Apparently Trump voters (sometimes confused with Republicans) haven't been happy with what the new Administration has been doing. Polls are dropping as I write this.
Obviously the President has a floor of about 40% of voters that worship him -- truly -- so no matter what horrid thing he does, they'd still support him. They are, of course, aided and abetted by the Trump-side media, which doesn't tell them things they don't want to know.
But still, there are signs of discordance and disillusionment.
Why buyer’s remorse is boiling over in congressional GOP town halls
Republican constituents are pushing back on Trump’s policies and their representatives."And they [the constituents] are angry that their representatives don’t appear interested in doing much about any of these things. Their message, chanted by unhappy voters at a Wisconsin listening session, is directed solely at the elected official: “Do your job!”
Agreement on what exactly the job is, though, can be hard to find, no matter where you are. I remember years ago, at a fancy dinner for public policy fellows from all walks of life, our table of idealistic mid-careerists got lost in a tense debate over what makes for a good leader in government. Some argued that congressional representatives’ primary job is to take their cues from their constituents when deciding matters of law and policy. Others countered that voters entrust representatives to make choices on their behalf using personal judgment instead. Each side believed government must be responsive; we differed only on how best that could be achieved."
If I may be allowed a comment (of course I can, it's my blog):
" "I'm sorry if I startled you. I couldn't sleep. In trying to resolve my dilemma I remembered something I'd once read, "that a representative owes the People not only his industry, but his judgment, and he betrays them if he sacrifices it to their opinion." (Lyman Hall, representative from Georgia, in the musical "1776", quoting Edmund Burke, Member of Parliament)
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