Once a new president is in power, he forgets that voters who preferred him to the alternative did not necessarily comprehend or support all of his intentions. He believes his victory was due to his vision and goals; he underestimates how much the loss of credibility for the previous president helped him and overestimates how much his own party supports him.
My experience of dealing with members of political groups is they know exactly how mad and arbitrary the system is, but play along because they consider their goals important.
An overview of political campaigns
My experience of dealing with members of political groups is they know exactly how mad and arbitrary the system is, but play along because they consider their goals important.