It finally happened. For the first time in President-elect Donald Trump’s nearly nine years in politics, his favorable ratings now exceed his unfavorable ratings.
Consider Trump’s evolution since declaring his candidacy for president in 2015. It began with broad ridicule. How could the “crass,” “self-promoting” “braggart” win? As he began to be taken more seriously, critics compare the prospect of a Trump victory to Hitler’s seizure of power in Nazi Germany.
When Trump became president, he battled a “resistance” consisting of the dismissal of his election as “illegitimate” and of calling the “stolen” election, only a result of Russian “collusion.” Then came baseless lawsuits by the Department of Justice and by Trump-hating state and local prosecutors.
He endured congressional investigations and two impeachments for reasons…
