I used to buy&hold defensive boomer dividend stocks almost exclusively. Underperformed SPX for over a decade (might have as well bought bonds instead). I've since moved more towards alpha picks (undervalued/underpriced stable companies), but I can't stop eyeing and contemplating the likes of T, VZ, electric utilities, big pharma, tobacco stocks and similar retirement crap.
I think, they should try sending me a million dollar. There is no guarantee it will help, but I am willing to give them half of it back in case it doesn´t.
Point is, people already got tired. State elections went blue big time and apparently they swept school boards across the country. Now that doesn´t change much, but it indicates, people want back some sense of normal. And he just can´t deliver that. In the end this leads to them eating each other like MTG (good riddance, lady).
And no. People always look for some deep strategy, but he is, who he is. In a sense I can respect that even if I can not get behind a lot of what he is.
Basically each day feels just kind of: Let him be in a good mood or let this end soon.