I think our side has miscalculated the point of no return. It has often been speculated that once more than half the people owed some or most of their existence to government that we would no longer have a republic. I think the 50% mark was too high.
I remember reading that Giuliani believed that if they cleaned up graffiti in New York they could reduce crime. It turns out it worked, and now I think we are seeing the reverse effect.
There are many people today, mainly democrats and independents who are NOT on government subsistence who want these programs. Watching the democrat convention you could see it clear as day. Maybe not even consciously, but these people believe that if we take away from the rich, they are going to get more than what they have now.
It's like this understanding they have amongst themselves that they are going to evenly distribute the spoils once they can finally kill off those greedy bastards that have more than their fair share. Of course, the entire fictional scenario is completely devoid of reality and historical precedent tells us it will devolve into a horrible mess.
Still, I think that combining those who get government subsistence with those who either consciously or subconsciously WANT government subsistence, we have already passed the point of no return.
In Wisconsin, Walker was only supposed to win by one or two percentage points.
It ended up being a walk for him.