Are Americans just bored with Trump?

It's no secret that Americans have had enough of Trump. Democrats, obviously, never wanted or liked him, but it's now becoming clear that even many Republicans are over him. Opinion polls show him to be more unpopular than ever, below even Joe Biden's worst numbers. Even Tucker Carlson and his brother have come out publicly to apologize to the American public and to admit that they made a mistake in supporting and glorifying Trump.

So, what gives? It's taken them long enough, but even those Trump supporters who thought they really liked his folksy-but-confrontational approach are starting to realize that folksy-but-confrontational ALL THE TIME can be exhausting. People are fed up with the constant low-level anxiety, the whiplash from repeated flip-flops, the exhaustion from dealing with his constant outrage, hissy-fits, insults, exaggerations and lies. Essentially, people are just bored with Trump. If nothing else, they are bored with his many poor decisions. (I know I am.) Clowns can be amusing for a while, but they quickly pall.

And that's not even taking into account the realization that is starting to take hold in some disillusioned voters that all those higher prices, the disrupted and limping economy, and the possibly-irreparable hit to America's reputation and international standing, are actually all due to Trump's failed and misguided policies. Call it political caveat emptor. There is a limit to the number of economy-devastating vanity projects you can forgive a man.

Perhaps, the real surprise is that 30% or so of Americans are still willing to support him, although a good proportion of his base do not seem politically sophisticated enough to piece together what seems to so obvious to everyone else.

In my humble opinion (IMHO, if you're below a certain age), Donald Trump has contrived, single-handedly, to change the world, and none of the change is good. He - or at least his outsized influence - has damaged, perhaps irreparably, not just his own country but the entire world, including the environment, political debate, international relations, the economy, social mores, and more. He is a nasty, rapacious man who has made the whole world nastier and more rapacious, and he has opened the floodgates to almost everyone's baser instincts. Even where there are pockets of resistance, he has allowed, even encouraged, this baseness to spread in the background and in the opposition, like a blight across the globe.

Maybe, one day, I'll tell you what I really think about Donald Trump...