My very strong sense is that the party leaders have been so proud of being the adults in the room for so long, they forgot that the job of adults isn't just to be correct. Like. If you are an adult in the room, it's your job to act decisively when some kid tries to light the room on fire

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xjgr6usgybphtptkqa7whboq/post/3lscvkbfipk2k
I swear they are standing there as these five year-old arsonists play with matches, pour accelerant, and smear shit on the wall all at the same time. And they think their job is to just shake their head disapprovingly and say, "gosh, well, they have us outnumbered, though. What can you do"