From Trump resistance in 2016 to Trump resignation in 2024 - The Boston Globe

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : This activism helped Democrats find success in the 2018 midterm elections and motivated the party to focus on one goal: defeating Trump, which they achieved in 2020.
44% : Some didn't even view Trump as a legitimate president.
44% : This wave of resistance came a month after the release of the "Access Hollywood" video, in which Trump was heard bragging about sexual assault, and his victory over the first woman to come so close to the presidency.
42% : Trump and his supporters may control the White House and have a Senate majority and likely a House majority, but the House in particular will have only a slim margin.
38% : Although they ultimately selected Trump four years later -- who didn't follow those recommendations -- they nonetheless reclaimed the White House.
31% : Some protested Wall Street's collaboration with Trump, and in Minneapolis, protests centered on raising the minimum wage.
17% : On TikTok, liberal users were more focused on "breaking up" with Trump-voting friends than on harnessing energy to fight Trump.

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