Solid list. I’d add that effective opposition by the democrats will a require a ruthlessness they have not yet shown. It may seem like Trump has an unbreakable spell over his voters and republican politicians because they so rarely break with him, no matter how crazy he sounds. But there is a very specific “tell” that indicates his supporters are growing tired with having to defend the indefensible. This “tell” takes the form of “look what you made me do.” When Trump supporters, particularly politicians and media pundits, start saying things like “well the only reason we’re having to deal with [insert batshit crazy Trump policy here] is because Kamala Harris was a radical leftist”, this is an opening democrats need to seize on. They need to forcibly respond that no, the reason Americans are having to deal with [insert batshit crazy Trump policy here] is because this is exactly what Trump voters wanted. Democrats have to avoid the temptation to try to “fix” everything Trump is breaking. Effective resistance to Trump starts with serving up a huge portion of Trump at precisely the time his supporters are subtly signaling they are finding him increasingly unappetizing.
Solid list. I’d add that effective opposition by the democrats will a require a ruthlessness they have not yet shown. It may seem like Trump has an unbreakable spell over his voters and republican politicians because they so rarely break with him, no matter how crazy he sounds. But there is a very specific “tell” that indicates his supporters are growing tired with having to defend the indefensible. This “tell” takes the form of “look what you made me do.” When Trump supporters, particularly politicians and media pundits, start saying things like “well the only reason we’re having to deal with [insert batshit crazy Trump policy here] is because Kamala Harris was a radical leftist”, this is an opening democrats need to seize on. They need to forcibly respond that no, the reason Americans are having to deal with [insert batshit crazy Trump policy here] is because this is exactly what Trump voters wanted. Democrats have to avoid the temptation to try to “fix” everything Trump is breaking. Effective resistance to Trump starts with serving up a huge portion of Trump at precisely the time his supporters are subtly signaling they are finding him increasingly unappetizing.
*Tucker Carlson