Trump is just the symptom, he’s not the disease. He has thousands of enablers and supporters throughout government, including the Supreme Court.
If we got rid of Trump tomorrow, the disease would remain; those thousands of people won’t disappear. This could not happen in a healthy republic, we’re far beyond that now. Super PACs rule and cash is king; both parties are not the same, but they are both bought.
Did you know that foreign countries can also “influence” our parties through Super PACs? Our representatives don’t work for “us” any longer, we don’t have enough cash to compete against multi-generational corporations and foreign governments.
And our only legal recourse is to ask our representatives to stop gorging themselves. They will not.
It’s not just Republicans, many independents (46%) voted for Trump, and millions of major party voters sat the last election out.
Independents are now the majority of voters at about 40%, D and R 30% each. I think it’s because more and more people are rejecting our two-party system in the only legal way they can, anti-incumbency may be the new norm (I am an “I”).
I am surprised that so many voted for Trump. A combination of contempt of government and news ignorance? If any voters “feel duped” I think the only explanation is that they are news-free people for whatever reason. Some people cannot deal.