I wonder about this too, and not just about pollsters. "MAGA" has become a catch-all phrase for supporters of the Trump administration. Originally it referred to Trump's "base," e.g., the ones who showed up at mega-MAGA rallies. They weren't monolithic either: they included Christian nationalists and secular Make America White Again racists, among others. They were joined by the opportunistic Republicans who saw Trump as a vehicle to return their party to the glory days (???) of Reagan, Bush 1, and Bush 2. Behind them we have the wealthy puppeteers who have the $$$ but nowhere near enough votes -- several of whom outed themselves by volunteering to fund the ballroom. And so on. It's a coalition with many fault lines, which have become ever more obvious since the onset of Trump 2.
Meanwhile, the grift that Trump and co. are perpetrating is bankrupting the US. I hope someone, somewhere, is documenting everything and getting receipts.
I prefer to refer to it as the golden bullroom, as in an even bigger, even more yuge version of the golden calf of biblical note and notoriety, and as in bullshit (a fancy word for lies). The sudden coordinated Republican mania to build the bullroom is the result of a federal judge saying Congress must appropriate the funding. The mania for a bunker is because the judge ruled that construction, absent congressional funding, could only involve the hole in the ground. What tangled webs we weave when obsession meets an immovable object, in the rule of law.
It's all so patently absurd that they ought to apply for a patent for the golden bullroom, where personal safety and validation involves a bunker and a golden building. It's a perfect symbol of the Trump era, one that has nothing to do with the people he is supposed to represent, and everything to do with the people he actually does represent, the oligarchs. Democrats would do well in a midterm congressional election to contrast concern for the president's safety, as allegedly manifest in the golden bullroom, with images of the attack on members of Congress and his vice president on January 6th.
Painfully stupid! Unfortunately not only on this. However, why do we think MAGA will understand this? I have had several people tell me that since White House is in the name of the event, it was a Presidential event that should be held in the ballroom.
It really is (and has been) a lay up message for Democrats.
Trump and his enablers want to spend hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars on vanity projects and branding, meanwhile you can’t afford gas, rent, electricity or to feed your family.
Trump and his enablers have looted the the government for billions of taxpayer dollars to enrich himself and his billionaire friends. Meanwhile they’re sending your kids off to fight illegal wars, building concentration camps, taking away your rights and freedoms, destroying democracy and you still can’t afford gas and food.
It all comes back to his narcissism and widespread corruption.
Excellent post. Question: how do pollsters distinguish between MAGA and non-MAGA Republicans? Do they self-identify?
I wonder about this too, and not just about pollsters. "MAGA" has become a catch-all phrase for supporters of the Trump administration. Originally it referred to Trump's "base," e.g., the ones who showed up at mega-MAGA rallies. They weren't monolithic either: they included Christian nationalists and secular Make America White Again racists, among others. They were joined by the opportunistic Republicans who saw Trump as a vehicle to return their party to the glory days (???) of Reagan, Bush 1, and Bush 2. Behind them we have the wealthy puppeteers who have the $$$ but nowhere near enough votes -- several of whom outed themselves by volunteering to fund the ballroom. And so on. It's a coalition with many fault lines, which have become ever more obvious since the onset of Trump 2.
Well, let’s hope Democrats do take advantage of this opportunity and not blow it like they usually do.
Meanwhile, the grift that Trump and co. are perpetrating is bankrupting the US. I hope someone, somewhere, is documenting everything and getting receipts.
I prefer to refer to it as the golden bullroom, as in an even bigger, even more yuge version of the golden calf of biblical note and notoriety, and as in bullshit (a fancy word for lies). The sudden coordinated Republican mania to build the bullroom is the result of a federal judge saying Congress must appropriate the funding. The mania for a bunker is because the judge ruled that construction, absent congressional funding, could only involve the hole in the ground. What tangled webs we weave when obsession meets an immovable object, in the rule of law.
It's all so patently absurd that they ought to apply for a patent for the golden bullroom, where personal safety and validation involves a bunker and a golden building. It's a perfect symbol of the Trump era, one that has nothing to do with the people he is supposed to represent, and everything to do with the people he actually does represent, the oligarchs. Democrats would do well in a midterm congressional election to contrast concern for the president's safety, as allegedly manifest in the golden bullroom, with images of the attack on members of Congress and his vice president on January 6th.
Painfully stupid! Unfortunately not only on this. However, why do we think MAGA will understand this? I have had several people tell me that since White House is in the name of the event, it was a Presidential event that should be held in the ballroom.
Gas is $5/gallon in Ohio
Tell him he can have his ballroom if he stops the war and opens the strait. Then let him work on that thing all he wants for the next 991 days.
It really is (and has been) a lay up message for Democrats.
Trump and his enablers want to spend hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars on vanity projects and branding, meanwhile you can’t afford gas, rent, electricity or to feed your family.
Trump and his enablers have looted the the government for billions of taxpayer dollars to enrich himself and his billionaire friends. Meanwhile they’re sending your kids off to fight illegal wars, building concentration camps, taking away your rights and freedoms, destroying democracy and you still can’t afford gas and food.
It all comes back to his narcissism and widespread corruption.