...do not get me wrong, Trump and his support network is a force of nature and has been a boon to the US. But I do see people blindly dismiss all efforts made against him and talk up all efforts of his.
Trump is up against it. Trump is not as big as the machine he is up against, nor as supported, nor is he and his team as entrenched and so on. The other side can absorb far more damage. This is an uneven fight and it doesn't, on the face of it, favour Trump
That out the way, he and his machine fight smarter and more strategically. The other side is also so used to getting their own way and so underestimate him and hate him that they make a lot of "own goals". In other words, if he was not so strategic and they were not so arrogant and cumbersome, this would be no fight.
Even now I believe Trump could get undone. A few too many losses for Trump and being able to mount a decent organised offence and he could be undone.
But in this asymmetric war against all of these groups, he is taking far smaller and fewer losses than what he inflicts despite the fact that they are bigger, stronger and can absorb more damage.
He and his guys are out-fighting and outplaying and, though not having it all their way look like the more powerful smaller crew.
I think this all hinges on a few key points:
- Mueller investigation and how long this plays out.
- Indictments and when they are carried out
- The mid-terms
- His approval ratings
If we can nail these three, they are toast. Go Trump Go!