Time to chill out, folks
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Pew ran large sample surveys in June and and November (after the election).
They asked participants about their feelings: hopefulness, fear, pride and anger.
The latter caught my eye.
Pew asked: In thinking about the state of the country, do you feel angry?
In June, 80% of Biden supporters — 4 out of every 5 — said that they felt ANGRY.
Let that sink in for a moment. ANGRY.
Since the election, their anger has subsided by about 1/3 … down 24 percentage points to 56%.
That level is about equal to the anger level of Trump supporters before and after the election.
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The scorching high temperature among Biden supporters doesn’t surprise me.
But, I am surprised that even more of their anger wasn’t dissipated by their apparently successful effort to oust the hated orange-haired man.
And, I was initially surprised by the majority level of anger among Trump supporters … before and after the election.
My take: They’re anger isn’t directly election-related.
Rather, their anger is probably a reflection of the state-of-the-nation: diminished law & order (i.e. unprosecuted fires & looting) and constrained freedom (e.g. lockdowns and mandates)
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The really bad news: The majority of both Biden and Trump supporters are still ANGRY.
Maybe Thanksgiving will a good opportunity for everybody to just chill out…
Let’s give it a try…
The Homa Files 
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