Washington feels less like a policy debate right now and more like a crisis hotline with two lines ringing at once.
President Donald Trump’s second term has been defined by sweeping unilateral action abroad and relentless intraparty battles at home.
His campaign-style purge of dissent and renewed claims about the 2020 election have become the floor of Republican messaging — even as just 37% of Americans approve of his job performance, according to AP-NORC polling.
Veteran Republican pollster Frank Luntz put it plainly.
“There is a sense of chaos and confusion,” Luntz said.
That chaos doesn’t stop at the Republican Party’s door.
Democrats are
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