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Hansen posits that the core of this fury stems from a loss of institutional power by the Democrats. They no longer control key levers of government—the House, Senate, White House, or Supreme Court—and areonned with issues that are increasingly unpopular among voters, such as:
Opposition to men's participation in women's sports
Resistance to defund the police
Rejection of the Green New Deal
Opposition to lenient immigration policies
These issues, Hansen argues, are on the cusp of becoming political liabilities, prompting a surge of anger and frustration among Democratic activists and supporters, who feel blocked from enacting their desired policies through conventional democratic means.