posted by gut
To be fair, the Dems and their media began a full court press on obstructing and removing him from office the day after he was elected. They also, along with Hillary, claimed he stole the election colluding with Russia...The only real difference is they stopped short of committing fraud and attempting to stop the certification.
So if I'm assigning blame for the current state of affairs, it's like 60% Trump and 40% Democrats.
I mean, almost much every election the Dems have lost, going back to Gore, involves denials and claims of voter suppression, disenfranchisement and gerrymandering. But, sure, Trump is the sole reason we are where we are today.
That is the sad state of affairs in politics. None of these so-called "leaders" are ever willing to take responsibility for their party's failings and think logical things like "We need to shift our agenda to reflect society's wants." or "Maybe the issues that most fire up our core base don't reflect those of the general public." Instead it's a combination of "THEY CHEATEDED!!!!" and "It's not our fault; them stupid voters just got misled by the opposition's ad campaign, so their votes shouldn't really matter, should they?"
And then they just keep focusing on what they want to focus on and continue to act shocked when that shit falls flat, so they focus more on what judges they can post whenever they have the power to, so they can use them to get their way no matter what.