward is nice, but I doubt the shit we’re dealing with now will be in most people’s mind when they vote in 2026 and 2028.
We’ll probably have worse things on our mind by then…
No shit. He probably will have nuked San Francisco or something by then.
If in March he announces an end to the tariffs and prices have a sudden relief, then the GOP can sail in on the realization of lower prices.
It’s easier to make things better when you deliberately make them worse first. There’s the lovely strategic thing of the non-election year.
I’m doing my best to put it there and keep it there.
89 million Americans didn’t vote in 2024, roughly 36% of all eligible voters, over 1/3rd.
Not voting is equal to voting for the winner.
… so you’re saying he’s extremely popular?
Which just means they stood there and watched as 1/3rd elected him into office. Just because they didn’t vote doesn’t mean they aren’t responsible. It’s like three people sitting in a train, one trying to keep it on the tracks, one trying to steer it off the tracks and the third guy just watching like he’s not on the same train as the other two.