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I would say as far as the general public goes; the battle lines are drawn with approximately 40% being very pro, avid Trumpers with another 40% being your avid anti-Trumpers. That leaves 20% in-between them which can ebb and flow back and forth. You can see this flow in Trump’s overall job approval numbers. At the beginning of his presidency, 51% approval, 44% disapproval, then at the end of April those numbers fell to 45% approval, 52% disapproval. But have since rebounded some to where Trump’s overall job approval stands today at 46% approval, 50% disapproval which coincides to some prices dropping in grocery stores.

https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/approval/donald-trump/approval-rating

Your avid pro and anti Trumpers will never budge. The battle is this 20% or so who aren’t in either category. Prices, the economy in general will probably do more to influence them than any message the democrats come up with. It’s a question, are their lives improving or getting worse under Trump. You can throw in for some of this 20% does Trump’s policies and action affect their personal lives or not, affect them personally. Which basically falls into whether they view their lives as getting better or worse.

As James Carville once said, “It’s the economy, stupid!” In today’s modern political era of polarization, the great divide, the super, mega, ultra-high partisanship, that statement rings more true today, especially among this latter 20% group than it ever did during the Bill Clinton Presidency.

It is REALLY time for the Democrats to stop the bla-bla-bla, figure out who is going to lead, and define a message. They have now spent, literally, years and nada! I remember when Trump was a Democrat (for years) then he switched. When asked he said something to the effect that the Republicans would be easier to take over than the Democrats. He was, obviously, right. The Republicans have a leader and a lots of messages. They are tend to stick together whilst the Democrats, her, uh, well, you know forever. Hopefully Somebody, or some group, can get in there and do what is necessary. If the democrats do not start functioning then hey will be remembered as the political party that destroyed a democracy. Those with Democratic power will be painted with the same - for all of history. One would think that would get them off their butts. We will, of course all see...............

We can all hope I guess..............