Subject: Re: Trump Got One Right
But I don’t think it’s the hill Democrats should die on.

I don't think anyone is making it into that, but it's the only thing that seems to gain traction - nothing else moves the needle. And I think the disappointment in polls for Dems, is underlining that people are becoming disillusioned with politics and politicians on both sides. We are living in a strange world I've never seen before because Trump seems to survive anything, nothing shakes his base, and he has power because of that. I think there is a deep seated generational distrust of back east in the South, West, and Midwest, which propels a back easterner into power and specifically because he doesn't pay attention to niceties, party lines, and separations? I've been forced to come to grips with the fact our government operated on norms and understandings that can be tossed with little effort. Laws can be ignored and it takes time for a legal decision, and that can be stayed. Congress doesn't really control the purse strings. The shadow docket means things don't have to be explained legally. Things can be torn apart and scrapped before a final decision is rendered. The President has been handed a lot of power.

The point is we are probably past the point where we should be worried, we need to seize every opportunity. Drive wedges into those rifts.I don't see it happening and 2026 looks to be the test. What is going on with the gerrymandering? Are we going to be bypassed entirely? And how should I invest for the coming downturn?