Carville may have to wait a bit longer
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Democrat strategist James Carville advises his party to simply wait for President Donald Trump to fail: “I’m telling the Democrats, just sit there, play possum. Let them go, let them go, let them go. Poll numbers have declined, and the collapse is already underway. … Just let the ball come to you. We don’t need to be aggressive now.”
Carvillemayhavetowaitabitlonger.TheFebruary2025HarvardCAPS/Harris poll registeredaTrumpapprovalratingof52%,farhigherthanTrump’sapprovalatthistimeinhisfirstterm.Trump,asapolitician,hasneverbeenmorepopular.
Ofthe11TrumppoliciesthepollaskedAmericansabout,onlyonefailedtodrawmajoritysupport.Just39%approvedofTrumprenamingtheGulfofMexicototheGulfofAmerica.Otherthanthat,Americans,atleastfornow,supportTrump’sambitiousagenda:81%supportdeportingillegalaliens“whoarehereillegallyandhavecommittedcrimes”;76%agreewithTrump’sefforttoeliminategovernmentfraudandwaste;76%supportTrump’sgoalofclosingtheborder;70%agreethathiringshouldbebasedonmerit;61%saytariffsshouldbe
