Fair enough but underestimating Trump is something I won't do again.
Theoretically isn't it possible for Nancy Pelosi to become President?
I voted from Trump in 2016. I didn't underestimate him then. I strongly felt the pulse of the anger in half the country feeling like they weren't being listened to.
The glorious headlines celebrating the economic recovery after the great recession and huge GDP growth that ignores a stagnant median. Great unemployment numbers that ignore long-term unemployment gains and the largest number of working age adults ever outside of the workforce.
And this go around I feel the same thing. Except Trump still hasn't listened any more than his predecessors.
He is rejecting even further those that disagree with him and doubling down for his base. He's relying on the potential for a big stock market to pacify people. this is the same mistake people made in the past of looking at GDP and stock market and translating that to happiness and satisfaction with leadership.
In numerous darkly comical and severely ironic ways all of the ways that 50% of the population felt hurt in 2016 50% is about to feel hurt again. They just haven't accepted it yet. We're in the denial stage of grief.
The only person that will have staying power in this kind of environment is one that learns that feelings matter and a man's soul can't be bought with a job. The only thing that nearly everyone agrees on is that they're tired of Washington bickering and feeling like they're in a battle all the time. Anyone that wins and is deaf to the other half will lose in 4 years.
I don't blame Trump for much of this. He just hasn't redirected course. It's not a surprise that he's being voted out.
Historically we are used to blaming the president for many things that increasingly are not the presidents doing. But we the populace haven't figured that out either.
Half the country is angry. Half the country is relieved. I could be writing about 2016 all over again.
I understand your caution in not underestimating Trump. It's not Trump. You're underestimating what the American populace feels. Trump's just a symptom. Same with his removal.
