As Trump prepares to take office again, his activist opponents are feeling much less energized than last time.

From Breitbart. Leftists who were part of the so-called “Resistance” movement against President-elect Donald Trump in 2016 are now facing a “disillusionment with activism” after the Republican won again this November, political scientists and organizers have realized.

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In a Sunday report titled “The Resistance goes quiet,” Axios aimed to explain why the left wing has not erupted into widespread protests like what occurred when Trump beat former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton eight years ago.

Lisa Mueller, a political science professor at Macalester College, said female Democrat voters are more disappointed than shocked this time around.

“So they didn’t have the same acute trigger to rush to the barricades that they did the first time,” Mueller, who studies social movements, said. “It’s very likely that there is some disillusionment with activism.” …

The Women’s March was one of the most prominent activist groups organizing events and raising money to support causes against Trump during his first term, but its managing director, Tamika Middleton, told Axios they need to find new ways to mobilize people. …

In a recent episode of the New York Times’ “Daily” podcast, titled “From Resistance to Reflection,” Women’s March co-founder Vanessa Wruble said talks of another march event are “not going over real well.” …

According to Middleton, who is still a higher-up within the Women’s March, “the exhaustion is real” among anti-Trump Resistance activists who have now seen him elected twice.

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(Excerpt from Breitbart. Photo Credit: Samantha Sophia on Unsplash)