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Dear Friends,
It's been awhile since I last posted a commentary under the banner of Sunny Side Up. Today is a good day to return. There is every reason to expect that tomorrow's outpouring of people and protest and and revulsion and rejection of what King Donald has wrought will be massive. Doubtless tomorrow's No Kings Day III will reach every state, city, town, village and neighborhood in America -- as well as many places around the world. Doubtless the numbers will be overwhelming. In seasonal terms, it is finally Spring in America, bright with the promise of ending the plague of King Donald. As many are fond of saying, polls aren't elections, but two things are nevertheless true. One, virtually without exception, in every special election held this past year Democrats have been winning and they have been outperforming historical patterns -- in many cases by enormous margins. Two, the most recent polls are increasingly negative in their assessment of the Trump administration. As of late March 2026, Trump’s approval rating has fallen to new lows, ranging between 34% and 43% in major polls. The decline is heavily driven by rising gas and food prices, alongside disapproval of the war in Iran, with a 36% approval rating found in a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll. Key 2026 Approval Polls (as of March 26-27, 2026):
Donald Trump’s stranglehold on American politics is coming to an end. The evidence of his political crisis is all around us. It started long before his ham-handed war with Iran and the resultant spike in gas prices, but recent events have catalyzed his downfall. Republicans are so far inside the right-wing news bubble that they don’t see the gravity of their own situation, . . .. Read the entire piece. It gets better. Here's the link: Dan Pfeiffer -- The Republican Collapse Has Begun -- And Trump is Leading It Another of my favorite commentators -- Rick Wilson (former Republican, co-founder of the Lincoln Project) -- took a somewhat different tack. His Substack post of yesterday provided a satiric, sometimes sarcastic and even a little off-color, picture of the political landscape facing Republican officeholders contemplating their prospects in the coming election. Styled as a letter to "Dear Republicans," he lists and describes "10 Things Voters Hate About You." His introduction provides a taste of what's to come: Never in modern American politics has a party assembled such a glittering arsenal of voter-repelling, focus-group-failing, swing-district-destroying, coalition-breaking issues. It’s like watching a NASCAR pit crew deliberately replace all four tires with cinder blocks and then wondering why the car won’t turn left. Again, I suggest reading the entire piece. It's illuminating. Rick Wilson -- 10 Things Voters Hate About You (Dear Republicans) Even the most optimistic commentators caution we have work to do and the election isn't until November. At the same time, we are a whole lot better off that we were 8 or 10 months ago -- politically speaking that is. The country and the world are another story. However, politically we do have momentum; our crowd is growing in size, energy and enthusiasm. Let's keep at it. With very best regards. Mike P.S. Keep you eyes on the next electoral indicator of momentum -- the election for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court on April 7.
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