Unfortunately when media fails us, it is true that there’s a point where the illusion breaks, but that’s much higher than it would be if they just did their fucking jobs.
I think the failure of a lot of elected Democratic party members to offer a contrasting vision to the Republicans has been at least as harmful
Like, when the Republicans were out there saying “immigrants are killers who will eat your dog!” and Harris responded by promising to make it even tougher to apply for asylum and create new criminal penalties for people who just crossed the border it didn’t make anyone think she was the reasonable compromise choice, it just made a lot of voters think “huh, the Republicans must have a point about these immigrants if even the bleeding heart liberals are ready to get tough on them.”
My fear is that it won’t matter enough. They may just push on thru, and keep rounding people up. We are coming up to the REAL use of the 2nd Amendment… a well organized militia…
Most of the premium pollsters have fielded a poll to coincide with the 100 days milestone.
Links to a few,
https://www.ipsos.com/en-us/abc-news-washington-post-ipsos-april-2025 (arc)
https://apnorc.org/projects/immigration-remains-one-of-trumps-strongest-issues/ (arc)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/04/25/us/elections/times-siena-poll-crosstabs.html (arc)
Also, I think this is all worth quoting,
The overarching argument is that public opinion doesn’t matter anymore because we’re no longer in the “normal” political space we’re used to.
This is categorically false, a basic misunderstanding of what politics even is.
… Politics doesn’t stop just because the President says it does or even when he’s in the midst of an attempted authoritarian takeover. Politics continues. Public opinion, if anything, becomes even more important. …
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Public opinion matters a lot because public opinion is the ultimate decider, especially when it becomes lopsided against the government. It encourages more people to express their opposition and it makes the would-be autocrat’s supporters doubt he is strong enough to protect them from electoral backlash or even to remain in power.
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… The opposers are the majority, in some polls approaching 60% of the population. When people realize this, opposers become more likely to speak out, to take stands, to have confidence that they may in fact be on the winning side.
Looks like the Mango Mussolini either agrees or strenuously disagrees, depending on your interpretation of the rather ambiguously worded headline…
