Mentioning his unpopularity doesn’t offend me. Someone implying (perhaps inadvertantly) it’s reason to be complacent and continue with electoral business as usual does bother me, though. This is not a normal situation in American politics, so some extra vigilance and action are called for.
Given the response, you obviously didn’t make that clear enough. Usually it implies a laissez-faire/“things will work themselves out normally” approach to things, but it might stop you arguing past other people if you, y’know, told us yourself.
