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https://www.nationalreview.com/2025/03/does-trump-know-why-he-was-elected/
Nor, indeed, are voters even one-quarter as invested in Trump and his success as his fans are. It may be important to Trump’s acolytes to defend him at all costs, but it is not important to the electorate — which, to its credit, is almost always unmoved by the bullying, lying, and indignant self-aggrandizement that works so well on Twitter/X. Americans don’t care what “influencers” have to say, they do not consider themselves to be represented by them, and they do not believe that they are a part of some world-historical revolutionary vanguard. They disliked the Democrats and wanted the basics fixed, so they chose Trump and the Republicans to run the federal government. That’s it. That’s literally all there is to this. The Republicans can either do the job well or do the job badly, but they will have to deal with the consequences of their choice. Doing the job badly and then trying to work the refs will be no more fruitful for them than it was for the Democrats. As ought to have become obvious by now, one cannot wheedle the public into accepting preposterous social theories, into liking ever-higher prices, or into enjoying destructive unpredictability. If Donald Trump doesn’t want to swiftly become the lamest duck who ever walked the halls of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, he’ll internalize that — and fast.
Nor, indeed, are voters even one-quarter as invested in Trump and his success as his fans are. It may be important to Trump’s acolytes to defend him at all costs, but it is not important to the electorate — which, to its credit, is almost always unmoved by the bullying, lying, and indignant self-aggrandizement that works so well on Twitter/X. Americans don’t care what “influencers” have to say, they do not consider themselves to be represented by them, and they do not believe that they are a part of some world-historical revolutionary vanguard. They disliked the Democrats and wanted the basics fixed, so they chose Trump and the Republicans to run the federal government. That’s it. That’s literally all there is to this. The Republicans can either do the job well or do the job badly, but they will have to deal with the consequences of their choice. Doing the job badly and then trying to work the refs will be no more fruitful for them than it was for the Democrats. As ought to have become obvious by now, one cannot wheedle the public into accepting preposterous social theories, into liking ever-higher prices, or into enjoying destructive unpredictability. If Donald Trump doesn’t want to swiftly become the lamest duck who ever walked the halls of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, he’ll internalize that — and fast.
