The policies that the Trump Administration are proposing or implementing are - in a word - unpopular. At the linked post, Scott Lemieux suggests that Trump never would've been re-elected if McCain had voted for ACA repeal, and I think that's correct. Krugman makes the same point with regards to Medicaid. If Republicans go through with their budget proposal - not a guarantee - then they will poleax their own voters.
Trump voters consist of three groups, roughly speaking. First are the MAGA Deplorables. Fuck'em. Second are Reluctant Republicans. Fuck them, too.
The third group...I don't know. These are your low information, low socioeconomic status voters who have been suckered by the reality TV show con artist. These are the people who show up in the Leopards Eating Faces Party meme. They think they are voting to "run America like a business" and see college graduates worrying over pronouns as the Real Elitists. They've been suckered. They are cannon fodder for the Broligarchy.
Ultimately, an enduring (as in a decade or more) coalition of Democratic majorities is going to need some of those voters. I have no idea if Democrats can actively reach them, but if the GOP insists on its budget, they won't have to.
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