Who, in 2025, is still giving the Trump administration the benefit of the doubt when it comes to the rule of law?
Not sure why you think roughly 50% give him the benefit of the doubt on dedication to the rule of law.
If anyone has any polling data to the contrary, I'd love to see it.
Winning by 5% (even assuming no third party votes) is 52.5% (with 47.5% for the opponent) not 55%, if there are any third-party votes, that gets even lower.
A piece written in March 2025 discussing a hypothetical for the November 2024 election is not describing the state of the world in October 2025.
Beyond that, the August 2025 (since October's aren't available yet) poll numbers don't seem that much better. That the Democratic Party approval is neck and neck with the Republicans despite the Republicans' blatant corruption and incompetence speaks volumes about how unpopular the Democratic Party is. They need to reform drastically before the midterms next year.
This right here is moving the goalposts.