"I don’t think the slowly waking up thing is working."

I think it is. I live in a liberal area, and many leftie acquaintances have quietly and gradually stopped gabbling their commie sociobabble, taken down their Biden signs and let their "Resist" bumper stickers fade and peel off.

The change isn't radical and in-your-face, but it's noticeable and real.

No, they're not suddenly wearing Trump buttons. But when our turn comes, they'll fall in line.