Even authoritarian regimes fear losing popular support. That’s why winning the battle for hearts and minds will be key to stopping the new Trump regime.
It seems that there are ways to test this theory in the real world with a few questions
*A majority of the country voted for someone else for president; did that fact moderate Trump's policies or weaken his position?
* Most of Trump's policies are not popular. Regarding the policies that are relatively less popular, has he moderated his position? Has his refusal generally to moderate his positions weakened him either within the party or the state?
*To reduce the regime's support to 20 or 30%, you would have to convince more than half of Republicans to turn against Trump. What are the conditions and tactics that you would find it feasible for that to happen? Are you saying we need to orient ourselves towards convincing half of Republicans to turn against Trump? And how is that different from the typical centrist Dems strategy?
*Is Trump's support among Republicans falling faster, or his support among traditional non-Republicans rising faster?
It seems that there are ways to test this theory in the real world with a few questions
*A majority of the country voted for someone else for president; did that fact moderate Trump's policies or weaken his position?
* Most of Trump's policies are not popular. Regarding the policies that are relatively less popular, has he moderated his position? Has his refusal generally to moderate his positions weakened him either within the party or the state?
*To reduce the regime's support to 20 or 30%, you would have to convince more than half of Republicans to turn against Trump. What are the conditions and tactics that you would find it feasible for that to happen? Are you saying we need to orient ourselves towards convincing half of Republicans to turn against Trump? And how is that different from the typical centrist Dems strategy?
*Is Trump's support among Republicans falling faster, or his support among traditional non-Republicans rising faster?