Liberals...do you realize Trump is "winning"?

[Koharu]

There is no "winning" in politics, outside of actual elections. So, yes, Trump won the election. Now, however, it's about appearance, production (passing legislation, making policy that sticks around, etc), approval, and maintaining political power.

While I will argue that Trump is making headway on production, he's not doing so great on the other metrics. Which, honestly, is to be expected from a political outsider. Most of those things take practice. He is good at appearance for what he used to be -- a reality TV show star and con-man. But politics, unlike reality TV, does not run on drama. There is drama, which the media enjoys, but it's not conducive to actually running the country. He's also way out of his depth in regards to trying to con people. It's working on some still, but with each speech he reveals a little more how absolutely clueless he is, and more and more people become aware of just how thin the ice he's skating on is.

And in regards to political power? It's laughable just how far behind he is. Anyone with any real political power would be making sweeping changes with the whole of the party behind them. He has the perfect set-up for that. But it's not going to happen because he has none.

So by the metrics of normal politics, he's not doing well, and that's about the closest we can judge whether someone is "winning" in politics.