I think if they had treated him normally, he would be gone from the political scene by now.
Possibly. He would still have a lot of supporters, probably enough to keep him trying (unless his ego got bored from being not popular enough), but certainly not to the level where he is bigger than every Right candidate combined and showing a real chance to push Biden out.
This is certainly true of die-hard supporters, but what about independents?
I think you underestimate how little the common American has faith in the system, and how much meme power effects our perception. I know at least two dudes (Mexican and Black) who openly talked about how gangsta he was now after both those events. Guys who weren't die-hard, just regular middle of the road. Same with a handful of people who've basically gotten so burnt out from the nonstop TDS screeching that you can easily see them not believing it anymore.
So based on my anecdotal evidence, from talking to real people, he is absolutely way more popular than he was in 2020 after part of that is directly factored from his "crimes." I don't trust the people conducting polls to be truthful, nor do I think a lot of people have shaken the "stigma" of supporting him off to admit it even in an anonymous poll.
Perhaps those polls are a better reflection of reality, but from where I'm sitting he seems to be rising each time a "breaking news HE IS FINISHED" thing happens.
Possibly. He would still have a lot of supporters, probably enough to keep him trying (unless his ego got bored from being not popular enough), but certainly not to the level where he is bigger than every Right candidate combined and showing a real chance to push Biden out.
I think you underestimate how little the common American has faith in the system, and how much meme power effects our perception. I know at least two dudes (Mexican and Black) who openly talked about how gangsta he was now after both those events. Guys who weren't die-hard, just regular middle of the road. Same with a handful of people who've basically gotten so burnt out from the nonstop TDS screeching that you can easily see them not believing it anymore.
So based on my anecdotal evidence, from talking to real people, he is absolutely way more popular than he was in 2020 after part of that is directly factored from his "crimes." I don't trust the people conducting polls to be truthful, nor do I think a lot of people have shaken the "stigma" of supporting him off to admit it even in an anonymous poll.
Perhaps those polls are a better reflection of reality, but from where I'm sitting he seems to be rising each time a "breaking news HE IS FINISHED" thing happens.