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The country is gripped by a fever, with 47.9% of the population basking in the heat. These individuals are indifferent to anything that doesn’t directly impact them. In fact, they quietly relish others’ complaints, seeing them as a sign that they’re somehow gaining the upper hand.

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> quietly relish others’ complaints, seeing them as a sign that they’re somehow gaining the upper hand.

Quietly? "Owning the libs" is their whole identity.

47.9% of those who voted, not the total population. I am not a US citizen myself and I did not vote, for example.

It’s the most recent approval rating, sadly.

Understood. Honestly it makes sense. He promised his base something and he delivered in his first term, and he is going about it the same way this term. His base has good reasons to approve.

You're not wrong -- you're absolutely correct. The problem is that these changes will start impacting the supporters of the victors as well, it's just that the Administration will blame some other entity. We've seen the playbook before.

Not that I want anyone to lose their benefits, but perhaps there will be a sea change when people start losing their Medicaid, SNAP, Social Security, Veteran benefits, just being able to forecast the weather reasonably well, flu vaccines, safe and competent air traffic control -- oh what else is on the chopping block...

This time around the changes might actually take effect quickly enough for people to feel them during the current administration.

Compared to the previous playbook of making changes and then blaming the effects on the next administration. While taking credit for everything good kicking in from the previous administration of course.

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