01-17-2021, 03:07 PM
(01-16-2021, 04:46 PM)mamabug Wrote:(01-15-2021, 07:00 PM)pbrower2a Wrote: This is an aggregation of polling results. Multiple pollsters are involved, but not the most sympathetic ones to Trump (Rasmussen and Trafalgar) or the one most hostile (Quinnipiac).
Enough said.
Notice, though, he still has 40% approval. The shift from 'approve' to 'disapprove' I would guess could wholly coming from the center-to-moderate right. Speaking from what I've heard on that side, they disapprove of Trump now because they want him to get out of the way. They see his continued participation in the public sphere as being a way for media and democrats to marginalize any objections to their agenda.
That more disapprove of Trump, does not necessarily correlate to people disowning Republican ideas. For those who seem to think that Trump is the sum total of what this Crisis is about, defeating him does not mean automatic buy in to continued government takeover of the economy and imposition of intersectional ideology. That is why I maintain this Crisis has not yet hit a point where it can be said to be resulting in a renewed social fabric that is the primary benefit of the High.
I agree with most of this. The GOP is between a rock and hard place on what to do with Trump. They know they can't keep him, and they can't throw him overboard either. They would prefer to have the Dems do it for them, then they can act all incensed, while quietly cheering on the move. My guesses for:
- Impeachment and conviction -- my guess: Trump stinks-up the 2022 race, but recedes in the 2024 time frame unless he's convicted of a crime that his own followers can't stomach. That makes it a Biden race to win or lose.
- No conviction -- Trump continues to stink-up the political atmosphere, and the GOP takes a beating in 2022 and less in 2024.
Intelligence is not knowledge and knowledge is not wisdom, but they all play well together.