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I feel like Trump and MAGA have lost A LOT of steam since 2016. People like to pretend that his support has been consistent, but so far his second term he seems to be a lot more universally hated. I feel like a pretty big shift among the right happened when he came out and not only blatantly lied about the Epstein files, but disowned his own supporters. I feel like his core base is now fractured and unenthusiastic about him. He doesn't wield as much influence as he once did. We'll see if that's really the case in the midterms.
I wish, most Magatards only watch Fox so everything is fine and Trump does no wrong.
Honestly Fox doesn't hold as much weight as it used to. Ever since Tucker Carlson left, they've been kind of irrelevant. This is doubly true when you consider that a lot of their viewers moved to Newsmax and OANN after they have multiple public feuds with Trump. They're still a propaganda outlet for his admin, but not to the same extent as it used to. I think Facebook is way more influential nowadays. The sheer amount of propaganda, bots, and misinformation on there is so ridiculous it should be illegal.
Fair enough, I live in a red state and the needle has not moved at all for anyone I have met who voted for him. It is pretty ridiculous, they don't even have a single criticism. I had one tell me straight faced that the war in Iran was Biden's fault for not taking care of Iran earlier.
I think those types are beyond hope. They're so zealous and ignorant that I honestly think that they basically worship Trump. I'm talking more about the quieter types. Back during the 2000s, Bush actually had a pretty big base of supporters, and they were especially vocal after 9/11, but after the 2008 recession and the war on terror, a lot of his supporters went silent. Sure, there we're still a few that supported him afterwards, but a lot of his supporters chose to pretend that they never supported Bush in the first place. I feel like something similar is happening here.
I sure do hope you are right and people are actually tired of him because I know I am. I couldn't believe he was even allowed to be a candidate. It was truly bizarre.