There is a place in American politics that triggers personal catharsis. It can be characterized as "the wretch point."
That incident, moment, policy or response that
turns a supporter to doubter or tips them into the critic pool.
Let's forget about the opposition for a moment. They look at the headlines and wonder why all of this is taking so long.
Let's focus on the changes silently occurring around us. When you look beyond bot-generated hearts and likes during live feeds and get that elevated aerial shot of crowd size footprints at "safe" and supportive rallies, you see a developing trend picking up steam.
Between tepid and rabid is a wide range of inspired independents, the party faithful, the loyal base, and Kool Ade swilling activists.
There are some who miss what they saw as the warm and affable style of the Bushes, the legitimate patriotism of a Dole or a McCain, and the bland wholesomeness of Romney. There are others who long for the style of comity exhibited by a Kasich or suggest.
These are folks now quietly reaching their own individual wretch points. For some, it is attacks on the families of the fallen, for others it is the adamant defense of womanizing and objectification. For still others, it's science denials, plant jobs that don't come back and depressed crop prices.
Toss in locking up children, separating families, attacking free speech, abandoning allies and propping up his own business sales with taxpayer dollars and there's more than enough wretch points to go around.
What a shrinking number of Americans are willing to accept is the premise that Donald J. Trump cannot be as bad as critics
Many are finding he is worse.
We see influencers openly raising concerns and developments that trigger our indignation drawing fewer defenses, diversions, and false equivalencies.
When it comes to gauging support and ultimately counting votes, wretch points indicate the slide that leads to that legendary slippery slope. #TheWretchPoint
That incident, moment, policy or response that
Let's forget about the opposition for a moment. They look at the headlines and wonder why all of this is taking so long.
Let's focus on the changes silently occurring around us. When you look beyond bot-generated hearts and likes during live feeds and get that elevated aerial shot of crowd size footprints at "safe" and supportive rallies, you see a developing trend picking up steam.
Between tepid and rabid is a wide range of inspired independents, the party faithful, the loyal base, and Kool Ade swilling activists.
There are some who miss what they saw as the warm and affable style of the Bushes, the legitimate patriotism of a Dole or a McCain, and the bland wholesomeness of Romney. There are others who long for the style of comity exhibited by a Kasich or suggest.
These are folks now quietly reaching their own individual wretch points. For some, it is attacks on the families of the fallen, for others it is the adamant defense of womanizing and objectification. For still others, it's science denials, plant jobs that don't come back and depressed crop prices.
Toss in locking up children, separating families, attacking free speech, abandoning allies and propping up his own business sales with taxpayer dollars and there's more than enough wretch points to go around.
What a shrinking number of Americans are willing to accept is the premise that Donald J. Trump cannot be as bad as criticsMany are finding he is worse.
We see influencers openly raising concerns and developments that trigger our indignation drawing fewer defenses, diversions, and false equivalencies.
When it comes to gauging support and ultimately counting votes, wretch points indicate the slide that leads to that legendary slippery slope. #TheWretchPoint
