Two-thirds of Americans say that the country is “pretty seriously off on the wrong track,” while just under a third say the country is moving in the right direction, according to an ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll conducted using Ipsos’ KnowledgePanel.
Overall, Americans seem unhappy and anxious, with a slim majority saying the economy has gotten worse since President Donald Trump took office and majorities saying that both major parties and the president are out of touch. A majority of Americans are also growing increasingly concerned over the government shutdown.
Personally I think Americans aren’t dumb as much as they’re addicted to rage. Since Nixon, rage has been the greatest commodity a presidential candidate can have.
At this point I think we were right to say Trump winning 2024 was an existential threat, for 1/3 of us at least. The other 1/3 was right to say Biden was an existential threat to them. At this point I’m not sure we can have a country when 1/3 of us are convinced that the existence of the other 1/3 is an existential threat.
Like we’ve lost losers consent. We can’t run a country when losers won’t accept the loss, and frankly I think it’s legitimate to take that stance.