# What's missing/awry/disturbing about people's lives that MAGA/hard-right populism is so attractive? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [February 6, 2026, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-missing-awry-disturbing-about-peoples-lives-that-maga-hard-right-populism-is-so-attractive/1027436 "2026-02-06T14:20:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 94
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2026, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-missing-awry-disturbing-about-peoples-lives-that-maga-hard-right-populism-is-so-attractive/1027436/94 "2026-02-08T15:19:30Z")
> [@doreen](#): > > If you remember, at some point after the Dobbs decision came out he said something to the effect of he sent abortion back to the states, which is what everyone wanted. In fact, sending it back to the states was precisely what no one wanted - one side wanted Roe to remain and the other wanted a Federal ban with no exceptions which Trump has never said he supported. It’s not what “precisely no one wanted” — it’s what _I_ wanted — but that’s not my point; I’m saying, if someone who wants a ban with no exceptions chose between (a) the Democrat who wanted Roe to remain, and (b) Trump, do you think they now say, “gosh, on abortiom, the Democrat would’ve been a better choice,” or do they say “on abortion, Trump did a better job than the Democrat would’ve” if asked? --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-missing-awry-disturbing-about-peoples-lives-that-maga-hard-right-populism-is-so-attractive/1027436)._